fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day agoCan Iran reinvent itself? A fragile charm offensive meets mounting internal strain
Iran is taking its first faltering steps to boost its dismal soft power abilities, spotting a slim opening to improve regional relations after Donald Trump's June bombing campaign and Israel's attack on Hamas negotiators in Qatar unsettled Gulf states. The tentative foreign policy tweaks are born in part of necessity: much of Iran's network of regional military alliances has been dismantled in recent years.
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