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A young boy stands in front of Iran's national flag with his ink stained face and finger, symbolizing a voter who already has cast his vote, in a polling station during Iran's parliamentary election in southern Tehran March 2, 2012. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoub

3 Ways for Iranians to Effect Peaceful Regime Change

Oman's Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah attends the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting in Riyadh January 21, 2015. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS)

Washington Should Not Forget Oman

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a proclamation declaring his intention to withdraw from the JCPOA Iran nuclear agreement in the Diplomatic Room at the White House in Washington, U.S. May 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan

Why Trump's Iran Policy is Bound to Fail

Demonstrator step onto a poster of U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 8, 2017 REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

Can Trump Get America Out of Afghanistan?

A Southern Popular Resistance fighter fires a weapon mounted on a truck during clashes with Houthi fighters in Yemen's southern city of Aden May 3, 2015. Between 40-50 Arab special forces soldiers arrived in Aden on Sunday and deployed alongside local fig

Yemen Is Bad but It Would Be Worse Without U.S. Involvement

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Iran's President Hassan Rouhani laughs as he speaks during an event hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations and the Asia Society in New York, September 26, 2013. REUTERS/Keith Bedford

This Is Why Iran Won't Negotiate with Trump

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a proclamation declaring his intention to withdraw from the JCPOA Iran nuclear agreement in the Diplomatic Room at the White House in Washington, U.S. May 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan

Five Reasons for the Global Pushback on New Iran Sanctions

The Rift Between Turkey and America Was Already There

A young boy stands in front of Iran's national flag with his ink stained face and finger, symbolizing a voter who already has cast his vote, in a polling station during Iran's parliamentary election in southern Tehran March 2, 2012. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoub

3 Ways for Iranians to Effect Peaceful Regime Change

Iraqi security forces stand guard as demonstrators protest in front of Basra provincial council building, demanding jobs and better state services, in Basra, Iraq July 31, 2018. REUTERS/Essam al-Sudani

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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman leaves the Hotel Matignon in Paris, France, April 9, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo

Saudi Arabia Lashes Out at Canada—What’s Behind the Recent Diplomatic Row?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the BRICS summit meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

U.S. Sanctions Threaten India's Importation of Iranian Oil

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan during a meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa July 26, 2018. Sputnik/Vladimir Astapkovich/Kremlin

How Russia Plans to Get Turkey on Its Side

Members of Iran's Basij militia parade to commemorate the anniversary of army day in Tehran April 18, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN POLITICS MILITARY)

With Iran and America, Confrontation Is Not the Answer