For today, links to commentary from Indian Punchline; other articles are accessible by clicking on its name below. (GAZA, LEBANON, WEST BANK and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Russia-Iran treaty signifies a ‘breakthrough’ in ties, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline  The signing of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between Iran and Russia on Jan. 17 in Moscow is a poignant landmark signifying the mutual acceptance as partners in an equal relationship. It is also . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM JAN. 17  Trump bends the arc of history in West Asia, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline  In a one-week visit to Tehran to observe the presidential election last June I could sense beyond doubt that Iran was on the cusp of profound changes. The country, which I had known professionally ever since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, was heaving with high expectations of a radical change of course. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Part 2, posted on Jan. 19.