Saturday, July 11, 2026

ANALYSIS: U.S. Could Soon Engage in Negotiations With Islamic Republic

By Ahmad Rafat President Donald Trump of the United States and his advisors have consistently expressed their intention to engage in negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran and pressure Tehran’s leadership into altering its...

ANALYSIS: After Currency Devaluation, Iran’s Economic Outlook Is Bleak 

By Roshanak Astaraki The Iranian foreign exchange (forex or FX) market experienced one of its most volatile periods in the last week of January, with a dramatic devaluation of the Iranian rial. On Jan. 23, the...

ANALYSIS: Iran Will Play No Role in Syria’s Future

By Ahmad Rafat When Syrian people poured into the streets on March 15, 2011, demanding sweeping political reforms, they did not expect their anti-government protests to spark a devastating civil war that still rages today. The...
European Commission's Federica Mogherini

ANALYSIS: Europe Distances Itself from Iran

By Ahmad Rafat Germany, Britain, and France have warned that they will withdraw from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal, if Tehran were to continue to...

ANALYSIS: As Iran Toughens Stance, Hopes for Nuclear Thaw Before June Diminish

By John Irish, Parisa Hafezi and Arshad Mohammed PARIS, March 25 (Reuters) - The odds of Washington and Tehran making progress to revive the 2015 nuclear deal before Iran's June elections have dwindled after Iran...

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: Iran’s Money Laundering Problem

By Ahmad Rafat In a recent interview with the Khabar Online news agency, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has indicated that some influential people in Iran have benefited from money-laundering schemes. His comments have...

ANALYSIS: How Bullying Iran Could Backfire For Trump

By Seyed Hossein Mousavian May 1 (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Iran of lying “big time” about its nuclear program. In a theatrical announcement Monday, the Israeli prime minister presented files and CDs that he...

ANALYSIS: Oil Traders Sanguine About Risks From Israel-Iran Conflict

By John Kemp LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - Petroleum prices have fallen following Iran's missile and drone assault on Israel, confounding expectations that the escalation of the shadow war would cause them to rise. Like major industrial accidents, extreme...

ANALYSIS -From Doha, EU Limits Diplomacy With Taliban to Afghan Aid

By Robin Emmott and John Chalmers BRUSSELS, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The European Union will focus on humanitarian aid as it figures out how to deal with the Taliban, aiming on an informal arrangement with...