ANALYSIS-U.S. Says U.N. Sanctions on Iran to Be Reimposed Saturday. What Does That Mean?
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration says that on Saturday (2000 EDT/0000 GMT Sunday) all United Nations sanctions on Iran have to be restored and a conventional arms embargo...
ANALYSIS: Assassinations in Iran Increase Tensions With Israel
DUBAI, June 22,(Reuters) - Iran said this week it will soon put on trial what it said were three Mossad-linked agents arrested in April amid simmering tensions between the Islamic Republic and arch-foe Israel who have been...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Militia Networks in the Middle East and Africa
By Ahmad Rafat
Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has given the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) one month to either integrate the Iraqi military or lay down its arms and become a political organization.
The PMF, also...
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: Hamid Nouri’s Life Sentence Is A Condemnation of Iran
By Ahmad Rafat
On July 14, a court in Stockholm found Hamid Nouri, an Iranian official, guilty of “crimes against humanity,” “war crimes,” and “premeditated murder,” sentencing him to life in prison.
The court found that...
ANALYSIS: U.S. May Be Getting Ready to Resume Talks With Iran
By Hamed Mohammadi
On June 4, the Iranian authorities released Michael White, a U.S. Navy veteran who had been arrested in July 2018 in the city of Mashhad, the capital of the northeastern province of...
ANALYSIS: Iran Prepares for New Round of Talks with The West
By Ahmad Rafat
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has instructed the Expediency Council to revisit the principal components of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations, in an apparent effort to pave the way...
ANALYSIS: Iranian Security Forces Are Bracing For New Wave of Protests
By Kayhan Life Staff
Fearing that the chronic economic crisis could spark another nationwide protest, the country’s security apparatus, particularly the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and the Basij (volunteer paramilitary forces), have been trying...
ANALYSIS – Israel’s Gaza Challenge: Stopping Metal Tubes Turning Into Rockets
By Jonathan Saul, John Irish, Arshad Mohammed and Parisa Hafezi
JERUSALEM, May 23 (Reuters) - The Israel-Hamas conflict that ended with a ceasefire on Friday showed the Palestinian group's ability to build an arsenal of...
ANALYSIS-Smoldering Iran Nuclear Crisis Risks Catching Fire
Arshad Mohammed, John Irish, Jonathan Landay and Parisa Hafezi
WASHINGTON/PARIS/DUBAI, May 5 (Reuters) - Even as the United States and its European allies grapple with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and rising tensions with China, the smoldering crisis...
