All the below links and tweets are in English.
取り急ぎ、現在までに取りまとめた情報を貼っておきます。 To be continued.
イラン近隣等諸国関連
Iran Vol.1 (neighbors) イラク、パキスタン、アフガニスタン、トルクメニスタン、アゼルバイジャン、アルメニア 等
Iran Vol.2 (neighbors) トルコ、シリア、レバノン 等
Iran Vol.3 (neighbors) ヨルダン、イスラエル、エジプト 等
スンニ派とシーア派
Middle East Vol.11 (Sunni Versus Shiite (Shia) / Iran Vol.7)
イラン核合意（JCPoA：包括的共同行動計画）関連
Middle East Vol.15 (Iran Vol.11: JCPOA)
Middle East Vol.14 (Iran Vol.10: JCPOA)
Middle East Vol.13 (Iran Vol.9: JCPOA)
Middle East Vol.12 (Iran Vol.8: The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA))
Middle East Vol.10 (Iran Vol.6 – US Withdrawal from Nuclear Agreement)
Middle East Vol.5 (Iran Vol.5 – Nuclear Agreement Vol.5)
Middle East Vol.4 (Iran Vol.4 – Nuclear Agreement Vol.4)
Middle East Vol.3 (Iran Vol.3 – Nuclear Agreement Vol.3)
Middle East Vol.2 (Iran Vol.2 – Nuclear Agreement Vol.2)
Middle East Vol.1 (Iran Vol.1 – Nuclear Agreement Vol.1)
ほか
Middle East Vol.9 (Iran and miscellaneous)
US Policy Changes Vol.80 (Middle East Vol.6)
US Policy Changes Vol.40 (Foreign Policy Vol.6 – Israel-Palestine, Iran)
US Policy Changes Vol.36 (Foreign Policy Vol.5 – Israel-Palestine, Russia, Iran, Syria)
US Policy Changes Vol.57 (National Security Vol.4 – nuclear ideas)
など
Senator @chuckschumer, President Trump is not the problem — the Ayatollah is!
The Iranians rebuffed President Trump’s willingness to negotiate by refusing to respond to the letter presented to them by PM Abe of Japan on behalf of President Trump. https://t.co/yNap4oN7or
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) June 20, 2019
Dec 7th 1941 in the face of devastating economic sanctions Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. All stood with our President’s decision
June 19th 2019 in the face of devastating economic sanctions Iran attacks United States Drone in international airspace. Democrats blamed our President!— Robert Davi (@RobertJohnDavi) June 20, 2019
Pompeo says USA MUST consider armed conflict w Iran bc when it comes to crude oil transmitted thru Hormuz, “China…So. Korea, Japan—These nations are incredibly dependent on these resources.”
Notice the word America appears nowhere in the above sentence.pic.twitter.com/2EGPHKzQQU
— Jon Miller (@MillerStream) June 18, 2019
Pure stenography. UK labor party, EU officials, Germany, France and Japan (whose ship was actually attacked!) have publicly cast doubts on US claims it was Iran. This is 100% false. pic.twitter.com/yW8rXBaLt6
— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) June 16, 2019
The Straits are #Iran's lifeline. Without it, Iran dies. No way would they commit economic suicide. Nor would Iran sabotage their meeting with Japan's Abe, whom Iran invited to Teheran to help restart negotiations. https://t.co/6Q6PpCHVIw
— Greg Palast (@Greg_Palast) June 15, 2019
Japan became the second major U.S. ally to demand more evidence for the US accusation against Iran over the freighter attacks. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas did the same thing two days ago. https://t.co/4EDZDG0HGD
— Gareth Porter (@GarethPorter) June 16, 2019
Japan is doing what the White House, the Congress and the U.S. media have failed to do thus far: demand that Pompeo produce real evidence that Iran was the culprit in the tanker attacks before plunging the US and the entire ME deeper into a war crisis. https://t.co/mLEzvwekRH
— Gareth Porter (@GarethPorter) June 16, 2019
US: Iran attacked your tanker.
Japan: How do you know?
US: Because.. Uhh… They know how to attack ships.
