Saturday, May 2, 2026

ANALYSIS: UN Blue Beret Units in Iran Are Being Used to Suppress Protests

By Kayhan Life Staff The blue beret units of the 23rd Mobile Division of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces (NEZAJA) held a military exercise on May 29 to mark the International Day...

ANALYSIS: America’s Unending Hostage Crisis with Iran

By Yeganeh Torbati and Joel Schectman WASHINGTON, August 1 (Reuters) - A year before leaving office, Barack Obama stunned the world with a prisoner trade with Iran. After more than a year of secret negotiations,...

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...

Albania Severs Ties with Iran, Expels Diplomats 

By Ahmad Rafat Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Sept. 7 that his country had severed ties with the Islamic Republic, giving Iranian diplomats 24 hours to leave the country. In a televised statement, Prime...

ANALYSIS: What Will UK Policy on Iran Look Like Under Liz Truss?

By Natasha Phillips The United Kingdom’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, faces difficult foreign policy decisions as she begins her mandate — not least among them Iran’s increasingly close relationship with Russia, and the Iran nuclear deal,...

ANALYSIS: Iran, Looking To The Future

special report “Iran: Looking To The Future” House of Commons South Asia &Middle East Forum London, April 18th, 2018 ★★★★★ OVERVIEW Khalid Nadeem was chairman of the “Iran: Looking to the Future” session of the South Asia &...

ANALYSIS: IRGC Is Main Obstacle in Talks to Revive Iran Nuclear Deal

By Ahmad Rafat In the past few weeks, there have been intense discussions on whether the U.S. should remove the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) from its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) in the...

ANALYSIS: Europe Alarmed By Iran’s Nuclear Program; U.S. Holding Back

By Ahmad Rafat European countries are increasingly worried about the Islamic Republic of Iran’s advancing nuclear program and a potential alteration of its nuclear doctrine. U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has further complicated the situation...

ANALYSIS – Iran-Backed Hezbollah Could Gain Ground in Lebanon’s Election

By Maya Gebeily TRIPOLI, Lebanon, May 9 (Reuters) - The stakes are high in Lebanon's election. The heavily armed Hezbollah movement has seen one of its main rivals descend into disarray, handing it an opportunity to cement...

ANALYSIS: Israel’s Military Operations Against Iran-Backed Armed Groups in the Middle East

By Jana Choukeir and Tala Ramadan DUBAI, March 18 (Reuters) - Israel has been fighting wars on several fronts in the Middle East since the Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked communities in the country in October 2023...