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...
Collapse of Assad Regime Deals Severe Blow to Islamic Republic
By Ahmad Rafat
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's dictatorial regime has collapsed in the space of a little over a week. A coalition of anti-government forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham – which is listed as...
ANALYSIS: Iran Nuclear Talks May Soon Resume
By Ahmad Rafat
Enrique Mora, the European Union’s chief negotiator in the Vienna talks to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — the Iran nuclear deal — traveled to Tehran on May...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Lawsuit Against U.S. Is An Attempt to Stop Sanctions
In a tweet on July 14, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Iran had filed a lawsuit against the U.S. with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague “because Washington’s decision to impose...
ANALYSIS: Iraq Is the New Battleground for Iran and Israel
By Ahmad Rafat
Israel has opened a new front in its war against Iran. After Lebanon and Syria, the conflict between the two countries has now spread to Iraq.
There have been a series of...
ANALYSIS- Biden Presidency Could Cut Slow Path to Resumed Iran, Venezuela Oil Exports
By Timothy Gardner, Marianna Parraga and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY/LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Joe Biden's promised return to diplomacy with OPEC-members Iran and Venezuela could cut a path for a return of...
ANALYSIS: What to Watch for at the Harris-Trump Presidential Debate
By James Oliphant
WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump will battle each other next week in their first televised debate, a high-stakes clash that could give the winner an advantage in the final sprint to Election...
ANALYSIS: Iran Will Play No Role in Syria’s Future
By Ahmad Rafat
When Syrian people poured into the streets on March 15, 2011, demanding sweeping political reforms, they did not expect their anti-government protests to spark a devastating civil war that still rages today.
The...
ANALYSIS: What Exactly Does the U.S.-Iran Agreement Contain?
By Ahmad Rafat
South Korea has yet to transfer the $6 billion it owes Iran to a Swiss National Bank account under the unwritten agreement reportedly reached between Tehran and Washington. The money will then...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Currency Collapse Raises Risk of Nationwide Unrest
https://kayhanlife.com/business/irans-currency-sinks-to-a-new-record-low/
By Roshanak Astaraki
Iran’s accelerating currency crisis has propelled the U.S. dollar exchange rate to more than 130,000 tomans, heightening fears of widespread social unrest across the country as households suffer.
In recent days, Iran’s currency...
