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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2019
Abe avoids sticky Iran, territorial issues in campaign speeches for Japan's Upper House election
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears to be avoiding discussing Iran and Japan's territorial dispute with Russia in his campaign speeches for the July 21 House of Councilors election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 12, 2019
Japan's place in coalition-building against Iran
Japan's participation in any coalition in the Persian Gulf region is far from a foregone conclusion
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2019
Abe considers holding more talks with Iranian President Rouhani in September
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering holding talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani when he visits New York in September to attend a session of the U.N. General Assembly, government sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 9, 2019
Seized Iranian supertanker was full to capacity with crude, Gibraltar says
Tests have shown a supertanker seized in Gibraltar last week was fully loaded with crude oil, the government of the British territory said on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 8, 2019
Is John Bolton our last hope?
U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton is on the same page as Japan when it comes to North Korea, but his hawkish Iran stance is cause for concern.
EDITORIALS
Jul 8, 2019
Brinkmanship between the U.S. and Iran
The risk of an accident or miscalculation is real and the animosities that dominate regional relations would fan the flames of any incident.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 8, 2019
Europe weighs next move after Iran breaches nuclear deal's uranium enrichment limit
European powers urged Iran to reverse its latest decision to breach the levels of uranium enrichment under the 2015 nuclear accord but stopped short of threatening sanctions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2019
Iran says it will enrich uranium 'at any level,' challenging U.S.
Iran said on Sunday it is fully prepared to enrich uranium at any level and with any amount, in further defiance of U.S. efforts to squeeze the country with sanctions and force it to renegotiate a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2019
U.S. sent message to Iran after drone downing warning of limited strike, says Iranian official
The United States conveyed a message to Iran warning of a limited strike against the country the day after its unmanned drone was shot down in the Gulf, Iran's civil defense agency chief Gholamreza Jalali was quoted as saying by the Fars news agency on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2019
Tehran fumes after Britain seizes Syria-bound Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar
British Royal Marines seized a giant Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday for trying to take oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, a dramatic step that drew Tehran's fury and could escalate its confrontation with the West.
WORLD
Jul 3, 2019
Israel says it is bracing militarily for possible U.S.-Iran escalation
Israel is preparing for its possible military involvement in any escalation in the Gulf confrontation between Iran and the United States, the Israeli foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2019
Trump shows how powerful America is by weakening it
There is an epochal paradox at the center of the Iran crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2019
Jailed British-Iranian aid worker ends hunger strike in Iran
Jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has ended a hunger strike in Tehran designed to push for her release, her husband told the BBC on Saturday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 28, 2019
Should Abe try again with Iran?
It is a long shot, but optimism and energy are demanded now.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 28, 2019
U.S. Senate backs huge defense bill targeting China and sets vote to prevent Iran attack without Congress OK
The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a $750 billion defense policy bill with provisions that target China on issues from technology transfers to the sale of synthetic opioids, pushing to counter growing Chinese influence around the world.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 27, 2019
United Nations warns U.S. and Iran to not 'sleepwalk' into war
United Nations members urged the U.S. and Iran Wednesday to step back from the brink of war and prevent an escalation of tensions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2019
Iran says U.S. sanctions on supreme leader close diplomatic path 'forever'
Iran said the path to a diplomatic solution with the U.S. had closed after the Trump administration imposed sanctions against its supreme leader and other top officials, ramping up tensions further in the Middle East.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2019
The fourth Rome versus the neo-Persian empire?
We should not underestimate the will and power of the Iranians.

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