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Iran’s Oil Production At Lowest Since 1986

From On May 8, 2013 · Leave a Comment

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by Sara Vakhshouri

In the last week of April, the US Energy Department issued a report showing that Iran’s crude oil and condensate exports have dropped to their lowest level in the past 26 years. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that Iran’s net oil export revenue in 2012 was $69 [...]

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The jury at the Okinawa International Movie Festival. Credit: Suvendrini Kakuchi

Okinawa Movie Festival Promotes Island’s New Face

From On April 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment

The fledging Okinawa Movie Festival, which is now rapidly earning a name as a vital showcase for films from Asia and Japanese regional culture, concluded last week. A glittering array of Asian artists from countries as such as China, Taiwan and India, alongside aspiring young filmmakers from Japan, presented their wares for awards in categories [...]

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Iran Nuclear Accord “Unlikely” Without Easing Sanctions

From On December 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Iran is unlikely to agree to curb its nuclear programme unless the U.S. and its Western allies are prepared to ease tough economic sanctions imposed against the Islamic Republic over the past decade, according to a major new report signed by more than three dozen former top U.S. foreign-policy [...]

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Iran Shows Signs of Resilience Ahead of Potential Bilateral Talks

From On December 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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By Richard Javad Heydarian

A key foreign policy consequence of President Barak Obama’s reelection is the growing possibility of face-to-face talks between the United States. and Iran. Both the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi have expressed, albeit conditionally, their respective governments’ openness [...]

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A Tale of Two Threats

From On October 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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It’s not easy for a European observer of US politics to understand why the US Congress seems so much more concerned by Iran’s nuclear activities than by those of North Korea (the DPRK). Congressional pressure on the White House to put a stop to Iranian activities seems never-ending and Congressional majorities [...]

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Is the United States’ Iran Policy Incoherent?

From On August 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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This past week a couple of articles have been published that hint at the central incoherence of the United States’ Iran policy. The arguments are not necessarily new, but they show in concrete terms how the stated objective of US sanctions, which is to change the calculations and behavior of Iran’s [...]

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WSJ-Asia Cheers Tightening Iran Sanctions

From On September 9, 2010 · 1 Comment

According to The Wall Street Journal Asia’s editorial board, newly announced cooperation from Japan and South Korea on enforcing UN sanctions against Iran “is worth cheering.”

The editorial board attributed South Korea’s cooperation on sanctions to its “growing up as a democracy,” and Japan’s acquiescence on the issue as a much needed about-face from [...]

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Breakthrough for Women at the UN

From On September 18, 2009 · 3 Comments

Guest blogger:  Ann Ninan, IPS Gender Editor

The UN has finally decided to stand up for women!  A decision to create a new agency for women was taken by the General Assembly on September14.

Our colleague Thalif Deen, IPS bureau chief in New York, was the first and only journalist to report it for the [...]

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