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Shireen Hunter: The regional dialogue forum is a good idea to build trust in the Persian Gulf
The convening of a regional meeting about the security in the Persian Gulf by the United Nations' Secretary General, potentially could be a positive step.
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Professor Entessar: Membership in SCO important development in Iran's foreign policy
What is even more crucial for Iran than its full formal membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is to become active in all facets of SCO's activities as soon as possible.
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Paul Pillar: Admission of Iran extends SCO to Persian Gulf
The admission of Iran extends the territory of the SCO to the Persian Gulf.
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Shireen Hunter: The possible agreement between Iran and America will be very limited
IAEA's attitude towards Iran is greatly influenced by shifts in American policies towards Tehran.
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Tariq Rauf: Iran nuclear deal will be determined after US presidential election
It seems the US does not want compartmentalize the nuclear file but prefers to put all major contentious issues on the table to placate domestic opposition in the US and to allays concerns of Israel a
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Paul Pillar: There is a chance for informal understanding between Iran and America
There is still a decent chance of some kind of informal understanding between Iran and US about not escalating from the current state of affairs.
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Marc Finaud: No side in JCPOA negotiations wants to appear as making unilateral concessions
The talks mediated by Oman indeed created a new opportunity to avoid escalation of tensions between Iran and the United States.