There are a lot of concessions and empty promises from Trump, in return for little COMMENT | JESSICA GENAUER | The leaders of the United States and Iran have signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding to end the war between their countries, as well as Israel’s military assault on Hezbollah …
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WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he expects Iran to agree to a final deal within 60 days of the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU). If no deal is reached within 60 days beginning Thursday, “we will do things that won’t make them …
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WASHINGTON | Xinhua & Tass | U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran aimed at ending the conflict, according to U.S. media reports. Trump confirmed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran. “It’s signed,” he said following …
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How America’s claims to military greatness have been exposed as being hollow THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | So now Donald Trump is claiming to have arrived at a “deal” with Iran. Although the details are not yet known, this is the biggest humiliating military defeat …
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WASHINGTON | Xinhua | The United States and Iran both claimed victory after digitally signing on Monday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at ending the three-month conflict, yet both sides continue to offer conflicting accounts of its contents as the text remains unpublished. Iran called the deal a triumph …
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CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | The United States and Iran on Monday announced the finalization of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to end hostilities following months of negotiations. Despite widespread viewing of the agreement as an important step toward peace, it does not resolve the underlying disputes, leaving the future …
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TEHRAN | Xinhua | The U.S. naval blockade against Iran will be lifted as of tonight and the immediate and permanent end of the war and military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon, is announced, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi said early Monday. Gharibabadi …
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Across the Global South, the food- and energy-price shock has morphed into a debt shock that demands an urgent international response COMMENT | MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT | As everyone knows, the war in the Middle East has caused a sharp spike in oil, gas, and food prices, creating severe …
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How Entebbe’s 16 million-litre fuel hydrant is navigating a spiralling crisis NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | When geopolitical tensions in the Middle East boil over into a fully fledged conflict, the repercussions are felt far and wide, particularly for countries that import oil from the Arabian Peninsula. …
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How the world’s most powerful nation has been beaten by a third rate power it has sanctioned for 47 years THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Karl Von Clausewitz, the great 19th-century Prussian military strategist and general, said that “war is politics by other means.” What …
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