Hadeel Al-Shalchi
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As the U.S. signals a smaller Middle East footprint, Turkey is ready to step in (opens the original)
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ISTANBUL — It was a milestone moment. Leaders from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan were meeting at a palace overlooking the Grand Mosque in Islam's holy city of Mecca. Sitting side by side that day, on Aug. 7, at hardwood desks set against a backdrop of silk drapery, the three leaders put pen to paper and signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement. Described by some as the birth of a "Sunni Security Triad," the agreement combines Saudi Arabia's oil wealth, the growing defense might of Turkey, wh
Iran's president gives a rare wartime speech at the U.N. (opens the original)
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Iran's president gave a rare speech in New York by a country at war with the United States on Wednesday, a day after President Trump threatened from the same podium to "annihilate" Iran. "Yesterday the United States president described us as terrorists. We have been the victims of terrorism," Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the United Nations General Assembly. He proceeded to hold up a portrait of the late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of U.S.-I
War between U.S. and Iran becomes a test of who will blink first (opens the original)
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Washington insists its economic blockade on Iran is working. President Trump is signaling a willingness to let current conditions drag on through the November midterms. Earlier this month, he said the administration is not looking for a deal anymore. NPR's Hadeel Al-Shalchi reports on Iran's strategic response. HADEEL AL-SHALCHI, BYLINE: More than six months into the military conflict between the U.S. and Iran, the strategic balance has settled into a high-stakes game of endurance. Washington's
Turkish habit of stashing gold (opens the original)
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ISTANBUL — In Turkey, gold is far more than a decorative accessory. It is gifted throughout life's major milestones and stashed safely at home—a time-honored practice designed to protect savings against frequent currency devaluations and a volatile national economy. However, Turkish officials and economists warn that this culture of gold hoarding is actively undermining the country's financial future. At the bustling Mahmutpaşa Yokuşu market in the heart of Istanbul, store owners call out their
Turkish habit of stashing gold "under the pillow' hurts economy, government says (opens the original)
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ISTANBUL — In Turkey, gold is far more than a decorative accessory. It is gifted throughout life's major milestones and stashed safely at home—a time-honored practice designed to protect savings against frequent currency devaluations and a volatile national economy. However, Turkish officials and economists warn that this culture of gold hoarding is actively undermining the country's financial future. At the bustling Mahmutpaşa Yokuşu market in the heart of Istanbul, store owners call out their
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