Saturday, July 4, 2026

ANALYSIS: Arab Rift Deepens Woes for Gulf Airlines

By Tim Hepher and Victoria Bryan CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) June 7, 2017 A bust-up between Arab powers has dealt a blow to supercarriers already hurt by low oil prices and laptop bans, exposing the sensitivity of...

ANALYSIS – Iran Leaders in ‘Disarray’ Struggle to Close Ranks Over Protests – Analysts,...

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Iran's clerical rulers are eager to crush mass anti-government protests, but maneuvering over the eventual succession to the supreme leader and rifts over security tactics have complicated efforts to...

ANALYSIS: “Iran’s Foreign Policy Priorities”

“Iran’s Foreign Policy Priorities” Chatham House London, February 22nd 2018 ★★★★★ OVERVIEW In a well-attended meeting at Chatham House, Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for political affairs who had previously served as the number two to Foreign Minister...

Iran’s Gasoline Crisis: Clean Labels, Toxic Reality

By Kayhan Life and Kayhan London Staff Leaked data from Iran’s energy sector offer a rare, unvarnished look at how the country’s gasoline crisis has been managed—and mismanaged—over the past decade. The documents suggest a...

ANALYSIS – The Next Iran War May Come Sooner Than You Think

The opinions expressed here are those of the author, an investment strategist for Panmure Liberum By Joachim Klement LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - One stage of the Iran war has ended, but the world may be mistaking a pre-election pause for...

ANALYSIS: UN Urged to Address Iran’s Human Rights Violations

By Natasha Phillips Leading human rights organizations have called on the United Nations to address alleged human rights violations in Iran. The appeal was made in a March 24 letter addressed to member states of...

ANALYSIS: Iran’s Honeymoon with Europe Is Over

  By Ahmad Rafat The next three months will be crucial for Iran’s relationship with the international community and particularly with Europe. The deadline is fast approaching for the Guardian Council to approve the two remaining...

ANALYSIS: Gaza Conflict Forces Reordering of Biden’s Policy Priorities

By Matt Spetalnick, Humeyra Pamuk and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden took office in January determined to focus his time and energy on the coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn...

ANALYSIS: How Likely Is a War Between Israel and Iran?

By Natasha Phillips MAR. 21 - Israel has often been a “hair’s breadth away” from war with Iran-backed Hezbollah, former Israel Defence Forces (IDF) chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot told The Times of Israel on...

How Dried-Out Wetlands on the Iran-Iraq Border Threaten the Region

By Sanam Mahoozi LONDON, May 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The dust storms that have choked Iranians and Iraqis for weeks and hospitalised thousands, are the canary in the coalmine for a complex environmental disaster unfolding in wetlands...