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Viktor Mikhin

Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, specialist in the Arab countries of the Near and Middle East

Iran: an Unexpected and Pleasant Gift from the US

On the sidelines of the Ayatollahs in Tehran, there is a sharply elevated mood turning to euphoria. Iran’s recently elected President Ebrahim Raisi cheerfully celebrated the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and the apparent helplessness and fundamental inability of the United States to leave the country unhindered after 20 years. These events have set in motion...

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US was the One That Ultimately Armed the Taliban

It is paradoxical, but true: the billions of dollars spent by the United States on the Afghan army ultimately brought distinct benefits only to the Taliban’s militants (a terrorist group that is banned in the Russian Federation. A US Department of Defense spokesman confirmed that the military equipment delivered by the US for the Afghan army - and seized...

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Lebanon: Trouble and Misery Keep On Piling Up

At a time when Lebanon is facing a severe economic and political crisis, new border tensions between Hezbollah and Israel are, quite naturally, particularly undesirable for the country. But this week, both Israel and militants of the Iranian-backed Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah attacked each other across the Israel–Lebanon border. It is unclear why each side decided...

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Iraq: The Restless Centennial of Statehood

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Afghanistan: Another Collapse of US Cynical Plans

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The Persian Gulf is Once Again at the Center of Western Provocations

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Jordan is Washington's Middle East Favorite

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Egypt: a Glorious Date in the History of the Suez Canal

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