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CIA Policy Has Changed 10 Mar 2021
Hamid Reza Naghashian

CIA Policy Has Changed

In the news reports I read that the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, March 3 approved veteran U.S. diplomat William Burns as the new U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director.

Another gold price spike ‘is coming’ 09 Mar 2021

Another gold price spike ‘is coming’

There is an "over-exuberance" in the financial markets right now with investors piling into assets that don't have any real value, said Barrick Gold CEO Mark Bristow, adding that gold price will see another spike higher.

Brent crude breaks $70 after Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities attacked by Yemen’s Houthis 08 Mar 2021

Brent crude breaks $70 after Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities attacked by Yemen’s Houthis

International benchmark Brent crude futures popped on Monday, moving above $70 a barrel for the first time in more than a year.

OPEC+ Surprise Sends Oil Past Gulf Budget-Balancing Levels 08 Mar 2021

OPEC+ Surprise Sends Oil Past Gulf Budget-Balancing Levels

Oil soared past fiscal breakeven prices for the Middle East’s four biggest producers after OPEC+ kept output largely unchanged and an attack on a highly protected Saudi Arabian oil facility.

Russia, Turkey Want to Salvage Iran Nuclear Deal 06 Mar 2021

Russia, Turkey Want to Salvage Iran Nuclear Deal

Russia and Turkey both see a ‘window of opportunity’ to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement and have called on the US to lift crippling sanctions imposed against Tehran.

US Ain al-Asad base targeted with Katyusha rockets: report 03 Mar 2021

US Ain al-Asad base targeted with Katyusha rockets: report

Iraqi sources reported that the US military base in Ain al-Asad was targeted by rockets.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for corruption 02 Mar 2021

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for corruption

When the verdict came, it reduced the Paris court to a stunned silence: Nicolas Sarkozy was guilty of corruption and influence-peddling and sentenced to three years in prison, two of them suspended.

End of Bloodshed in Yemen Is Inconceivable 01 Mar 2021
Hamid Reza Naghashian

End of Bloodshed in Yemen Is Inconceivable

U.S. President Joe Biden in his recent interview has announced that he has no desire to support Saudi Arabia continuing war in Yemen.

Baku welcomes Iran’s participation in Karabakh reconstruction 28 Feb 2021

Baku welcomes Iran’s participation in Karabakh reconstruction

Describing Iran as a good neighbor, Tural Ganjaliyev said, "We would like to see Iranian government and companies' participation in the reconstruction of Karabakh."

Saudi Crown Prince Is Held Responsible for Khashoggi Killing in U.S. Report 27 Feb 2021

Saudi Crown Prince Is Held Responsible for Khashoggi Killing in U.S. Report

But the Biden administration stopped short of directly penalizing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, calculating that the risk of damaging American interests was too great.