Aziz Alghashian

1 week ago | agsi.org | Kate Dourian |Hussein Ibish |Aziz Alghashian |Mohammed Baharoon

On May 24, the U.S. government took decisive action to begin implementing President Donald J. Trump’s surprisingly bold decision, announced during his mid-May visit to Riyadh, to lift all U.S. sanctions on Syria. It represents the most significant – albeit benign – aftershock following the political earthquake set off by the sudden collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime in early December 2024.

2 months ago | foreignpolicy.com | Mahsa Rouhi |Aziz Alghashian |Saeid Jafari

Military Iran U.S. President Donald Trump has alternated between making threats and suggesting negotiations with Iran. His proposal of direct talks has so far been dismissed and rebuffed by a regime that is deeply suspicious of Washington after the first Trump administration pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal.