Albania Severs Ties with Iran, Expels Diplomats
By Ahmad Rafat
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Sept. 7 that his country had severed ties with the Islamic Republic, giving Iranian diplomats 24 hours to leave the country.
In a televised statement, Prime...
ANALYSIS: Iran Faces Imminent Environmental Catastrophe
By Ahmad Rafat
The UK and Italy jointly chair the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), which started in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 31 and ends Nov. 12. Some 25 representatives from 200 countries,...
ANALYSIS: Iran-Saudi Talks Benefit Both Sides, As Well As China
By Ahmad Rafat
China’s role as a peace broker between Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is part of Beijing’s broader political and economic policies to strengthen its influence in the Middle East,...
ANALYSIS – Many Iranian Options to Retaliate Against Israel, but All Carry Risk
By Idrees Ali and Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - Iran faces a dilemma following an Israeli attack on its embassy in Syria: how to retaliate without sparking a wider conflict that Middle East analysts said Tehran...
ANALYSIS: Iran Is Accused of Leading ‘Campaign of Meddling’ in the West
By Natasha Phillips
Iran is being accused of interfering with the internal affairs of Western governments as it responds to their treatment and sentencing of senior Iranian officials.
Last month, a Swedish court sentenced former Iranian government official Hamid Nouri to...
ANALYSIS: Economic Pain May Push Tough-Talking Iran to Show Nuclear Flexibility
By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish
DUBAI/PARIS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Iran insists the new U.S. administration act first to save the collapsing 2015 nuclear deal but faces pent-up pressures, from ruinous sanctions to internal...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Ability to Disrupt Oil Flow in Persian Gulf: Der Spiegel Report
As the U.S. prepares to impose a new set of sanctions on Iran sometimes in early November, Tehran is threatening to disrupt the flow of oil in the Persian Gulf. The following is an...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Nuclear Talks In Vienna Reach Deadlock
By Ahmad Rafat
The fifth round of talks on the U.S. rejoining the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal, concluded in Vienna, Austria, without producing concrete results.
The...
ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic Elections Draw Worst-Ever Turnout
By Ahmad Rafat
Elections for the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) and the sixth Assembly of Experts (which has the power to appoint Iran’s Supreme Leader) were held on March 1.
According to official data, the recent election...
ANALYSIS – Lebanon Is Dragged Back Into Eye of Iranian-Saudi Storm
By Tom Perry and Ghaida Ghantous
BEIRUT, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Already mired in economic collapse, Lebanon is facing a blast of the Persian Gulf's Arab anger after a prominent broadcaster-turned-minister levelled blunt criticism at...
