An interview with the Iranian political scientist Mehdi Motaharnia following the recent presidential election: on the legacy of Hassan Rouhani, on the future economic policy of the newly-elected Ebrahim Raisi, on the low turnout and on the expectations from the ongoing nuclear negotiations in Vienna. Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a
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An interview with the pre-Revolution Iranian diplomat to the United States about the China-Iran ”comprehensive cooperation”, the relations of Iran with the West, the post-Trump Middle East and the place of Black Sea countries such as Romania and Bulgaria in Iranian foreign policyVladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based
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A look at the Iranian programme in the Bulgaria-based MENAR Film FestivalVladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town on the very border between the two countries. He is the editor-in-chief of the Romanian website BARICADA Romania, which initially started as a Romanian language version of
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The pre-revolutionary Iranian writer Jalal Al-e Ahmad looks for the creation of a new subject of the Iranian modernity – not in the blind Westernization, or in retreat to lifeless tradition, but in “a return forwad” to breaking the spell of machine and technology and putting them in service of
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Russia and the United States are the main actors in the conflict in Nagorno Karabakh, with Turkey being a second-tier player and Israel still not having taken a position on the new tensions between Yerevan and Baku, believes the Iranian foreign policy analyst.Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based
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Who now remembers how 2020 began in the Middle East and how we were afraid that the murder of Qasem Soleimani would trigger a large-scale escalation of violence? Today, the homeland of “The Shadow Commander” hits the headlines almost exclusively in the context of the pandemic. As of March 25th,
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An interview with the Iranian foreign policy expert Farzad Ramezani Bonesh on the February 2020 parliamentary elections and what their consequences might be for the countryVladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town on the very border between the two countries. He is the editor-in-chief of
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Interview with the Iranian writer and translator on his efforts to translate and promote Bulgarian literature in Iran, his writing plans related to Bulgaria, what “literary communism” means, and why various leftists groups will skip voting in the 2021 presidential electionsVladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse,
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The EU, Russia and China have their own visions for the Middle East, which emphasise economic development and cooperation. A surprising step towards the peace camp was made by the UAE Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town on the very border between the two countries.
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The EU, Russia and China work on a mechanism through which they can continue to develop economic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town on the very border between the two countries. He is the editor-in-chief of the
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