The trade penalties are just one component of the Trump administration's broader push to "foment unrest" in Iran.
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Ambassador Seyed Hossein Mousavian discusses more.
The most destabilizing force of the past 25 years in the Middle East was not Iran; it was the United States.
With the right spin, a war against Iran could also help the GOP in the midterm elections.
Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council, discusses more.
Two ultra-hawks with a firm grip on the US foreign policy apparatus are seeking to destabilize Iran.
With global tensions rising, the US finds itself in a corner by design and incompetence, says Richard Falk.
Economic sanctions are no longer a ''softer'' approach.
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Now more than ever, it is necessary to understand Iran in the context of its own history and its tumultuous relationship with the US.