Japan: … So do you? pic.twitter.com/IzLm0yCa9S
— Lina Arabi (@LinaArabii) June 16, 2019
#Japan and #Germany Demand #US Produces Concrete Evidence #Iran Attacked Tankers.https://t.co/gR8PyXCeV3
— Enrico Ivanov ☦ (@Russ_Warrior) June 16, 2019
If the tanker owner does not believe Pompeo, if Tokyo is unmoved by his narrative and #US' European allies are also questioning #Iran's responsibility, Pompeo owes us a explanation on what really happened, meanwhile he should avoid creating more tensions.https://t.co/3e6W117Xag
— Enrico Ivanov ☦ (@Russ_Warrior) June 15, 2019
Will The Real Bombers Please Stand Up https://t.co/uQ5zeJIeMC pic.twitter.com/TUROb0TiVa
— Oriental Review (@orientalreview) June 15, 2019
#Japan's tanker crew thank Iran for rescue after #GulfofOman incident pic.twitter.com/2p9LoXJNGk
— Ruptly (@Ruptly) June 14, 2019
🎙️Podcast #91: Iran is so evil that they even attack countries that are trying to help them. Well, at least that's what the neocons say. Join us as we break down the Gulf of Oman incident. https://t.co/ZUnjZTCMXP
— Bro History (@BroHistoryPod) June 15, 2019
Neocon war line. Iran is irrational. They always use that when they want to start a war. In fact Iran has been extremely cautious over the past year. Why hit a Japanese ship with Japan PM in town and US ships all around? Come on! This is war propaganda! https://t.co/tEolRf9XVC
— Daniel McAdams (@DanielLMcAdams) June 13, 2019
'The danger here is that we are going to adjust or normalise to a cycle of tit-for-tat that is going to lower our awareness to potential dangers,' says @emile_hokayem, commenting on the recent tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman | @FT https://t.co/F8xaTdZua9
— IISS News (@IISS_org) June 14, 2019
I wrote about how the Trump administration derailed Japan's historic talks by accusing Tehran, without any evidence whatsoever, of attacking oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.
The US is hell-bent on isolating and suffocating Iran.https://t.co/Hv9CzcqCVx
via @GrayzoneProject— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) June 14, 2019
Japan bought Iranian oil in defiance of U.S. sanctions. U.S. stopped giving them waiver to do so. Iran invited Japan PM to talk and keep buying their oil. Pompeo says that Iran would choose this moment to bomb tankers on the way to, wait for it, Japan. pic.twitter.com/f2ONXvzDT3
— Margaret Kimberley (@freedomrideblog) June 13, 2019
What might be #Iran's strategic logic if it's behind attacks on Gulf tankers? @meisenstadt58 & Iran naval expert Farzin Nadimi explained in May: https://t.co/8mgqSh0pZ6
— Washington Institute (@WashInstitute) June 13, 2019
Two oil tankers damaged after 'reported attack' in Gulf of Oman, US says https://t.co/qbKktpUSTB
— Matthew Levitt (@Levitt_Matt) June 13, 2019
Japan-Iran Summit Meeting https://t.co/dQhMQVNc9a pic.twitter.com/pwERVDa7Is
— MOFA of Japan (@MofaJapan_en) June 17, 2019
I welcome your suggestion to expand relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Japan is an important country in Asia and if they are willing to expand relations with Iran, they should demonstrate their firm determination, just as some important countries have done so.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) June 13, 2019
.@AbeShinzo U.S. president met & talked with you a few days ago, including about Iran. But after returning from Japan, he immediately imposed sanctions on Iran’s petrochemical industry. Is this a message of honesty? Does that show he is willing to hold genuine negotiations?
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) June 13, 2019
Reported attacks on Japan-related tankers occurred while PM @AbeShinzo was meeting with Ayatollah @khamenei_ir for extensive and friendly talks.
Suspicious doesn't begin to describe what likely transpired this morning.
Iran's proposed Regional Dialogue Forum is imperative.
