ANALYSIS: Iran and U.S. Welcome Japan’s Offer to Ease Tensions
By Natasha Phillips
May 31 - Iran and the U.S. have welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s offer to help establish a dialogue between their two countries. Prime Minister Abe said on May 27 that Japan...
ANALYSIS: Iran and the U.S. Inch Towards Negotiations
By Natasha Phillips
May 24 - Prominent Iranian officials have called for an end to the tensions between Iran and the U.S. indicating a shift in the stalemate between the two countries.
Members of the government...
White House Revision of Iran Military Plans ‘A Precaution,’ Says Ex-Pentagon Official
By Natasha Phillips
May 17 - The White House’s decision to revise its military plans on Iran this week is likely to be a precaution rather than a call to arms, said Dr. Michael Rubin,...
U.S. Maximum Pressure Campaign Targets Iran’s Top Airlines
By Natasha Phillips
MAY 10 - The U.S. and its allies have denied landing rights to Iran’s Mahan Air in response to the Iranian government’s “malign” activities, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on...
Killing of Cleric in Iran Fuels Speculation Around Motive
By Natasha Phillips
MAY 3 - Hojatoleslam Mustafa Ghasemi, a 46-year-old cleric, was shot and killed in Hamadan last Saturday by a man Iranian police have identified as Behrouz Hajilou. The motive for the murder...
Top Iranian Official Voices Fury at Closure of Revolutionary Guard Instagram Accounts
By Natasha Phillips
APR. 26 - Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council and a former chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has reacted with fury over Instagram’s decision to remove accounts...
ANALYSIS: IRGC, Iran’s Leading Economic Force, May Withstand U.S. Assault
By Natasha Phillips
APRL.19 - Iran’s top military unit, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), has become the country’s most powerful economic actor, experts say. Its financial interests now span banking, construction, oil and gas...
ANALYSIS: IRGC’s Designation as a Terrorist Group Sparks Worldwide Concern
By Natasha Phillips
APR 12 - Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been placed on a blacklist which designates the group as a terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department. Middle East experts and government...
Iran’s Intelligence Agencies Are Clashing Over Impact of Deadly Floods, Analysts Say
By Natasha Phillips
APR.5 - Tensions are rising between Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and the Revolutionary Guards Corps' Intelligence Organization as sanctions and nationwide damage from floods impact the country’s economy, analysts say.
President Hassan Rouhani...
Iran’s Handling of Recent Floods Condemned by Environmentalists
By Natasha Phillips
Mar. 29 - At least 44 people have died in flash floods in Iran. The announcement was made by Hamid Reza Khankeh the deputy head of Iran’s emergency organization and published in Iranian...
