Tag Archives: JCPOA

Iranian Diplomacy at Work

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Ali Tuygan

August 27, 2019 Last Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif made an unexpected visit to Biarritz during the G7 summit. There he met with President Macron and had extensive talks with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian. He later shared … Continue reading →

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History Will Judge Them Harshly

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Ali Tuygan

August 6, 2019 In a couple of years, the world could well be speaking of a decade of conflict in Syria in which regional and external powers were involved either directly or through proxies. The Islamic State remains a threat. … Continue reading →

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Gulf Crisis Reaching the Mediterranean

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Ali Tuygan

July 22, 2019 On July 4, British Royal Marines seized near Gibraltar the supertanker Grace 1 suspected of carrying Iranian oil to Syria. This was the first such detention of a ship under the European sanctions targeting supplies to Syria. … Continue reading →

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U.S. Policy Toward North Korea and Iran

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Ali Tuygan

July 3, 2019 On April 27, 2018 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un crossed the line that has divided the Korean Peninsula for the last 65 years, for a historic summit with President Moon Jae-in. The two leaders signed the three-page … Continue reading →

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Deal of the Century First Episode: Disappointment

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Ali Tuygan

June 28, 2019 On June 22, the White House released the first of a two-part Middle East peace plan, “the deal of the century”. Three days later, in Bahrain, President Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner presented the administration’s vision of … Continue reading →

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Time to Launch “Operation Enduring Diplomacy”

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Ali Tuygan

June 18, 2019 Two oil tankers were attacked in the Gulf of Oman. Washington holds Iran responsible. Iran denies the charge. While some observers draw attention to the possible role of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps in the attacks, others draw … Continue reading →

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On US-Russia Relations and Iran

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Ali Tuygan

May 16, 2019 During his first visit to Moscow on 6-8 July 2009 President Obama tried to “reset” relations. Unfortunately for the international community this failed to materialize. The Arab Spring led to a new set of confrontations. Snowden affair … Continue reading →

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The Last Exit

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Ali Tuygan

May 9, 2019 That Turkey has a strategic location is an axiom of our foreign policy. Although this is generally presented as an asset, it has always been a double-edged sword since we border on conflict areas, prominently among them … Continue reading →

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Turkey-US Relations and Iran Sanctions

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Ali Tuygan

April 25, 2019 President Hassan Rouhani had called the JCPOA a “golden page” in his country’s history, opening a new chapter in Iran’s engagement with the world. It was hoped that the deal would end decades of hostile relations between … Continue reading →

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The Hanoi Summit

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Ali Tuygan

March 2, 2019 The three paragraphs below were among the conclusions I had drawn from the first Trump-Kim summit held in Singapore on June 12, 2018 (*): The Singapore summit marks the relaunching, under more favorable circumstances and with a … Continue reading →

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