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Will the sabotage at the Natanz nuclear facility harm both Iran s nuclear program and the JCPOA? ANI | Updated: Apr 19, 2021 12:05 IST
By John Solomou
Nicosia [Cyprus], April 19 (ANI): A day after the Iranian government unveiled its new uranium enrichment centrifuges in the Natanz nuclear plant, on April 11 the facility was sabotaged by an explosion causing damage both to the central power and the emergency power cable as well as to an unknown number of centrifuges in the facility.
Although the Israeli government did not officially admit that it carried out the sabotage, it is apparent that Israel decided to take matters into its own hands and effectively slow down the Iranian nuclear efforts.
Is China-Iran strategic cooperation a myth or a game changer? ANI | Updated: Apr 12, 2021 14:09 IST
By John Solomou
Nicosia [Cyprus], April 12 (ANI): On 27 March Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Iranian countarpart Mohammad Javad Zarif signed in Tehran a Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation Agreement between the two countries, expressing a desire to increase cooperation and trade relations over the next 25 years.
This Agreement has been described as a massive change in Sino-Iranian relations that, according to media reports, may see China invest about USD 400 billion in Iran. The question arises- is this a myth or a real game-changer in regional relations?
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Isolated Erdogan seeks rapprochement with Egypt ANI | Updated: Mar 15, 2021 11:51 IST
By John Solomou
Nicosia [Cyprus], March 15 (ANI): Facing increasing international isolation, while pressure is increasing on Ankara with the recent US sanctions, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday expressed his intention to strengthen relations with Egypt, if current diplomatic contact between the two countries leads to positive results.
For his part, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in an interview with Anadolu Agency said: We have contacts both at the level of intelligence and foreign ministries with Egypt. Diplomatic level contacts have started . He hastened to add that lack of trust is normal and added that neither side put forward preconditions. Negotiations take place and continue under a certain strategy, a road map.
Are US and Turkey allies on paper only? ANI | Updated: Mar 08, 2021 13:26 IST
By John Solomou
Nicosia [Cyprus], March 8 (ANI): The United States and Turkey, two countries which for many years used to share the same views on geopolitics and common threats - mainly the Soviet Union and extremism- now view each other with great suspicion and take a different stand on many international issues.
It is now doubtful if the two countries, which have the two largest armies in North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), continue to be real allies, or are allies in anything more than a name.
Indicative of the change in the dysfunctional relationship between them is a recent survey carried out by the German Marshall Fund (GMF) and the Bilgi University in Istanbul, which showed that 48 per cent of Turks consider the US to be the biggest threat to Turkey, compared to only 3.9 per cent of Turks who see it as an ally. According to other surveys, Turks see