ANALYSIS: As Tensions Soar in the Persian Gulf, Experts Call for Negotiation
By Natasha Phillips
JUNE 14 - Two alleged attacks on oil tankers close to the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf have inflamed relations between the U.S. and Iran and raised concerns that 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...
ANALYSIS: Iran Protests and the Silence of Champagne Socialists
By Sam Ghafarzadeh, Economic Analyst
The recent protests in Iran, which started on December 28, 2017 in Mashhad, the holiest and second largest city of Iran, spread rapidly across the nation for more than a week, causing...
ANALYSIS: “In Conversation with Benjamin Netanyahu”
London, November 3, 2017 In a wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Robin Niblett CMG, Director of Chatham House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented his views on the politics and history of the Middle East and,...
ANALYSIS: How Iran-EU Relations Are Strained by Terrorism and Sanctions
By Ahmad Rafat
The European Union announced a new set of sanctions on January 8 against a particular unit of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and against two individuals -- Asadollah Assadi and Saeed Hashemi Moghadam...
ANALYSIS: Iran and Israel Are On the Brink of An All-Out Military Conflict
By Ahmad Rafat
In the aftermath of the large-scale drone and missile attack launched by the Islamic Republic on Israel on April 13 and 14, there are heightened concerns about the possibility of a full-blown...
ANALYSIS: After Currency Devaluation, Iran’s Economic Outlook Is Bleak
By Roshanak Astaraki
The Iranian foreign exchange (forex or FX) market experienced one of its most volatile periods in the last week of January, with a dramatic devaluation of the Iranian rial.
On Jan. 23, the...
ANALYSIS – Lebanon Is Dragged Back Into Eye of Iranian-Saudi Storm
By Tom Perry and Ghaida Ghantous
BEIRUT, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Already mired in economic collapse, Lebanon is facing a blast of the Persian Gulf's Arab anger after a prominent broadcaster-turned-minister levelled blunt criticism at...
ANALYSIS: Assassinations in Iran Increase Tensions With Israel
DUBAI, June 22,(Reuters) - Iran said this week it will soon put on trial what it said were three Mossad-linked agents arrested in April amid simmering tensions between the Islamic Republic and arch-foe Israel who have been...
ANALYSIS: Iraq Is the New Battleground for Iran and Israel
By Ahmad Rafat
Israel has opened a new front in its war against Iran. After Lebanon and Syria, the conflict between the two countries has now spread to Iraq.
There have been a series of...
