Iranian Opposition Groups, Old and New, Mobilize Against the Regime
By Ahmad Rafat
The nationwide unrest which started in Mashhad, capital of the northeastern province of Khorasan, on December 28, and quickly spread to other parts of the country, breathed new life into various opposition...
ANALYSIS: Death of A Dervish – How The Revolutionary Guards Turned On One Of...
Potkin Azarmehr
Mohamad Raji, one of the Dervishes arrested during the recent clashes between Iran's security forces and the Gonabadi Dervishes, died on Sunday, while in custody. Raji was a former Revolutionary Guard, and considered a national...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Khamenei Holds Key to Talks With U.S.
By Ahmad Rafat
Joe Biden is the sixth U.S. president to have had to deal with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the past 31 years. Contrary to popular belief, and despite Mr. Biden’s...
ANALYSIS: Iran Nuclear Talks May Soon Resume
By Ahmad Rafat
Enrique Mora, the European Union’s chief negotiator in the Vienna talks to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — the Iran nuclear deal — traveled to Tehran on May...
ANALYSIS: How Could Iran Disrupt Gulf Oil Flows?
By Parisa Hafezi, Jonathan Saul and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
ANKARA/LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said last week that Tehran would block all exports through the Strait of Hormuz in the...
ANALYSIS: Bolton 2.0: Trump’s Tough Guy on Iran Picks His Battles
By Steve Holland, Jeff Mason and Jonathan Landay
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Hanging on a wall in John Bolton's West Wing office is a memento of his proudest achievement as national security adviser: a...
ANALYSIS: Saudi Crown Prince Acts To Realign Mideast Dynamics Amid Concern Over US Support
By Aziz El Yaakoubi
RIYADH, April 3 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's unpredictable crown prince is pushing hard to realign Middle East dynamics, engaging with old foes and orchestrating OPEC oil cuts like the ones on Sunday which...
ANALYSIS: UN Urged to Address Iran’s Human Rights Violations
By Natasha Phillips
Leading human rights organizations have called on the United Nations to address alleged human rights violations in Iran. The appeal was made in a March 24 letter addressed to member states of...
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: Biden Sticks to Israel-Gaza Playbook, Irking Progressives and Allies
By Matt Spetalnick, Steve Holland and Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - With his muted response to the Gaza conflict, President Joe Biden is largely sticking to a time-worn U.S. playbook despite pressure from...
