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Tanya Goudsouzian

​Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi
Middle East

Iraq PM embraces his inner Michael Corleone — for the best of reasons

Ali Al Zaidi has launched an unprecedented but much needed crackdown on figures tied to the country's massively corrupt patronage system

Trump's art of the deal meets Iran's long memory of foreign exploitation
Middle East

Trump's art of the deal meets Iran's long memory of foreign exploitation

Washington may view these talks as a standard business transaction, but history has taught Tehran that a compromise with the West is a trap

Iraq's new prime minister faces 'mission impossible' over Iran
Middle East

Iraq's new prime minister faces 'mission impossible' over Iran

Balancing between Washington and Tehran on the militia issue will require a delicate touch from businessman Ali al-Zaidi

Hosting US-Iran talks, Pakistan angles to become the new Oslo
Middle East

Hosting US-Iran talks, Pakistan angles to become the new Oslo

Pakistani officials are hoping the high-profile negotiations will raise their international standing

Pakistani gambit: Can ‘coalition of the constrained’ make a difference?
Middle East

Pakistani gambit: Can ‘coalition of the constrained’ make a difference?

They may not have the ability to stop the Iran war, but leaders from Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, meeting in Islamabad, are going to try