ANALYSIS: President Macron’s Efforts to Save the Iran Nuclear Deal
By Hamed Mohammadi
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif made a surprise visit to the seaside town of Biarritz, France on August 25, where he met and held talks with President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Foreign Policy Under Pezeshkian Is More of the Same
By Ahmad Rafat
Weeks after the election of Masoud Pezeshkian as the new Iranian President, the Islamic Republic is facing significant challenges on the global stage.
One critical factor that could push Iran into further international...
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: Hitler and Reza Shah: Mullahs and Pro-Israel Writers Sing Together
By Amir Taheri
That political life is full of surprises may be an old adage. However, there are times when something so unexpected happens that one has to look beyond surprise to understand it.
One such...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Money Laundering Problem
By Ahmad Rafat
In a recent interview with the Khabar Online news agency, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has indicated that some influential people in Iran have benefited from money-laundering schemes. His comments have...
ANALYSIS – Iran Crackdown May Burnish Raisi’s Credentials for Top Job
By Michael Georgy and Tom Perry
DUBAI, Oct 25 (Reuters) - By tightening curbs on women's rights, President Ebrahim Raisi has boosted his hardline credentials and possibly his prospects of becoming Iran's Supreme Leader, even at the cost...
ANALYSIS: China’s Influence in the Middle East Is Expanding
By Ahmad Rafat
China’s efforts to expand its sphere of influence significantly in the Middle East and Africa in recent years have been a concern for the West. While China previously limited its aim to...
ANALYSIS: What Are US Troops Doing in the Middle East and Where Are They?
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The United States launched airstrikes on Iraqi and Syrian targets linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard and the militias Tehran backs, following an attack on one of the many sites across the Middle East where the...
ANALYSIS: Will Iran’s Climate Inaction Fuel Rising Disaster Threats?
By Sanam Mahoozi
LONDON, Sept 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) -
In just over a year, Iran has endured deadly flash floods, crop-ruining drought, punishing dust storms and heatwaves that have pushed temperatures as high as 48 degrees Celsius...
ANALYSIS: Twenty-Six Million Iranians Live In Extreme Poverty
By Kayhan Life Staff
President Ebrahim Raisi’s government established the “Headquarters for Eradicating Absolute Poverty” in 2022.
Yet almost a year later, the number of Iranians forced into poverty continues to increase.
In comments reported by the...
