Tuesday, January 13, 2026

ANALYSIS: Trump’s Iran Decision Gives Gift To Putin

By David A. Andelman May 15 (Reuters) - Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear accord has brought a bonus for the Kremlin. The U.S. president’s Iran action means that Vladimir Putin could...

ANALYSIS – Khamenei’s Election Agenda May Slow Revival of Iran Nuclear Deal

By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish DUBAI, May 24 (Reuters) - Weary negotiators appear increasingly unlikely to revive a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers before the Islamic Republic's June presidential election, but an extension...

ANALYSIS: Dissent by Public Figures Has Amplified the Protest Across Iran – And the...

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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...

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...
A woman carries a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

ANALYSIS: What Is Iran Regime-Backed Hezbollah and What Is Its Role in Lebanon?

BEIRUT, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Following are facts about Hezbollah, the Lebanese group locked in a swiftly escalating conflict with Israel: WHAT ARE HEZBOLLAH'S ORIGINS? Iran's Revolutionary Guards founded Hezbollah in 1982 during Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war, part of Tehran's...

ANALYSIS- Iran’s Revolutionary Guards May Turn Parade Attack into Political Win

By Babak Dehghanpisheh and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin GENEVA/LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - An attack on a military parade in Iran is a blow to the image of its Revolutionary Guards, but the elite force could yet...

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...

Hamas Can’t Be Destroyed Says IDF as Netanyahu Eyes War With Hezbollah

By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION Fighting continues in central and southern Gaza, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continue to encounter resistance from units of Hamas fighters, despite a...

ANALYSIS: Iran’s Next President Could Be a Former IRGC Commander

By Roshanak Astaraki   Hossein Dehghan, a special advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is the only person so far to have formally announced his candidacy for the Iranian presidential elections, due to be...