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President Hassan Rouhani and his foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, have been putting on a brass-neck display this week in Switzerland -- and Rouhani's speech today at the World Economic Forum was no exception. Rouhani and Zarif are busy trying, with intermittent success, to beguile the West into

ltitude. Maybe it's the rich food -- or the rich people. Or maybe the word for chutzpah in Farsi is "Davos." For whatever reason, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, have been putting on a brass-neck display this week in Switzerland -- and Rouhani's speech today at

iteration of their charm offensive, they've made some inadvertently hilarious statements. My favorite might be this tweet yesterday that came from Rouhani's account (which is apparently managed by aides): "Terrorism will come back to haunt those who sponsor it.If a govt thinks it can topple another g

y in signing new oil and gas contracts and in settling past debts. The relationship remains fundamentally constrained by the Israeli government and the U.S. Congress which take a skeptical view of any Iranian foreign policy reform and a punitive approach to sanctions enforcement and tightening. It also remains c

President Hassan Rouhani and his foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, have been putting on a brass-neck display this week in Switzerland -- and Rouhani's speech today at the World Economic Forum was no exception. Rouhani and Zarif are busy trying, with intermittent success, to beguile the West into

ltitude. Maybe it's the rich food -- or the rich people. Or maybe the word for chutzpah in Farsi is "Davos." For whatever reason, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, have been putting on a brass-neck display this week in Switzerland -- and Rouhani's speech today at

iteration of their charm offensive, they've made some inadvertently hilarious statements. My favorite might be this tweet yesterday that came from Rouhani's account (which is apparently managed by aides): "Terrorism will come back to haunt those who sponsor it.If a govt thinks it can topple another E

y in signing new oil and gas contracts and in settling past debts. The relationship remains fundamentally constrained by the Israeli government and the U.S. Congress which take a skeptical view of any Iranian foreign policy reform and a punitive approach to sanctions enforcement and tightening. It also remains c

didates from hundreds who had registered and disqualified prominent figures associated with centrist or reform-minded political factions." President Hassan Rouhani, "a centrist...is prevented by term limits from running again." According to the Post, "The council's selections, which reflect the preferences of

5/25) reports, "Gun control advocate and federal law enforcement veteran David Chipman is no stranger on Capitol Hill, where he has previously urged the U.S. Congress to ban assault rifles and fought against efforts to deregulate firearm silencers." Reuters adds, "On Wednesday, he will seek its support for his no

didates from hundreds who had registered and disqualified prominent figures associated with centrist or reform-minded political factions." President Hassan Rouhani, "a centrist...is prevented by term limits from running again." According to the Post, "The council's selections, which reflect the preferences of

5/25) reports, "Gun control advocate and federal law enforcement veteran David Chipman is no stranger on Capitol Hill, where he has previously urged the U.S. Congress to ban assault rifles and fought against efforts to deregulate firearm silencers." Reuters adds, "On Wednesday, he will seek its support for his no

.. Comparing the initiative to Trump's personal meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and his stated desire to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, this official said Trump thinks his personal style can persuade anyone, and that he has seen the possibility of a substantial Afghan withdrawal as

2 -- Students in Hong Kong formed human chains outside their schools in solidarity with pro-democracy protesters, as the city's government warned the U.S. Congress to stay out of its affairs. From the AP: "Thousands of demonstrators held a peaceful march Sunday to the U.S. Consulate to seek Washington's suppor