Tuesday, July 7, 2026

ANALYSIS: Nasrallah’s Death Is Major Blow to Iran

By Ahmad Rafat Israel’s killing of Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, has dealt a significant blow to the so-called “Axis of Resistance,” which was established by the Islamic Republic of Iran in...

ANALYSIS: How to Strike a Better Deal With Iran

By Natasha Phillips The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal marked its four-year anniversary on 14 July but while its future hangs in the balance some analysts say the deal could be...

ANALYSIS – Nagorno-Karabakh: Old Tensions Erupt Again Into Violence

Sept 27 (Reuters) - Nagorno-Karabakh is a mountainous and heavily-forested patch of land that sits inside the territory of ex-Soviet Azerbaijan. Under international law, Nagorno-Karabakh is recognised as part of Azerbaijan. But the ethnic Armenians who make...

EXCLUSIVE: Why Islamic Republic Allowed Prompt Release of Italian Reporter

By Ahmad Rafat In less than a week, two hostages were freed from prisons in the Islamic Republic of Iran and returned to their respective countries: Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist, and Nahid Taghavi, a...
A Man Holds a Burning Scarecrow

ANALYSIS: How Iran Has Turned Itself Into a Pariah State 

By Ahmad Rafat Every action taken by the Islamic Republic in the past year has secured the regime’s status as a pariah state. These include scaling back its commitments to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan...

ANALYSIS: Foes Over Ukraine, Russia and Western Unity Tested in Iran Talks

By John Irish, Parisa Hafezi and Francois Murphy PARIS/VIENNA, March 1 (Reuters) - Western powers and Russia have for almost a year worked closely to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, but the war in Ukraine is creating a...

ANALYSIS: Afghanistan Will Be the New Base of Operation for Iran and IRGC

By Kayhan Life Staff Afghanistan is facing yet another crisis with Taliban forces extending territories under their control. The reactionary group, known for its inhumane treatment of Afghan citizens, has occupied several cities recently. The Afghan...

ANALYSIS – The U.S. Triggered a ‘Snapback’ of U.N. Sanctions on Iran, What Does...

By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK, Aug 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday triggered a process aimed at restoring all U.N. sanctions on Iran after the U.N. Security Council rejected a U.S....

ANALYSIS: Iran’s Zarif Concludes European Tour to Revive Nuclear Deal, Sell Oil

By Ahmad Rafat Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif concluded his tour of several European countries, which had begun in Damascus, with a visit to Dublin, in Northern Ireland. In what may be his last official...

ANALYSIS – Despite Talk of Options on Iran, U.S. Has Few Good Ones

By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has few real diplomatic alternatives to trying to persuade Iran to resume compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal and all appear harder to achieve, current...