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A portrait of US President Donald Trump burns during a demonstration in the capital Tehran on December 11, 2017 to denounce his declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

By Charles Bybelezer

Although most believe a direct confrontation is unlikely in the short-term, Tehran’s regional expansionism could eventually place it in President Trump’s crosshairs

United States President Donald Trump continued his verbal assault on Iran from his pulpit at the opening session of the United Nations General Assembly, calling on the international community to isolate the Islamic Republic which he described as the world’s foremost “[state] sponsor of terrorism…[whose] leaders sow chaos, death and destruction.” Hours later, in his own speech to the forum, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused the “authoritarian” Trump administration of maintaining a “Nazi disposition” and reiterated a refusal to engage in direct negotiations with Washington. Read More »

Special Purpose Vehicle aims to keep Iran in 2015 nuclear deal with barter system

The European Union, Iran, China and Russia have set out a plan to sidestep unilateral US sanctions designed to cripple the Iranian economy and force the Iranians to renegotiate the nuclear deal signed in 2015. Read More »

By Djavad Salehi-Isfahani

How Will Iranians Respond to the Currency Crisis?

Iran’s currency, the rial, has lost two-thirds of its value in the last six months, much of it after the United States formally withdrew from the nuclear agreement in May. In Washington, the fall of the rial is widely seen as a consequence of U.S. sanctions and a sign of economic collapse that could bring down the Iranian regime. While the first claim is generally true, it is overstated, and the second is based on false assumptions. Read More »

We begin tonight’s edition of A Window to the Fatherland with Dr. Alireza Nourizadeh reading one of his poems from the book of his collected works.
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Jamshid Chalangi:

In tonight’s program of Behind the Headlines:

What went on about Iran at the UN gathering?

What did Hassan Rouhani say in his speech at the UN and how did the US officials respond to his comments?

What real role does the Iranian regime play in international terrorism?

What new policy will US adopt towards Iran after this year’s UN gathering?

What more economic problems the Iranian people expect from the new sanctions?

Our guests tonight to discuss these topics are Allhyar Kangarlou, Borzoo Mehr-Tolouie and Afshin Nariman.
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We begin to night’s program with Dr Alireza Nourizadeh reading one of his poems from his collected works.
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Jamshid Chalangi:

In tonight’s program of Behind the Headlines once again we will discuss the Saturday’s terrorist attack in Ahwaz and ask who would benefit from this action.

Who are the Al Ahvaziya separatist group and what role did they play in the attack, and if this terrorist attack in any way benefits our Arab Iranians?

And some analysts believe the Iranian regime itself is behind this action, as Rouhani can now plead victim at the UN.

Our guests tonight are political activists and commentators Navid Jamshidi and Yasin Ahwazi.

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We begin tonight’s program of A Window to the fatherland with Dr. Alireza Nourizadeh reading one of his poems from his collected works.
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Jamshid Chalangi:

In tonight’s program of Behind the Headlines we will discuss the Saturday’s terrorist attack in Ahwaz and ask who would benefit from this action.

Did Daesh play a role in the attack or was the regime itself involved?

Who are the Al Ahvaziya separatist group and what role did they play in the attack, and if this terrorist attack in any way benefits our Arab Iranians?

Our guests tonight are political activists and commentators Reza Hossein Bor, Maziar Shakori and Hassan Hashemian.
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In tonight’s program of Behind the Headlines we will discuss the ongoingconfrontations between US and Iran on the eve of the UN General Assembly, as well as the emergence of a new opposition groups called Farashgard, that aims to overthrow the regime in Iran.

Our guests tonight are Dr. Alireza Nourizadeh and Amir Hassan Etemadi.
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