by Paul R. Pillar The Donald Trump phenomenon and the suddenly frantic efforts within the Republican Party to try to stop Trump have led some observers to believe American politics are at a major inflection point, one where a familiar… Continue Reading
by Cinzia Bianco and Giorgio Cafiero When Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani visited Rome last month, Italian and Iranian officials and businessmen signed $22 billion worth of deals in sectors ranging from energy to infrastructure, steel, and shipbuilding. Rouhani’s “charm offensive”… Continue Reading
by LobeLog’s Tehran correspondent It seems like a weekly tradition for senior European officials to travel to Iran. On August 4, for the third consecutive week, a delegation of Europeans arrived in Tehran, this time as part of an economic… Continue Reading
Didi Remez has posted another translation of Israeli news reports on Iran’s foreign trade partners — and the example is again instructive when looking at the scope and effectiveness of the U.S.-led efforts to sanction Iran. Remez, who posted last… Continue Reading