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Iran deal failure would raise Middle Eastern tensions

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MIDDLE EAST

The chances of reviving the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA, nuclear deal) are slim. Western governments hope that an agreement will reduce regional tensions. Arab…

Canberra will pursue moderation amid China-US tensions

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AUSTRALIA

Maritime disputes in the South China Sea throw two key Australian foreign policy objectives into contention: maintaining close security ties with Washington and developing…

Added US sanctions on Syria may prove self-defeating

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SYRIA/US

This comes as the US Congress is finalising a bill, the Caesar Act, that would substantially increase the sanctions pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. As…

Turkey-Europe economic and business ties will weaken

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TURKEY

That represented a 1.9-percentage-point (pp) rise in import share and a 0.4-pp fall in export share. Turkey's economic and commercial ties with Europe (EU and non-EU) are strong…

Iran-Sweden relations will be difficult to rebuild

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IRAN

The arrest and conviction of Jalali, a medical doctor and researcher, raised accusations from Western states that Tehran detains foreign nationals as 'hostages' to apply political…

Turkey can transit only some more gas to Europe

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TURKEY

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe urgently needs new supplies. Turkey has been proposed as a transit route for gas from Middle Eastern and Caspian sources, but…

Nuclear deal will not moderate Iran's regional policy

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IRAN

Tehran's regional ties have been strained by its support for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Shia militias in Iraq, and sectarian groups in the Gulf. The…

Russian oil and gas projects abroad will be selective

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RUSSIA

Russian oil and gas companies' foreign investments.

Kuwait faces rising threat from Islamic State group

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KUWAIT

The June 26 suicide attack inside the Imam al-Sadiq Mosque killed 27 people and was Kuwait's worst terrorist attack in over three decades. The attack, claimed by Islamic State…

Iran and Turkey will compartmentalise relations

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IRAN/TURKEY

As the new US administration seeks to re-engage with Iran, both Washington and Ankara have launched negotiations with Tehran's enemy Saudi Arabia. Iran and Turkey have major…