Category: English
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Why The Iran–U.S. Talks Are Destined To Fail: An Iranian Perspective
Author: Peiman Salehi**Originally published on: Oriental Review The flags of the United States and Iran hang on the road leading to the Muscat International Book Fair on April 25, 2025. Despite repeated rounds of negotiations, hopes for a successful agreement between Iran and the United States remain dim. From Tehran’s…
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Iran–Russia Strategic Convergence And The Architecture Of A Post-Western World
Author: Peiman Salehi**Originally published on: Oriental Review Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan on 23 October 2024 Introduction Over the past few years, the strategic landscape of Eurasia has undergone a quiet but consequential shift. Iran and…
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The Rise of Civilizational Resistance
Author: Peiman Salehi*Originally published on: Geopolitika.ru Introduction: The Promise and Betrayal of Liberalism Liberalism, once heralded as the final evolution of human political organization, promised freedom, dignity, and prosperity for all. Emerging from the Enlightenment and championing values such as individual rights, democracy, and free markets, it claimed moral superiority…
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“When Liberalism Betrays Itself: Why U.S. Foreign Policy Can’t Deliver Real Diplomacy with Iran”
Author: Peiman Salehi*Originally published on: Global Research Introduction: Liberalism at War with Itself The modern liberal tradition, as envisioned by thinkers like John Locke, Adam Smith, and John Stuart Mill, was supposed to champion freedom, self-determination, and non-intervention. Yet U.S. foreign policy—especially toward countries like Iran—often violates these very ideals. Sanctions that deprive civilians…
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Sanctions as civilizational warfare
Author: Peiman Salehi*Originally published on: Africa Is a Country Framed as hard diplomacy, economic sanctions are a subtler form of warfare—one that erodes sovereignty, punishes civilians, and extends colonial power under a new name. In today’s multipolar world, economic sanctions have become a primary tool of American foreign policy. While…
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Palestine and the Collapse of the Rules-Based World Order
Author: Peiman Salehi*Originally published on:Global Research Introduction As of May 2025, the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has reached an unprecedented level. Over 50,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 2023, the vast majority of them civilians, including thousands of children. Yet, Western powers—particularly the United States and its allies—continue to…
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SOMOSMASS99
Peiman Salehi* / SomosMass99 Miércoles 14 de mayo de 2025 Las sanciones económicas suelen describirse como alternativas “pacíficas” a la guerra. Sin embargo, para millones de personas en países como Irán y Venezuela, son como una guerra por otros medios. Estas sanciones, impulsadas principalmente por la política exterior estadounidense, han…
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Digital Siege
Sanctions, Sovereignty, and the New Face of Economic Warfare Author: Peiman Salehi*Originally published on: South Africa Today Introduction: Sanctions in the Age of Digital Empire In today’s world, economic sanctions have moved beyond traditional levers of financial restriction. As nations grow increasingly dependent on digital infrastructure, a new battleground has…
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US sanctions are losing their power in a post-American world
Author: Peiman Salehi*Originally published on: South China Morning Post Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and…
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Trump’s Persian Gulf visit
A diplomatic show or a liberal delusion? Author: Peiman SalehiOriginally published on: People’s Dispatch US President Trump at the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi. Photo: The White House On May 16, 2025, Donald Trump concluded his three-day tour of the Persian Gulf. Global headlines focused on the staggering numbers: …
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