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2026-09-04 19:37
By Shahrokh Saei
Iran-Russia alliance grows despite US pressure
TEHRAN — Russia’s robust and uncompromising support for Iran in the face of US military adventurism and all-out economic warfare has made it abundantly clear that the strategic partnership between Tehran and Moscow will never be swayed, deterred, or disrupted by outside pressure.
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2026-05-17 21:34
By Bobby Ciputra
The Trump-Xi summit in Beijing and the rise of corporate diplomacy
Who really rules the world today, the state or the market? Or is it just a handful of people behind the scenes?
JAKARTA — U.S. President Donald Trump paid a two-day state visit to Beijing on May 14 and 15, meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping. It was the first U.S. presidential visit to China in nearly a decade.
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2026-01-21 20:30
US treasury chief admits sanctions intended to fuel unrest in Iran
TEHRAN – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has openly acknowledged the role of American sanctions in destabilizing Iran’s economy and fueling public unrest, describing the sanctions as a form of “economic statecraft” that had contributed to recent riots in Iran.