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) June 13, 2019
Fruitful talks with FM @konotaromp followed by historic visit of PM @AbeShinzo. Pres. @HassanRouhani & Ayatollah @khamenei_ir held extensive, friendly & useful talks with PM Abe. Cause of tension is clear: US violation of JCPOA & imposition of economic war on Iranian people. pic.twitter.com/qPIy9aWhgF
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) June 13, 2019
A New Chapter in #Iran & #Japan Relations
Iran’s Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei: @AbeShinzo ’s visit to Tehran was significantly important for Iran pic.twitter.com/zAETxbKd7B— Iran Gov Website (@Iran_GOV) June 19, 2019
Japan’s Prime Minister Abe Shinzo traveled to Iran to meet with President Hassan Rouhani and Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
This is the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister since the Iranian Revolution in 1979 pic.twitter.com/bBNmxNfNdF
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) June 13, 2019
So Trump wants us to believe that Iran randomly decided to attack an oil tanker while it was preparing to meet with the Prime Minister of Japan to work out a peace deal? This is like the Gulf of Tonkin for idiots.
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) June 13, 2019
Iranian President Rouhani addressing press alongside Japanese Prime Minister Abe gives warning to the US, saying Iran will not start a war, but is ready with a "crushing response." pic.twitter.com/XLzDJjkcsS
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 13, 2019
Ahead of meeting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Japanese PM @AbeShinzo warned an "accidental conflict" could be sparked amid heightened tensions between #Iran and the #US. pic.twitter.com/nz5iSKz1dU
— FRANCE 24 (@FRANCE24) June 13, 2019
Rouhani Welcomes Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe in #Tehran#Iran #Unews pic.twitter.com/8btv716J69
— Unews Press Agency (@UnewsAgency) June 13, 2019
Jpanese Prime Minister makes friendly state visit to #Iran and 2 tankers headed for #Japan are attacked just off Iranian coast. Blatant #FalseFlag by Mossad, CIA, MI6 or their Islamist auxiliaries. https://t.co/4zMDAorSGz
— Nick Griffin (@NickGriffinBU) June 13, 2019
In Japan, Trump said he opposes regime change & only wants to talk about the nuclear file (albeit after leaving the table where that file is discussed). Pompeo in Switzerland floats talks without preconditions. Bolton then tweets Iran must “first end its 40-year reign of terror.”
— Brett McGurk (@brett_mcgurk) June 14, 2019
The Gulf of Credibility – I really cannot begin to fathom how stupid you would have to be to believe that Iran would attack a Japanese oil tanker at the very moment that the Japanese Prime Minister was sitting down to friendly, US-disapproved talks in https://t.co/P1wE1Y886i
— Craig Murray (@CraigMurrayOrg) June 14, 2019
The president of Japanese ship operator Kokuka Sangyo says its crew saw a “flying object” before the tanker attack near the Strait of Hormuz.
That account contradicts what U.S. officials say. More @business: https://t.co/ZuozOWrWQ0 pic.twitter.com/8ptqz55EIq
— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) June 14, 2019
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo: "It is the assessment of the United States government that the Islamic Republic of Iran is responsible for the attacks that occurred in the Gulf of Oman today" https://t.co/cTXUjv1UQl pic.twitter.com/liOE1K6g1k
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) June 14, 2019
So literally while Japan's Abe is meeting with Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei, a Japanese oil tanker is attacked in the Gulf of Oman.
Sounds like some are afraid Japan may succeed in starting diplomacy.
The message appears to be: Don't you dare stand in the way of my war plans…
— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) June 13, 2019
Of course with the US War machine all around you and with the Japanese Prime Minister in Tehran seeking to mediate and avert war Iran would choose this moment to torpedo things the USOil tankers are targeted with explosions' in the Gulf of Oman Mail https://t.co/qlLim1cliE
— George Galloway (@georgegalloway) June 13, 2019
"Flying objects" damaged Japanese tanker during attack in Gulf of Omanhttps://t.co/I5tLEdjcLH
— Reuters Iran (@ReutersIran) June 14, 2019
If the Islamic Republic hit a Japanese tanker while Abe was in Tehran that just tells you all you need to know how much the regime in Iran ressembles the North Korean regime. Outrageously aggressive, reckless & provocative. https://t.co/PbDVamio1Y
— Mark Dubowitz (@mdubowitz) June 13, 2019
2 oil tankers hit in the Guf
-not clear but most likely culprit is Iran
-if yes, provocative move as Japanese PM in Tehran
-US maximum pressure hits Iran hard; can't be surprised if Iran retaliates
-I still don't think war is likely but this increases riskhttps://t.co/l3xP61Tfs5— Thomas Juneau (@thomasjuneau) June 13, 2019
Honestly, #Iran deciding to attack two “#Japan-related” tankers while the Japanese head of state is in their country would push the Iranian government straight through “stupid” and out the other side into “suicidally insane”. #GulfOfOman https://t.co/rkcaDMrxJn
— OffGuardian (@OffGuardian0) June 13, 2019
Iran attacking a Japanese tanker while the Japanese premier is in #Iran to discuss peace, makes about as much sense as #Syria’s Assad gassing his own people with chemical weapons he doesn’t have right as he’s defeating terrorism.
