Tuesday, January 7, 2025

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...

ANALYSIS: Was the Death of Raisi An Accident or An Act of Sabotage? 

By Ahmad Rafat   The helicopter crash that on May 19 claimed the life of Ebrahim Raisi, the eighth president of the Islamic Republic of Iran has sparked intense speculation regarding the true nature of the...

ANALYSIS: Iran Regime’s Allies in Iraq Are Firing at Israel. What if They Draw...

By Timour Azhari and Laila Bassam BAGHDAD, June 4 (Reuters) - Iran-backed Shi'ite armed groups in Iraq have ramped up rocket and missile attacks on Israel in recent weeks, raising concerns in Washington and among some Iranian allies...

ANALYSIS: Europe Alarmed By Iran’s Nuclear Program; U.S. Holding Back

By Ahmad Rafat European countries are increasingly worried about the Islamic Republic of Iran’s advancing nuclear program and a potential alteration of its nuclear doctrine. U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has further complicated the situation...

What Could Raisi’s Death Mean for Stability in Iran and Beyond? Expert Q&A

SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION By Scott Lucas A helicopter carrying Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials crashed in the mountainous north-west reaches of Iran on Sunday 20 May, sparking a rescue operation in thick fog...
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ANALYSIS: The UN Nuclear Watchdog’s Long List of Difficulties in Iran

By Francois Murphy VIENNA, May 6 (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi will hold talks with senior officials in Iran on Monday and Tuesday, hoping to bolster his agency's oversight of Iran's nuclear activities. Since then-President Donald Trump's decision in 2018...

What a Second Trump Presidency Might Mean for Iran and the Rest of the...

SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION By Christopher Featherstone Just over six months ahead of the US election, the world is starting to consider what a return to a Trump presidency might mean. While Americans might be weighing...