ANALYSIS: Nasrallah’s Death Is Major Blow to Iran
By Ahmad Rafat
Israel’s killing of Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, has dealt a significant blow to the so-called “Axis of Resistance,” which was established by the Islamic Republic of Iran in...
ANALYSIS: How to Strike a Better Deal With Iran
By Natasha Phillips
The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal marked its four-year anniversary on 14 July but while its future hangs in the balance some analysts say the deal could be...
ANALYSIS – Nagorno-Karabakh: Old Tensions Erupt Again Into Violence
Sept 27 (Reuters) - Nagorno-Karabakh is a mountainous and heavily-forested patch of land that sits inside the territory of ex-Soviet Azerbaijan.
Under international law, Nagorno-Karabakh is recognised as part of Azerbaijan. But the ethnic Armenians who make...
EXCLUSIVE: Why Islamic Republic Allowed Prompt Release of Italian Reporter
By Ahmad Rafat
In less than a week, two hostages were freed from prisons in the Islamic Republic of Iran and returned to their respective countries: Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist, and Nahid Taghavi, a...
ANALYSIS: How Iran Has Turned Itself Into a Pariah State
By Ahmad Rafat
Every action taken by the Islamic Republic in the past year has secured the regime’s status as a pariah state. These include scaling back its commitments to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan...
ANALYSIS: Foes Over Ukraine, Russia and Western Unity Tested in Iran Talks
By John Irish, Parisa Hafezi and Francois Murphy
PARIS/VIENNA, March 1 (Reuters) - Western powers and Russia have for almost a year worked closely to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, but the war in Ukraine is creating a...
ANALYSIS: Afghanistan Will Be the New Base of Operation for Iran and IRGC
By Kayhan Life Staff
Afghanistan is facing yet another crisis with Taliban forces extending territories under their control. The reactionary group, known for its inhumane treatment of Afghan citizens, has occupied several cities recently.
The Afghan...
ANALYSIS – The U.S. Triggered a ‘Snapback’ of U.N. Sanctions on Iran, What Does...
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK, Aug 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday triggered a process aimed at restoring all U.N. sanctions on Iran after the U.N. Security Council rejected a U.S....
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Zarif Concludes European Tour to Revive Nuclear Deal, Sell Oil
By Ahmad Rafat
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif concluded his tour of several European countries, which had begun in Damascus, with a visit to Dublin, in Northern Ireland.
In what may be his last official...
ANALYSIS – Despite Talk of Options on Iran, U.S. Has Few Good Ones
By Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has few real diplomatic alternatives to trying to persuade Iran to resume compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal and all appear harder to achieve, current...