This is a false flag to trigger war. Full stop.
— Sarah Abdallah (@sahouraxo) June 13, 2019
Dealing with The Iran Conundrum: The Future Of The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime – Analysis https://t.co/VwiIJMy2O3 pic.twitter.com/mAVQSKsyHj
— Eurasia Review (@EurasiaReview) June 14, 2019
Abe urges Rouhani to ease regional tensions https://t.co/h5Ncdwio56
— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) June 12, 2019
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe received a stately welcome at Tehran’s Sa’dabad Complex on Wednesday and sat down for talks with President Hassan Rouhani. https://t.co/A7ROzimK39 pic.twitter.com/revjcjMmtF
— Financial Tribune (@Fintribune) June 12, 2019
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tehran on Wednesday that Japan wants to keep buying Iranian oil.https://t.co/ZqnDbAdqPq
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) June 12, 2019
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that he discussed with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani ways to avoid instability in the region, adding he strongly hopes Iran continues to observe the nuclear deal.https://t.co/46g4q0QAGn
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) June 12, 2019
VIDEO: Rouhani welcomes Abe at Sa'dabad Complex https://t.co/zCAikCiQxI
— Mehr News Agency (@MehrnewsCom) June 12, 2019
At the meeting in Teheran, President Rouhani extended heartfelt welcome to Prime Minister Abe. #PMinAction pic.twitter.com/TpZUd9KXse
— PM's Office of Japan (@JPN_PMO) June 12, 2019
Prime Minister Abe is welcomed by President Rouhani of Iran and received guard of honor at the Saadabad Palace. #PMinAction pic.twitter.com/QD0274F2XF
— PM's Office of Japan (@JPN_PMO) June 12, 2019
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Japan is willing to continue purchase of oil from Iran after meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tehran https://t.co/oC75OUcv33 pic.twitter.com/sP8NAayCXy
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) June 12, 2019
@AbeShinzo was greeted at Saadabad Palace by President @HassanRouhani.
If Japan doesn’t buy #oil from #Iran like before the sanctions, if "Abe" fails to help lift Iran's oil and bank sanctions, then his trip is a failure. Even if it is after 4 decades. #OOTT #OPEC pic.twitter.com/di7Gylwvam— Reza Zandi (@R_Zandi) June 12, 2019
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has arrived in Iran on a first visit by a Japanese premier to Tehran in more than 40 years. pic.twitter.com/AdWVq951Ky
— Mohammad Hashemi (@mo_hashemi) June 12, 2019
Abe acknowledged "rising tensions" in the Middle East and said that "Japan wants to do as much as possible towards peace and stability in the region." https://t.co/ZHhgT9ugfj
— NPR (@NPR) June 12, 2019
Shinzo Abe has arrived in Tehran on a mission to ease tensions between Iran and the U.S. https://t.co/5N6P1vK5Ff
— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) June 12, 2019
UPDATE: Iran-US tensions could spark an "accidental conflict," Japan's Abe warns, even as Iran's Rouhani expects "positive change" if US ends "economic war" https://t.co/vuKr020FjT
— TRT World (@trtworld) June 12, 2019
Iranian President Rouhani says he discussed Mideast tensions with visiting Japanese PM Abe pic.twitter.com/jPkhjDvWpc
— TRT World Now (@TRTWorldNow) June 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/TRTWorldNow/status/1138773290531659782
Iran to ask Japan's Abe to mediate over U.S. oil sanctions: officials https://t.co/bqZnne5S3g pic.twitter.com/hskr3zF46U
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) June 12, 2019
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to meet Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani on a visit to Tehran this week https://t.co/Ehk7TS47Y3 pic.twitter.com/nV2swEQ1h1
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) June 11, 2019
Shinzo Abe’s visit to Iran this week, the first to that country by a Japanese prime minister in more than 40 years, is the latest in a series of long-shot efforts to lift Japan’s influence on the global stage https://t.co/NJ8EZHU9ac
