Tensions between/amidst/between Israel and/the Islamic Republic of/Iran have sharply escalated/surged/intensified in recent weeks, fueled by/attributed to/driven by a number of regional/international/political factors. Analysts/Observers/Experts warn that this latest flare-up/escalation/crisis could

Finally, Iran wants to dampen the continued antiregime demonstrations by mobilizing Iranian society in opposition to an “exterior enemy.” It is doing so by actively spreading propaganda that the unrest is the result of covert operations launched by Mossad from Azerbaijan. It does not place any diso

U.S. and European monetary penalties and limits also throttled banking institutions as well as other corporations in Russia, restricting the Russian federal government’s capacity to use its huge overseas forex reserves and impeding many Russians from applying their charge cards, accessing their fina