ANALYSIS: Israel’s Killing of Hezbollah, Hamas Leaders Won’t Reduce Threat
By Hamed Mohammadi
Four months into the military operation in the Gaza Strip, Israeli military and security organizations have launched an unprecedented operation to assassinate senior officials of Hamas and Hezbollah.
Except for Salah al-Arouri --...
ANALYSIS: How Is Invasion of Ukraine Impacting Iran Nuclear Deal?
By Ahmad Rafat
In comments reported by domestic and international news organizations, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said that 98 percent of issues had been resolved during the recent round of talks in Vienna...
ANALYSIS: To Contain Iran, Look First To Yemen – Not Sanctions
By Carlos Pascual
April 30 (Reuters) - In the Middle East, all eyes are fixed on Syria’s ongoing carnage and the international response to the latest chemical attack by Bashar al-Assad’s regime. But if the...
ANALYSIS: Afghanistan Will Be the New Base of Operation for Iran and IRGC
By Kayhan Life Staff
Afghanistan is facing yet another crisis with Taliban forces extending territories under their control. The reactionary group, known for its inhumane treatment of Afghan citizens, has occupied several cities recently.
The Afghan...
What Could Raisi’s Death Mean for Stability in Iran and Beyond? Expert Q&A
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
By Scott Lucas
A helicopter carrying Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials crashed in the mountainous north-west reaches of Iran on Sunday 20 May, sparking a rescue operation in thick fog...
ANALYSIS: Iran Regime’s Allies in Iraq Are Firing at Israel. What if They Draw...
By Timour Azhari and Laila Bassam
BAGHDAD, June 4 (Reuters) - Iran-backed Shi'ite armed groups in Iraq have ramped up rocket and missile attacks on Israel in recent weeks, raising concerns in Washington and among some Iranian allies...
ANALYSIS: How the Iran-Backed Houthis Rule in Yemen
By Maggie Michael and Amr Alfiky
ADEN, Yemen, Oct 15 (REUTERS) - Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi paramilitary has been lionized at pro-Palestinian protests around the world and on social media for its missile strikes on Israel over the...
ANALYSIS: How Hostage Taking Is An Integral Part of Iran’s Foreign Policy
By Ahmad Rafat
Holding foreign nationals and Iranians with dual citizenship hostage, and demanding money or a prisoner swap for their freedom, has been an integral part of the Islamic Republic’s transactional foreign policy since...
ANALYSIS – Strait of Hormuz: The World’s Most Important Oil Artery
LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - Iran has said it would block the Strait of Hormuz if it was barred from using the strategic waterway through which about a fifth of oil that is consumed...
ANALYSIS: How Likely Is a War Between Israel and Iran?
By Natasha Phillips
MAR. 21 - Israel has often been a “hair’s breadth away” from war with Iran-backed Hezbollah, former Israel Defence Forces (IDF) chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot told The Times of Israel on...