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 12, 2019
Japan's Abe to travel to Iran on Wed in bid to ease tensions between Washington, Tehran https://t.co/V9CPbprmBl pic.twitter.com/PxP3IiCAyG
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) June 12, 2019
"Japan has a clean slate when it gets to mediating between Iran and the US." – Ali Vaez, International Crisis Group. https://t.co/FQoToQbkif
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) June 12, 2019
‘Japan dismisses US claim that Iran attacked tankers’ https://t.co/jUm8S2epE4 #TankerAttack #SeaOfOman pic.twitter.com/OAtWDhsZ2f
— Press TV (@PressTV) June 17, 2019
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in #Iran for two-day official visit- #AbeIranVisit https://t.co/L66bXTagLZ
— Press TV (@PressTV) June 12, 2019
What would be Iran’s response to Japanese PM Abe’s offer of mediation between US and Iran? Iran’s FM Zarif explains. @JZarif #UnitedStates pic.twitter.com/ySqdj0z2ou
— Press TV (@PressTV) June 9, 2019
Abe first #Japan PM to visit #Iran in 4 decades pic.twitter.com/ATE3bvmeO1
— Press TV (@PressTV) June 8, 2019
.@Mohaddessin at #FreeIran rally in Brussels: “The recent attack by Iran's regime on oil tankers as Khamenei met with Japan’s PM once again shows that negotiations & placating the mullahs will achieve nothing and have opposite results. "#IStandWithMaryamRajavi @eu_eeas @StateDept pic.twitter.com/unO8kz8sYt
— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) June 15, 2019
Iran to Ask Japan’s #Abe to Mediate over U.S. Oil #Sanctions -Officials
As a U.S. ally that also has good diplomatic relations with #Iran, Japan could be in a unique position to mediate between the Islamic Republic and the United States.https://t.co/IdxLlJXc9c pic.twitter.com/vK6ELpT0Wi
— Kayhan Life (@KayhanLife) June 12, 2019
The Samurai visits Tehran. From an Iranian newspaper today. #OOTT #iran #japan #trade pic.twitter.com/Lh5x9iADd2
— Amena Bakr (@Amena__Bakr) June 12, 2019
Memo to @realDonaldTrump: if #Iran only dangles a mtg. w/ #Rouhani, response should be thanks but no thanks. #Rouhani is a lame duck. Supreme Leader is key. Note #Putin & #XiJinping have met w/ #Khamenei. #POTUS should demand nothing less.https://t.co/MFhMF3RoMU
— Jason Brodsky (@JasonMBrodsky) June 10, 2019
Shinzo Abe, a rare friend of both President Donald Trump and Iran’s leaders, goes to Tehran this week to try and mend ties between the two nations https://t.co/yiKMMNqes7
— Bloomberg (@business) June 12, 2019
Abe will meet Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani. He will become the first sitting Japanese prime minister to visit Iran since Takeo Fukuda in 1978, the year before the Iranian revolution.https://t.co/rTehgjFQdU
— Nikkei Asian Review (@NAR) June 11, 2019
Man on a mediation mission: Japan's Abe heads to Iran https://t.co/baT3XtMbRc @AFP pic.twitter.com/tuGln9gpfT
— AFP Tokyo (@AFPTokyo) June 10, 2019
Netanyahu tells Japan’s Abe to pressure Iran as he prepares for Tehran visit https://t.co/JQmbWEMXAY
— The Times of Israel (@TimesofIsrael) June 8, 2019
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani later this month with Tokyo hoping to mediate between Washington and Tehran amid strained ties, according to a report.https://t.co/cNKF7cAmN9
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) June 2, 2019
A government official told AFP that Tokyo was “still arranging details, including whom our prime minister will meet there” but local media have said Abe will hold talks with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani https://t.co/F5dPzLcuIe
— Arab News (@arabnews) June 6, 2019
"The group also focused on supporters of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, which Donald Trump withdrew from last year, particularly the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), which has advocated nuclear diplomacy with Tehran." – @julianborger https://t.co/4UvDGVZLRk
— NIAC (@NIACouncil) May 31, 2019
Once again, the warhawks in Trump’s administration are trying to push us into war in the Middle East.
