Tuesday, March 31, 2026

ANALYSIS: As Iran Faces “Water Bankruptcy”, Drought Exposes Past Problems, Future Threats

By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT, July 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Severe water shortages in Iran in recent weeks have prompted electricity outages and even sparked deadly protests, but analysts say the underlying causes go back decades -...

ANALYSIS: What Obama Writes About Iran In His Bestselling Memoir

By Ahmad Rafat Former U.S. President Barack Obama’s memoir A Promised Land has been a mega-bestseller since its release on Nov. 17. As of late December, more than 3 million copies of the 751-page tome...

Iran: President’s Death Has Set Hardliners Jostling for Position to Replace Ageing Supreme Leader

SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION By Afshin Shahi The death of Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, in a helicopter crash in May plunged Iran into political uncertainly. Raisi’s death has set off an intense power struggle within the Islamic...

ANALYSIS- Iran’s Regime Enriches More Uranium as Gaza War Rages

By John Irish, Arshad Mohammed and Francois Murphy PARIS/WASHINGTON/VIENNA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The United States and its allies have few routes left to rein in Iran's nuclear work with prospects for talks long buried and tougher actions...

ANALYSIS: Europe’s Patience with Iran Wears Thin, Tiptoes Towards Trump

By Robin Emmott and John Irish BRUSSELS/PARIS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - In Tehran on Jan. 8 during a meeting with European envoys, Iranian officials abruptly stood up, walked out and slammed the door in an extraordinary...

ANALYSIS: Who Are the Men Serving in Iran’s IRGC, Basij, and Police Forces?

By Simorgh (Iran) The recent publication of photographs of underage children in riot police uniforms carrying compliance tools has raised eyebrows and sparked public outrage. However, a closer examination of the photographs shows that the small...

ANALYSIS: Envisioning an Endgame in Syria

“After Afrin and Sochi: Envisioning an Endgame in Syria” International Institute for Strategic Studies London, February 7th, 2018   OVERVIEW In a meeting chaired by Dr. Nicholas Redman, Director of Editorial at the International Institute For Strategic Studies (IISS), Emile Hokayem, the Senior...

ANALYSIS: “Iran’s Foreign Policy Priorities”

“Iran’s Foreign Policy Priorities” Chatham House London, February 22nd 2018 ★★★★★ OVERVIEW In a well-attended meeting at Chatham House, Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for political affairs who had previously served as the number two to Foreign Minister...

ANALYSIS: Why Europe Is Unlikely to Designate IRGC As Terrorist Group

By Kayhan Life Staff The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) was established in May 1979 on the orders of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic. Yet the Iranian armed forces celebrate the anniversary...

ANALYSIS: Strikes Threaten Survival of Islamic Republic

By Ahmad Rafat The nationwide protests in Iran, sparked by the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in the custody of the morality police on Sept. 16 in Tehran, have entered...