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Frud Bezhan

Frud Bezhan covers Afghanistan and the broader South Asia and Middle East region. He can be reached at BezhanF@rferl.org

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Oil-Tanker Attacks Potentially A ‘Dangerous Escalation’ in US-Iran Confrontation, Expert Says

Oil-Tanker Attacks Potentially A ‘Dangerous Escalation’ in US-Iran Confrontation, Expert Says

Frud Bezhan

(RFE/RL) – Attacks on two commercial oil tankers in the Gulf Of Oman have escalated tensions in the Middle East and raised the prospect of a military confrontation between Iran and the United States. Washington and its allies in the region have blamed Tehran for the blasts on board the Norwegian-owned Front Altair and Japanese-owned […]

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“Ghost Tankers:” Can Iran Evade Trump’s Severe Sanctions on its Oil Sales?

“Ghost Tankers:” Can Iran Evade Trump’s Severe Sanctions on its Oil Sales?

Frud Bezhan

Iran has previously had barter deals with China and India

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Things are So Bad in Iran that Afghan Migrants are Going Home

Things are So Bad in Iran that Afghan Migrants are Going Home

Frud Bezhan

Kabul (RFE/RL) – More than 400,000 undocumented Afghan migrants left Iran for Afghanistan so far in 2018, many of them in buses from Herat, near the Iranian border, to Kabul. Mohammad moved back to his native Kabul after living more than 10 years in Iran, where he washed cars and worked in construction to earn […]

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