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Azar Nafisi in Conversation: The Role of Literature in Times of Crisis
Details When June 3, 2025 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Where Middle East Institute 1763 N St. NW Washington, District of Columbia 20036 (Map) Registration Register For More Information Programs Department events@mei.edu 202-785-1141 ext. 202 The Middle East Institute Arts and Culture Center invites you to a special evening with acclaimed author and literary scholar…
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Azar Nafisi in Conversation: The Role of Literature in Times of Crisis
Details When June 3, 2025 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Where Middle East Institute 1763 N St. NW Washington, District of Columbia 20036 (Map) Registration Register For More Information Programs Department events@mei.edu 202-785-1141 ext. 202 The Middle East Institute Arts and Culture Center invites you to a special evening with acclaimed author and literary scholar…
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Azar Nafisi in Conversation: The Role of Literature in Times of Crisis
Details When June 3, 2025 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Where Middle East Institute 1763 N St. NW Washington, District of Columbia 20036 (Map) Registration Register For More Information Programs Department events@mei.edu 202-785-1141 ext. 202 The Middle East Institute Arts and Culture Center invites you to a special evening with acclaimed author and literary scholar…
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Trump can cement his Middle East successes by calling Putin’s bluff
This week has been vintage Donald Trump: disruptive, transactional, and unafraid to defy convention. From a geopolitical standpoint, the US president’s trip to the Middle East could prove to be one of the most significant of his two terms in office. That depends, however, on whether Trump now follows up with a decisive move against…
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How Russia’s naval rearmament has gone unnoticed
Today, there are only three global naval powers: the United States, China, and Russia. The British Royal Navy is, sadly, reduced to a small regional naval power, able occasionally to deploy further afield. If Donald Trump wants European states to look after their own collective security, Britain might be better off keeping its handful of…
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Trump wants ‘total dismantlement’ of Iran nuke program, might allow civilian energy
US President Donald Trump said in an interview aired Sunday that the aim of his administration’s nuclear talks with Iran is to achieve “total dismantlement” of Tehran’s nuclear program, but that he is open to letting the Islamic Republic pursue civilian nuclear energy. Trump made the comments in an interview conducted on Friday, which hit…
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Reports of blasts and fires in Iranian cities Mashhad and Qom
There are preliminary reports and videos circulating on social media of purported explosions and fires in the Iranian cities of Mashhad and Qom. Some of the reports say the blast in Mashhad occurred at a factory.
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Iran’s foreign minister heads to South Asia as India-Pakistan tensions flare
New Delhi/Islamabad (EFE) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi is set to embark on a diplomatic mission to Islamabad and New Delhi this week, as the conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir intensifies, triggering fears of further escalation. Araqchi will begin his visit in Pakistan on Tuesday, where Iranian officials say talks will cover…
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Öcalan’s call for disarmament: A new hope for Kurdish peace
On February 27, Abdullah Öcalan, founding member of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), called for the PKK to disarm and dissolve. This announcement, supported by various Kurdish leaders in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), has instilled a sense of hope for peace amid a long-standing conflict that has claimed countless lives and caused enduring…
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Trump officials ‘accidentally’ disclose Houthi attack plans in group chat that included The Atlantic journalist
Updated – March 25, 2025 05:58 pm IST – WASHINGTON, D.C. Top national security officials for U.S. President Donald Trump, including his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app that included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, the magazine reported in…
