Turkey’s running out of time to pick a partner in Syria
Developments unfolding around the alleged chemical attack in Syria’s eastern Ghouta might leave Turkey between a rock and a hard place. Turkey, which had opened up…
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Reports: Russian contractors killed by US strike in Syria
MOSCOW — An unknown number of private Russian military contractors were killed by a U.S. strike in Syria, Russian media reported Tuesday in a development…
Will Iran, Russia find solution to Caspian dilemma?
Nearly three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union and following 26 years of tough negotiations, a solution to the legal status of the…
Russia’s lie is exposed: Zuyev actually was supposed to be Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan
According to Minval.az, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma on the CIS affairs Konstantin Zatulin made a sensational statement regarding Georgy…
The Diplomatic Elephant in the Room: Armenia’s Russian Oligarch Consul General
It is said that politics makes strange bedfellows. Perhaps diplomacy does as well, even more profoundly. At first glance, Sergei Sarkisov seems intriguing in both respects….
Netanyahu presses Putin on keeping Iran out of Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone about a ceasefire deal in the Syrian civil war and Iranian presence…
Trump follows Obama’s lead and gives Iran just what it wants
President Trump’s decision to reevaluate the nuclear deal was a step forward for the West’s efforts to contain Iran, but the White House took two…
Kurdish rift emerges between Erdogan, Putin
ANKARA, Turkey — Since a Russian warplane was shot down by Turkey in November 2015, Turkey has been scrambling to reconcile with Russia, but disagreements over the…
With sharp words and stealth strikes, Israel sends a message to Hezbollah and U.S.
JERUSALEM — Israel has flexed its military muscles in recent months as the regional balance of power has pitched further in favor of its most…
USA and Russia announced Syria cease-fire after Trump-Putin talks
The United States and Russia struck an agreement Friday on a cease-fire in southwest Syria, crowning President Donald Trump’s first meeting with Russian President Vladimir…