And now for the Saudi-Iran football wars: Persepolis vs Al Nassr

by Rashmee

Posted on September 18, 2023


There are several reasons to take careful note of one particular football match in one …

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Comparing the US and Iran causes a small storm in a tiny teacup

by Rashmee

Posted on July 5, 2022


I had a couple of day-after-the-Fourth-metaphorically-speaking pieces ready to go, but a change of plan …

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In Iran, one man exercises complete control for his lifetime. In the US, it’s now six people

by Rashmee

Posted on July 3, 2022


Political gridlock across the US federal government has made the country’s supreme court uniquely powerful.…

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The US system is superior to Iran. Discuss

by Rashmee

Posted on July 2, 2022


To continue the comparison between the US and Iranian structures of power, in the US, …

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The US and Iran: spot the difference

by Rashmee

Posted on July 1, 2022


There are some startling similarities between the US and Iranian structures of power. Both countries …

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The games diplomats play

by Rashmee

Posted on February 12, 2022


Tom Fletcher, a former UK ambassador to Lebanon and author of ‘The Naked Diplomat’, recently …

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Iran and that Renaissance idea, ‘no means yes’

by Rashmee

Posted on May 9, 2021


/ TRAVELS IN MY MIND Iran is having a moment around the ‘no means yes’ …

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John Bolton and the ‘post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy’ about Iran

by Rashmee

Posted on August 22, 2020


Remember when Donald Trump said he had “the best words”? (Click here to watch …

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Donald Trump’s America is trying to gaslight the world – without much success

by Rashmee

Posted on August 17, 2020


On August 14, the Trump administration’s attempt to indefinitely extend a UN arms embargo on …

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War is good for… American business

by Rashmee

Posted on January 9, 2020


If you’ve ever wondered why the US continues to talk the language of war while …

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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK