ANALYSIS: Iranians Face Severe Economic Hardship As Prices Soar
By Roshanak Astaraki
Since the start of the current Iranian year on March 21, economic conditions in Iran have taken a turn for the worse.
While wages have increased by 57 percent in the past two...
ANALYSIS: Iran Nuclear Talks Are Deadlocked Again
By Ahmad Rafat
Negotiations in Vienna to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Iran nuclear deal, have reached an impasse once again. Despite the optimism expressed by several parties involved in...
ANALYSIS: U.S. Urges Global Coalition Against the Islamic Republic of Iran
In a video message to the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised President Donald Trump’s administration for confronting the Islamic Republic of Iran’s harmful activities...
ANALYSIS: What Is Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ and Why Are These Groups Uniting to...
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
Days after a drone attack killed three US soldiers at a military outpost in Jordan – an attack blamed on a shadowy Iranian-linked militia group – it appears a wider regional conflict...
ANALYSIS – U.S. Congress May Squawk Over a New Iran Deal but Is Unlikely...
By Patricia Zengerle and Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Despite threats from nearly three dozen Republican senators to thwart a revived Iran nuclear deal and the misgivings of some top Democrats, there is little chance the U.S....
ANALYSIS: Iran, Looking To The Future
special report
“Iran: Looking To The Future”
House of Commons
South Asia &Middle East Forum
London, April 18th, 2018
★★★★★
OVERVIEW
Khalid Nadeem was chairman of the “Iran: Looking to the Future” session of the South Asia &...
ANALYSIS: Why the Potential for Another Donald Trump Presidency Is Making Iran Very Nervous
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
By Amin Naeni : PhD candidate at Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
There’s been much talk in recent months about what a possible second Donald Trump presidency in the...
ANALYSIS: Will the Israel-Hamas War Become a Regional Conflict?
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
By Jessica Genauer
Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Flinders University
Fears are escalating the conflict between Israel and Hamas could spill over into a broader war involving other countries in the region.
Neighbouring countries such...
ANALYSIS: Ten Conflicts to Watch in 2018
“Ten Conflicts to Watch in 2018”
Chatham House , London, February 6th, 2018
OVERVIEW
Patricia Lewis, Research Director on International Security at Chatham House, and Robert Malley, President and CEO of the International Crisis Group (ICG) discussed the International...
Hamas Can’t Be Destroyed Says IDF as Netanyahu Eyes War With Hezbollah
By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
Fighting continues in central and southern Gaza, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continue to encounter resistance from units of Hamas fighters, despite a...
