Wednesday, July 2, 2025

ANALYSIS: Iran-U.S. Nuclear Talks Stall Amid Threats of War

  By Ahmad Rafat The fifth round of negotiations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program took place on May 23 at the Omani ambassador’s residence in Rome. The discussions,...

How Dried-Out Wetlands on the Iran-Iraq Border Threaten the Region

By Sanam Mahoozi LONDON, May 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The dust storms that have choked Iranians and Iraqis for weeks and hospitalised thousands, are the canary in the coalmine for a complex environmental disaster unfolding in wetlands...

ANALYSIS: The Mystery of the Bandar Abbas Explosion

By Ahmad Rafat On April 26, an explosion rocked Bandar Abbas, one of Iran’s key commercial ports, in the southern province of Hormozgan. The blast claimed more than 100 lives and left more than 1,400...
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‘Iran Prosperity Project’ Launched in Washington, With Reza Pahlavi’s Support

Kayhan Life Staff The National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI) officially launched its much-anticipated series of academic white papers as part of the "Iranian Prosperity Project" (IPP). During his opening remarks, Dr. Saeed Ganji, NUFDI’s...

ANALYSIS: How Trump Blindsided Netanyahu With His Iran Nuclear Gamble

By Samia Nakhoul, Humeyra Pamuk, Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump blindsided Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last month with a gamble on immediately opening negotiations with Iran. Now, the success of those talks hinges...

ANALYSIS: Iran and U.S. Enter Third Round of Nuclear Talks

By Ahmad Rafat Negotiations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States, mediated by the Sultanate of Oman, are currently under way. The third round of talks is scheduled for April 26 in Muscat,...

ANALYSIS: How Iran’s Government Has Weaponized Sexual Violence Against Women Who Dare to Resist

By Mina Fakhravar / The Conversation In Iran’s 2022–2023 “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising, women’s bodies quite literally became battlefields. The protest movement erupted after the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa (Jina) Amini, who was arrested by Iran’s...

ANALYSIS: With His Promises of Peace Unmet in Gaza and Ukraine, Trump May Find...

By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - With his campaign promises unfulfilled to quickly bring peace to Gaza and Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump has turned to another high-profile challenge that could be just as elusive: curbing Iran's...

ANALYSIS: In Iran-U.S. Talks, Diplomacy and War Are Both On the Table

By Ahmad Rafat President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement on Monday April 7: that the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran are holding direct talks and that a meeting at the highest...

ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic Is Threatened By Internal Divisions, Risk of War

By Roshanak Astaraki   The Islamic Republic is currently facing multiple threats to its survival. Divisions between the government and the people have grown deeper, and tensions with the U.S. and Israel have escalated, pushing Iran...