ANALYSIS: What to Watch for at the Harris-Trump Presidential Debate
By James Oliphant
WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump will battle each other next week in their first televised debate, a high-stakes clash that could give the winner an advantage in the final sprint to Election...
ANALYSIS: Can Israel and Hezbollah Both Claim Success After Weekend Strikes?
Source: THE CONVERSATION
By: Ian Parmeter - Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University
For weeks, Israel had been anticipating a major attack from Hezbollah in retaliation for its killing of Hezbollah commander...
3 Years After the Taliban’s Return, Afghanistan Is a Broken Country Swarming With Terrorists...
By Amin Saikal
Source: THE CONVERSATION
This week marks the third year since America’s retreat from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return to power.
The United States had intervened in Afghanistan in response to the September 11 2001...
Islamic Republic Faces Challenges As It Prepares Response to Haniyeh Killing
By Ahmad Rafat
Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’s political office, was killed in Tehran on July 31. In response, the Islamic Republic quickly announced its plan to take retaliatory action against Israel, even though...
Haniyeh Assassination: Why Tehran Is Blaming A “Projectile From Abroad”
Kayhan-London Staff
July 31, 2024
-Analysis-
From sources inside Iran, as well as around the Arab world, the first elements are emerging of how the high-stakes mission to assassinate Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran may have been successfully...
Gaza Update: Netanyahu Gets a Mixed Reception in Washington
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
As the violence continued to rage in Gaza and on the West Bank – and Israeli protesters made their anger at their government felt on the streets of Tel Aviv – Benjamin...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Foreign Policy Under Pezeshkian Is More of the Same
By Ahmad Rafat
Weeks after the election of Masoud Pezeshkian as the new Iranian President, the Islamic Republic is facing significant challenges on the global stage.
One critical factor that could push Iran into further international...
Islamic Republic Is Allegedly Hiring Crime Gangs to Kill Opponents in Europe
By Ahmad Rafat
The arrest of two individuals in the Netherlands has exposed a strong link between the security agencies of the Islamic Republic and the infamous “Mocro-Maffia” drug gang operating in the Netherlands and...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s New President Is Unlikely to Alter Nation’s Foreign Policy
By Kayhan Life Staff
On July 6, Masoud Pezeshkian was elected president of the 14th government of the Islamic Republic of Iran amidst a muddle of crises across all sectors. Even the most optimistic analysts...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s New President Masoud Pezeshkian Is No Moderate
By Ahmad Rafat
Western governments have eagerly been awaiting the election of a new Iranian president – one who could be perceived as a reformist and moderate figure, and allow them to justify restarting nuclear...