Saturday, January 24, 2026

ANALYSIS: Iran’s Achilles’ Heel? Security Gaps and Possible Enemy Infiltration

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The killing of Iran's top nuclear scientist has exposed security gaps which suggest its security forces may have been infiltrated and that the Islamic Republic is vulnerable to...

ANALYSIS: Israel’s Attack on Iran Paves the Way For Future Military Actions

By Ahmad Rafat In the early morning hours of Oct. 26, Israel launched a series of attacks on facilities across three provinces in Iran as a retaliation for the missile strike conducted by the Islamic...

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: Leaked Iranian Military Memos Show Splits Within the Armed Forces

By Hamed Mohammadi The brutal crackdown on the recent nationwide protests over a fuel price hike, which left at least 300 people dead and scores of others injured, has failed to dissuade people from planning...

ANALYSIS: A Marriage of Convenience Bolsters Iran’s Mideast Presence

By Ahmad Rafat The Lebanese press and broadcast media have reported extensively on the recent marriage between Zeinab Soleimani, the daughter of General Ghasem Soleimani -- the slain commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’...

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: What Is the Iran-Regime Funded Hezbollah Group Backing Hamas Against Israel?

BEIRUT, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah has been exchanging fire with Israeli forces across the border since its Palestinian ally Hamas in Gaza and Israel went to war on Oct. 7. The violence on the frontier between Israel and Lebanon...

ANALYSIS: Iran’s Ruling Factions Are Deeply Divided On Nuclear Deal

By Hamed Mohammadi Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met the Vatican’s Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, and Secretary for Relations with State, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, in Vatican City on July 13. Mr. Abdollahian assured...

ANALYSIS: Iraqi Protests Complicate Country’s Close Ties With Iran

By Natasha Phillips Violent demonstrations have rocked Iraq’s capital Baghdad and several of its southern cities in recent weeks, causing the deaths of more than 260 protesters, as Iraqis protest government corruption, economic hardship and...

ANALYSIS: Iran’s Elections Are Setback for Khamenei 

By Ahmad Rafat On June 28, Iran held an election to choose a successor for the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on May 19 while returning from a visit...