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US waiver on Iran’s Chabahar Port a win for Central Asia

US sanctions on Iran’s Chabahar Port on the Gulf of Oman have been on again/off again since 2013, when the US Congress passed the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act (IFCA) to curb Iran’s regional influence and strategic capabilities through targeted economic pressure,

I love AI—and why you should, too

New technologies almost always create lots of problems and challenges for our society. The invention of farming caused local overpopulation. Industrial technology caused pollution. Nuclear technology enabled superweapons capable of destroying civilization. New media

Noem says she met with Trump, recommended full travel ban

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that she recommended a “full travel ban” to President Trump during a Monday meeting. “I just met with the President. I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches,