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YaleGlobal Online A Publication of the MacMillan Center at Yale University that explores the connections of our world- yaleglobal.yale.edu Oman stands out in the Middle East for its deliberate pursuit of neutrality to ensure stability. Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, has pressured Oman to move away from Iran. So far, Oman has fared better than the Gulf's regional powers, from Iran and Qatar to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, in dodging ceaseless conflicts that have entangled so many other Middle Eastern players. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the Middle Eastern pivot initiative of Chinese government, investing in the Middle East and Iran. Topics discussed include the cooperation between China and Iran on nuclear energy for developing economic relationship, the plan of Tehran government to accept assistance from China for nuclear power plants construction, and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action between the two countries.

The article reports that the U.S. President Donald Trump kept his campaign promise by abrogating the Iran nuclear deal. It mentions that the Berlin Wall was brought down marking the end of the Cold War, the threat of conflict between two nuclear-armed, ideologically opposed superpowers receded, and my generation, which had grown up in the shadow of the bomb, breathed a sigh of relief.

The article quantifies the effects on the U.S. allies in the European Union after the U.S. President Donald Trump's has pulled the U.S. out of an international nuclear deal with Iran, sealed in 2015, and has declared plans to impose economic sanctions on Iran, as of May 2018. It reports that re-imposition of American sanctions on Iran covered the Islamic Republic's energy, banking and other sectors, with a provision for penalizing foreign businesses worldwide trading with or investing in Iran.

The article reports on the take of U.S. President Donald Trump on Iranian nuclear deal known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Topics discussed include negotiations made by him on the same; advantages of denuclearization and reintegration into the global order; and access to foreign technologies and substantial increase in trade.