Our voices for diplomacy and restraint must be stronger than the call for another endless war.
We must come together and demand #NoWarWithIran! https://t.co/WgDsYsFtaK
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) May 29, 2019
Trump: US to send 1,500 extra troops to Middle East https://t.co/GCNFFcJuC1
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 24, 2019
The U.S. decision to deploy more troops to the Middle East amid simmering tensions with Iran is "highly dangerous," the country's foreign minister warned Saturday. https://t.co/AjYnvorOdt
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 25, 2019
US & Iran on collision path: Trump sells weapons to Arab nations that are anti-Iran, and he adds 1,500 troops to region. Saudi Arabia & UAE can use the arms for their war in Yemen, where they kill civilians. w/ @helenecooper @CatieEdmondson. https://t.co/Un51Z3IHhe
— Edward Wong (@ewong) May 25, 2019
“When there is an economic war against the Iranian people, you cannot expect those who have supported or initiated it to stay safe,” Mr. @JZarif said @WSJ https://t.co/3cSoJ6Dp9W level of financial and coercive sanction warfare is simply unprecedented https://t.co/79nSsj0Wme
— Aly-Khan Satchu (@alykhansatchu) June 13, 2019
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ends trip to Iran with the U.S.-Iran conflict even more volatile than before https://t.co/IDsgY31MML
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 14, 2019
Abe's trip to Iran to play mediator amid tensions between Tehran and Washington could benefit Japan https://t.co/U6QCEidCb3
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 12, 2019
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is embarking on an effort to mediate the dispute between the U.S. and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program https://t.co/qVdEraDT51
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 7, 2019
Iran would be prepared to respond to a possible confrontation with the U.S. after the Trump administration dispatched troops to the region and arranged the sale of billions of dollars in weapons to its Arab allies, top Iranian officials said https://t.co/mCqE6BAo4D
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 25, 2019
President Trump told Japanese business leaders that he also wanted to address the U.S. trade deficit with Japan during his stay https://t.co/g8jB0rcLyU
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 25, 2019
US-Iran escalation shows no sign of abating
– Keeping troops in Syria and Iraq is a way for the United States not just to continue the battle against ISIS insurgents but also to 'watch Iran', writes @LinaKhatibUK https://t.co/ikdn33EbRQ— Chatham House (@ChathamHouse) March 1, 2019
.@Jack_Watling explains his new paper on Iran's foreign policy objectives. Read it now: https://t.co/dzKLY3gKNN https://t.co/S4nS8L3Uz0
— RUSI (@RUSI_org) February 26, 2019
New paper from @Jack_Watling assesses Iran’s key foreign policy objectives to better understand Iranian interests across the region, and thereby identify the strengths and weaknesses of Iran’s strategy. Read now: https://t.co/zBE8vtYKy1
— RUSI (@RUSI_org) February 22, 2019
Redefining India’s Neighborhood Policy: Modi’s BIMSTEC Rationale To Replace SAARC https://t.co/QKaM0HXfHn pic.twitter.com/TGhwH46ZyS
— Eurasia Review (@EurasiaReview) June 14, 2019
Why would Iran attack two tankers near the Strait of Hormuz? (06/14/2019) | Shawn Snow @MilitaryTimes
With Trump Blessing, Japan’s Abe Seeks to Mend Iran Bridges (06/13/2019) | Golnar Motevalli, Isabel Reynolds, and Ladane Nasseri @bpolitics
Japan premier warns US, Iran ‘accidental conflict’ possible (w Video; 06/13/2019) | AMIR VAHDAT, AYA BATRAWY and JON GAMBRELL @AP @yahoo