Monday, December 2, 2024

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...
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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...

Kurdish Oil Smuggling to Iran Flourishes

By Timour Azhari ERBIL, Iraq, July 11 (Reuters) - Heading for Turkey to the north and Iran to the east, hundreds of oil tankers snake each day from near Kurdistan's capital Erbil, clogging the Iraqi region's often winding and...

ANALYSIS: Iran’s Elections Are Setback for Khamenei 

By Ahmad Rafat On June 28, Iran held an election to choose a successor for the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on May 19 while returning from a visit...

Hamas Can’t Be Destroyed Says IDF as Netanyahu Eyes War With Hezbollah

By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION Fighting continues in central and southern Gaza, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continue to encounter resistance from units of Hamas fighters, despite a...

ANALYSIS: The Hostage Trade Is Central to Iran’s Foreign Policy 

By Ahmad Rafat Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian official, was convicted of war crimes and murder in May 2022 by a Swedish court. The court held 93 hearings before delivering the verdict. Nouri was sentenced...

How Syria Is Trying To Free Itself From The Grip Of Iran

By Ahmad Rafat Syria, long considered a friend and ally of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has begun to distance itself from Tehran and move closer to the Arab world that shunned it for a...

ANALYSIS: Who Is Khamenei’s Choice for President?

By Ahmad Rafat Iran is to hold a presidential election on June 28 to find a successor to Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on May 19. The incident also claimed the lives...

Iran: President’s Death Has Set Hardliners Jostling for Position to Replace Ageing Supreme Leader

SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION By Afshin Shahi The death of Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, in a helicopter crash in May plunged Iran into political uncertainly. Raisi’s death has set off an intense power struggle within the Islamic...

ANALYSIS: Ghalibaf Is Reelected as Parliament Speaker in Islamic Republic

By Kayhan Life Staff ANALYSIS: Ghalibaf Is Reelected as Parliament Speaker in Islamic Republic By Kayhan Life Staff Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has been reelected as the Speaker of the 12th Majlis (Iranian Parliament). Despite the initially slim...