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Kambiz Foroohar

ARTICLES BY KAMBIZ FOROOHAR

In his current job as head of the CIA, Mike Pompeo has made it his mission to roll back Iranian influence in the Middle East. Photo: Reuters

Mike Pompeo gives Donald Trump an ally on Iran deal, but only in Washington

3 min read . 14 Mar 2018

President Donald Trump’s administration has vowed to maintain its “maximum pressure” campaign on North Korea. Photo: Bloomberg

North Korea evades sanctions with help from ships of many names

5 min read . 28 Feb 2018

UN General Assembly voted against Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital despite US ambassador Nikki Haley’s warning that the move could put funding for the nations and the global body at risk. Photo: AFP

UN vote calls Trump’s move on Jerusalem ‘null, void’

2 min read . 21 Dec 2017

The 15-member United Nations Security Council passed the resolution unanimously Monday following a week of talks that began when Kim Jong Un’s North Korea tested its most powerful nuclear bomb. Photo: Reuters

UN passes North Korea sanctions stopping short of an oil embargo

5 min read . 12 Sept 2017

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi. File photo: Reuters

China confident UN sanctions can block North Korea nuclear push

3 min read . 06 Aug 2017

The resolution also signals a shift by the US, which declined to call a meeting of the Security Council after North Korea tested a second intercontinental ballistic missile in July. Photo: Bloomberg

UN measure said to target $1 billion in North Korean exports

2 min read . 05 Aug 2017

Five assailants who died in the attacks had ties to Wahhabi groups, Iran’s intelligence ministry said. Photo: Reuters

Iran attack: Perpetrators fought for IS in Iraq, Syria, says Tehran

3 min read . 08 Jun 2017

South Korean foreign ministry’s spokesman speaks during a briefing over latest Pyongyang’s missile test on 29 April 2017. The missile was fired at 5:30am on Saturday local time and appears to have failed. Photo: AFP

North Korea tests missile as US’s Rex Tillerson calls for sanctions

5 min read . 29 Apr 2017

US President Donald Trump’s decision to launch the cruise missile strike after accusing Assad of using deadly sarin gas against civilians in the town of Khan Sheikhoun was widely interpreted as more a warning than a major shift to a strategy of toppling the regime. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump’s Syria missile strike ratchets up tensions with Russia

5 min read . 08 Apr 2017

The chemical gas attack killing 70 people appeared to be the largest in Syria since August 2013, when more than 1,000 people were killed by the banned toxin sarin. Photo: AFP

Donald Trump’s stance on Bashar al-Assad under scrutiny after apparent gas attack

4 min read . 05 Apr 2017

The 193-member General Assembly elected 14 countries to the 47-member council. With 112 votes, Russia lost to Hungry and Croatia. Photo: Bloomberg

Russia ousted from UN Human Rights Council in historic vote

1 min read . 29 Oct 2016

After international efforts to ban the use of biological and chemical weapons, land mines and cluster bombs, arms control advocates say it’s time to deal with nuclear bombs as the remaining weapons of mass destruction that aren’t prohibited. Photo:Bloomberg

Nuclear-armed foes unite against a UN call to shed their weapons

3 min read . 27 Oct 2016

A file photo of United Nations headquarters in New York. Photo: AFP

UN threatens fresh sanctions on North Korea after nuclear test

4 min read . 10 Sept 2016

In 2030, in both India and China, the GDP losses could total $450 billion. Photo: HT

Soaring temperatures will make it too hot to work, UN warns

2 min read . 19 Jul 2016

The Boeing Co. 737 MAX 9, a more fuel-efficient variant of the world’s most widely flown jetliner. Photo: Bloomberg

Boeing nears historic deal with Iran for about 100 jetliners

2 min read . 15 Jun 2016

Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (right) meets with US secretary of state John Kerry (left) at a hotel in Vienna on Saturday. Photo: AFP

Kerry, Zarif see tough talks as Iran deal still in balance

3 min read . 27 Jun 2015

Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif. Photo: Reuters

Top diplomats enter Iran nuclear talks before Tuesday deadline

3 min read . 30 Mar 2015

Iran’s deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi described the atmosphere of the nuclear talks as excellent on 19 September, after he addressed a UN Security Council meeting on the Islamic State threat. Photo: AFP

John Kerry, Iran diplomats discuss nuclear negotiations, Islamic State

4 min read . 22 Sept 2014

Russia views the prospect of a nuclear weapon-capable Iran as contrary to its national interest. Photo: AFP

Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna overshadowed by Crimea vote

2 min read . 18 Mar 2014

The implementation accord still needs to be approved by all the governments involved, says Iran’s deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. Photo: AP

Iran, global powers complete talks on implementing nuclear accord

1 min read . 11 Jan 2014