Sunday, June 14, 2026

ANALYSIS: Iran’s Energy Crisis Signals Imminent National Catastrophe

By Kayhan Life Staff Indicators of an energy crisis in Iran have been apparent for some time, but new developments have emerged in recent weeks. The Ministry of Energy has taken the unprecedented step of...

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...

ANALYSIS: Who Could Be the Successor to Ali Khamenei?

By Ahmad Rafat Elections (or, more accurately, appointments) of 290 seats in the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) and 88 seats in the sixth Assembly of Experts (which has the power to appoint Iran’s Supreme Leader) were held on...

ANALYSIS: Why Arab Leaders of the Persian Gulf Are Staying Quiet — for Now

REUTERS: It’s generally reckoned to be one of Donald Trump’s few major foreign policy achievements. On August 13 2020, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel signed a historic agreement normalising relations between the...

ANALYSIS: Russia-Turkey Analysis

RUSSIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) London,  TEMPLE, 18th January, 2018 “Russian-Turkish Rapprochement: Implications for the West”  Oksana Antonenko, a former IISS Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia, a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Institute for Global Affairs...

ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic Is Threatened By Internal Divisions, Risk of War

By Roshanak Astaraki   The Islamic Republic is currently facing multiple threats to its survival. Divisions between the government and the people have grown deeper, and tensions with the U.S. and Israel have escalated, pushing Iran...

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...

ANALYSIS: Iran Cracks Down on Hijab Violations, Sends Cellphone Warnings

By Firouzeh Nordstrom On July 6, 2019, the head of Tehran’s “Prosecutor’s Office for Guidance,” Mohammad Mehdi Haji-Mohammadi, said his office had launched an official channel (@dadresa_ershad), available on various messaging platforms including Telegram, where...

ANALYSIS: How the Iran-Backed Houthis Rule in Yemen

By Maggie Michael and Amr Alfiky ADEN, Yemen, Oct 15 (REUTERS) - Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi paramilitary has been lionized at pro-Palestinian protests around the world and on social media for its missile strikes on Israel over the...

ANALYSIS: What Is Iran’s Role in the Future of Lebanon?

By Ahmad Rafat   The head of Lebanon’s Maronite Church, Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, has warned against the perils facing the country and has called for early parliamentary elections. “Lebanon is facing its biggest danger,” Patriarch al-Rahi...