ANALYSIS: What Are Iran’s Chances of Securing An IMF Loan?
By Hamed Mohammadi
The U.S. plans to block Iran’s request for a $5 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to fight the Coronavirus epidemic, according to Western media reports. The U.S., the IMF’s largest...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Exclusion from Munich Conference Is A Victory For Pro-Democracy Movement
By Ahmad Rafat
The Islamic Republic has been excluded from this year’s Munich Security Conference (MSC), held from 17 to 19 Feb.
The MSC’s decision marks the first time Iran and Russia will not have representatives...
ANALYSIS: President Macron’s Efforts to Save the Iran Nuclear Deal
By Hamed Mohammadi
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif made a surprise visit to the seaside town of Biarritz, France on August 25, where he met and held talks with President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines...
Why Iran’s Regime Is Cracking Down On Celebrities Now
Angered by the world's reactions to its brutal crackdown on weeks of mass protests, Iran's clerical regime has turned on both prominent and less prominent voices and faces in the arts and sports, to...
ANALYSIS: Lebanese Army Walks Political Tightrope to Disarm Hezbollah
By Maya Gebeily and Laila Bassam
BEIRUT, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Lebanon's army has blown up so many Hezbollah arms caches that it has run out of explosives, as it races to meet a year-end deadline to...
[ANALYSIS] Pakistan-US Relations: New Challenges and Prospects
SPECIAL REPORT
“Pakistan-US Relations:
New Challenges and Prospects”
International Institute for Strategic Studies
London, March 13th 2018
★★★★★
OVERVIEW
In a meeting chaired by Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, the International Institute For Strategic Studies (ISS) Senior Fellow for South Asia, the veteran Pakistan...
ANALYSIS: Fragile Iran Deal Offers Oil Relief, but Hormuz Risks Remain
By Ron Bousso
LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Iran deal ending months of fighting and reopening the Strait of Hormuz will prompt a collective sigh of relief from energy exporters and importers alike. But the fragile calm may not...
ANALYSIS: Iran and U.S. Enter Third Round of Nuclear Talks
By Ahmad Rafat
Negotiations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States, mediated by the Sultanate of Oman, are currently under way.
The third round of talks is scheduled for April 26 in Muscat,...
ANALYSIS- Iran’s Economy to Suffer but Likely Ride out US Sanctions Storm
By Parisa Hafezi and Jonathan Saul
DUBAI/LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Iran is likely to ride out the storm from U.S. oil sanctions, suffering recession but no economic meltdown, thanks to rising crude prices and...
ANALYSIS: Iran Is Closer Than Ever to Developing Nuclear Weapons
By Ahmad Rafat
In June 2015, the Islamic Republic and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, namely Britain, France, Russia, China and the U.S. plus Germany (P5+1), signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan...
