Tuesday, August 4, 2026

ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic Is Badly Weakened in Mideast

By Ahmad Rafat The Islamic Republic of Iran is facing significant losses as a Middle Eastern power, not only in terms of its proxy armed groups but also in countries that were previously part of...

ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic Faces Imminent Return of International Sanctions

By Ahmad Rafat Europe has issued a final warning to Iran, urging the Islamic Republic to take immediate action to prevent the reactivation of the "snapback" mechanism and the reimposition of international sanctions that were...

ANALYSIS: Iran’s Lawsuit Against U.S. Is An Attempt to Stop Sanctions

In a tweet on July 14, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Iran had filed a lawsuit against the U.S. with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague “because Washington’s decision to impose...

ANALYSIS: Trump’s Return Is Major Worry For Khamenei

By Ahmad Rafat Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has called on government officials to firmly reject any “demands from the United States and Israel under any circumstances.” In a speech on Jan. 8 attended by senior...

ANALYSIS: Rise of Arab-Israel Axis Pushes Iran to Redouble Nuclear Talks Push

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, June 30 (Reuters) - The spectre of an emerging Arab-Israeli bloc that could tilt the Middle East balance of power further away from Iran is driving the Islamic Republic to pursue nuclear talks with world...

ANALYSIS: Saudi-Iran Deal Won’t Bring Peace to the Middle East but Will Enhance China’s...

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ANALYSIS: Why Record Numbers of People Are Migrating from Iran

By Kayhan Life Staff A record number of people have left Iran in recent years, including academics, engineers, doctors, nurses, athletes, skilled laborers and construction workers. Until a few years ago, the departing were students,...

ANALYSIS: Foes Over Ukraine, Russia and Western Unity Tested in Iran Talks

By John Irish, Parisa Hafezi and Francois Murphy PARIS/VIENNA, March 1 (Reuters) - Western powers and Russia have for almost a year worked closely to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, but the war in Ukraine is creating a...

ANALYSIS – Nagorno-Karabakh: Old Tensions Erupt Again Into Violence

Sept 27 (Reuters) - Nagorno-Karabakh is a mountainous and heavily-forested patch of land that sits inside the territory of ex-Soviet Azerbaijan. Under international law, Nagorno-Karabakh is recognised as part of Azerbaijan. But the ethnic Armenians who make...

ANALYSIS: How The Islamic Republic (IRI) Is Striving to Rebuild the ‘Axis of Resistance’

By Ahmad Rafat In late June, Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force (IRGC-QF), made an unannounced visit to Baghdad. At the same time, representatives from several groups, including Lebanon’s...