ANALYSIS: Wielding Fresh Leverage, Iran to Play Hardball at Nuclear Talks
By Parisa Hafezi, John Irish and Arshad Mohammed
DUBAI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Iran will adopt an uncompromising stance when it resumes nuclear talks with major powers, betting it has the leverage to win wide sanctions relief...
ANALYSIS-U.S. Says U.N. Sanctions on Iran to Be Reimposed Saturday. What Does That Mean?
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration says that on Saturday (2000 EDT/0000 GMT Sunday) all United Nations sanctions on Iran have to be restored and a conventional arms embargo...
ANALYSIS: Russia’s Influence In Islamic Republic of Iran Is Spreading
By Ahmad Rafat
In recent weeks, the debate over Iran’s relationship with Russia has become one of the most contentious issues in the country’s domestic politics. From the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) to social media and...
The Iran Regime’s ‘Axis of Resistance’: How Hamas and Tehran Are Attempting to Galvanise...
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
By Hussein Abou Saleh
The devastating attack on Israel by Hamas on 7 October has transformed the Middle East, thrusting the Israeli-Palestinian question – considered a diplomatic side-issue for at least a decade...
ANALYSIS: House Prices in Iran Reflect Deep Income Inequality
By Kayhan Life Staff
The architects of the Islamic Republic claimed that their 1979 revolution would usher in a new era of economic prosperity, social justice, and equal opportunity for all in Iran.
Nearly 43 years...
ANALYSIS: Rise of Arab-Israel Axis Pushes Iran to Redouble Nuclear Talks Push
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, June 30 (Reuters) - The spectre of an emerging Arab-Israeli bloc that could tilt the Middle East balance of power further away from Iran is driving the Islamic Republic to pursue nuclear talks with world...
ANALYSIS – Iran-Backed Hezbollah Could Gain Ground in Lebanon’s Election
By Maya Gebeily
TRIPOLI, Lebanon, May 9 (Reuters) - The stakes are high in Lebanon's election. The heavily armed Hezbollah movement has seen one of its main rivals descend into disarray, handing it an opportunity to cement...
ANALYSIS: Abraham Accord Could Weaken Iran and Bring Peace to Middle East
By Ahmad Rafat
The Abraham Accord, a historic peace agreement reached between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Aug. 13, could end the 70-year conflict between Israelis and Palestinians and change the face...
ANALYSIS: How Hostage Taking Is An Integral Part of Iran’s Foreign Policy
By Ahmad Rafat
Holding foreign nationals and Iranians with dual citizenship hostage, and demanding money or a prisoner swap for their freedom, has been an integral part of the Islamic Republic’s transactional foreign policy since...
ANALYSIS: What Is Iran’s Role in the Future of Lebanon?
By Ahmad Rafat
The head of Lebanon’s Maronite Church, Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, has warned against the perils facing the country and has called for early parliamentary elections.
“Lebanon is facing its biggest danger,” Patriarch al-Rahi...
