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ing U.S. diplomatic efforts and save his critique for after a deal is inked. That is what John Kerry did in a remarkable Nov. 11 news conference in Abu Dhabi, standing next to the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates. And not in recent memory has the spokesperson for the president of the United

a supposed right to it. U.S. negotiators believe that history shows the capitulation approach doesn't work with Iran. Back in 2003, when President Hassan Rouhani was his country's nuclear negotiator, Iran offered concessions to the West to limit its program. At that time, Iran had about 164 centrifuges. The

o fixated on a short-term deal with the latest media-hyped dictator as to miss altogether the real opportunity held out by the present moment? Can Rouhani be the new Gorbachev? Hardly. But if it will happen, it can only happen if we help him as we helped Mr. Gorbachev—if, by fidelity to our principles

Kenneth M. Pollack Article 3. Politico Obama's Fight with Israel: This Time It's Serious Robert Satloff Article 4. The Wall Street Journal Is Rouhani the New Gorbachev? Natan Sharansky Article 5. Los Angeles Times Israel's policy of erasure Saree Makdisi Article 6. The National Interest Why

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the local currency down to its lowest level ever on Sunday." Iran's currency "has lost more than 30% of its value to the dollar since June." Still, Rouhani "slammed the Trump Administration's declaration Saturday that all UN sanctions against Iran have been reimposed because Tehran is not complying wit

smisses US Efforts To Reimpose UN Sanctions. The AP <https://apnews.corn/a261527ce0899a0da7bbcae2d0445d19> (9/20, Vandat) reports Iranian President Hassan Rouhani "dismissed US efforts to restore all UN sanctions on the country as mounting economic pressure from Washington pushed the local currency down to its

ormalize Israeli-Sudanese Ties. Barak Ravid reports for Axios (9/20, 521K) that US, Emirati and Sudanese officials will hold "a decisive meeting in Abu Dhabi on Monday on a possible normalization agreement between Sudan and Israel, Sudanese sources told me." According to the sources, "if the US and the U

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moment's notice should it choose to do so." Rouhani Dismisses US Efforts To Reimpose UN Sanctions. The AP (9/20, Vandat) reports Iranian President Hassan Rouhani "dismissed US efforts to restore all UN sanctions on the country as mounting economic pressure from Washington pushed the local currency down to it

the local currency down to its lowest level ever on Sunday." Iran's currency "has lost more than 30% of its value to the dollar since June." Still, Rouhani "slammed the Trump Administration's declaration Saturday that all UN sanctions against Iran have been reimposed because Tehran is not complying wit

ormalize Israeli-Sudanese Ties. Barak Ravid reports for Axios (9/20, 521K) that US, Emirati and Sudanese officials will hold "a decisive meeting in Abu Dhabi on Monday on a possible normalization agreement between Sudan and Israel, Sudanese sources told me." According to the sources, "if the US and the U

Democrats, Media Denigrating Vaccine To Hurt Reelection Chances. INTERNATIONAL NEWS • US To Sanction Two Dozen Targets Tied To Iran Arms Sales. • Rouhani Dismisses US Efforts To Reimpose UN Sanctions. • Airstrike In Kills At Least 10 Afghan Civilians, 30 Taliban Amid Peace Talks. • US, UAE Officials

the local currency down to its lowest level ever on Sunday." Iran's currency "has lost more than 30% of its value to the dollar since June." Still, Rouhani "slammed the Trump Administration's declaration Saturday that all UN sanctions against Iran have been reimposed because Tehran is not complying wit

moment's notice should it choose to do so." Rouhani Dismisses US Efforts To Reimpose UN Sanctions. The AP (9/20, Vandat) reports Iranian President Hassan Rouhani "dismissed US efforts to restore all UN sanctions on the country as mounting economic pressure from Washington pushed the local currency down to it

u sell it to Iran. Well, we still think of ourselves as the extraordinary nation. We do too! To put it in the simplest terms, I heard last week in Abu Dhabi and Dubai the degree of anxiety about what are seen as the destabilizing actions of Iran, what is seen as a systematic program of covert action by

ese discussions are premised on a number of principles, which President Obama stated in his letters both to the Supreme Leader as well as President Rouhani. Those are principles of equal footing, mutual respect and mutual interest. So we need to conduct these negotiations from these premises. That is,

. He also noted that some hard-liners in Iran who oppose a deal with the West "have asked for my removal." But Zarif insisted that he and President Hassan Rouhani lead a consensual process in all areas of foreign policy, including regional issues such as Syria. "Iran believes there is no military solution for

o something! NYT U.S. Steps Up Criticism of Russian Role in Syrian War Michael R. Gordon , David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt February 17, 2014 -- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday sharpened the Obama administration's mounting criticism of Russia's role in the esc

ve perspective. Confronted with the prospect of enforcing these red lines through massive violence, Khamenei grudgingly opted for the presidency of Rouhani. Khamenei may not be a pragmatist, but he can be prudent — and faced with real threats to his power, he will retreat from well-delineated positions

has imposed on the country an inspection regime that is beyond Iran's Safeguards Agreement. However, given the current atmosphere of mistrust, the Rouhani administration had no choice but to halt some of the peaceful nuclear projects. Despite these concessions, the Accord has ultimately recognised Ira

ho are uniformly worried that the U.S. is withdrawing from the Middle East. These figures include Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, and the most important defense figure in the United Arab Emirates. MBZ, as he is known, is one of the many Arab leaders who fear (as Israel's lead

nd strategic purpose. Some observers—press photographers, at the very least—were disappointed when President Obama's opportunity to greet President Rouhani personally at the UN in September did not materialize. Mr. Obama's telephone call to Mr. Rouhani as the latter headed for the airport to return to

ratings are a good deal better than China's, for instance. I listened a few months ago as a Chinese professor lectured Americans at a conference in Abu Dhabi about how unpopular the United States had become around the world as a result of its objectionable behavior in Iraq and on other issues. She was s

and pledge a vigorous economic and military response to any Iranian violation, regional players will render their own judgments. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's "charm offensive" has had a dramatic effect in the West, but no one in the Middle East buys Iran's projection of pacifism. Indeed, Tehran's direc