ANALYSIS-Frustrated Khamenei Pushed for Saudi-Iran Deal Clinched in China
By Parisa Hafezi, Aziz El Yaakoubi and James Pomfret
DUBAI, March 16 (Reuters) - Eager to end its political and economic isolation, Iran had been trying for two years to restore ties with its long-time rival Saudi Arabia, an Arab heavyweight...
ANALYSIS: Strikes Threaten Survival of Islamic Republic
By Ahmad Rafat
The nationwide protests in Iran, sparked by the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in the custody of the morality police on Sept. 16 in Tehran, have entered...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Worst Nightmare Would Be A Military-Led Revolt
By Kayhan Life Staff
Senior Iranian military officials have hailed lifting a 13-year UN arms embargo on Oct. 18 as a victory for the Islamic Republic. They say the measure will enable the country to...
ANALYSIS – Iran Leaders in ‘Disarray’ Struggle to Close Ranks Over Protests – Analysts,...
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Iran's clerical rulers are eager to crush mass anti-government protests, but maneuvering over the eventual succession to the supreme leader and rifts over security tactics have complicated efforts to...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Next President Could Be a Former IRGC Commander
By Roshanak Astaraki
Hossein Dehghan, a special advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is the only person so far to have formally announced his candidacy for the Iranian presidential elections, due to be...
What a Second Trump Presidency Might Mean for Iran and the Rest of the...
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
By Christopher Featherstone
Just over six months ahead of the US election, the world is starting to consider what a return to a Trump presidency might mean. While Americans might be weighing...
ANALYSIS: On Foreign Interference: An Interview with Dr. Mehrad Khonsari
By Ali Jalali
The Iranian authorities have accused a number of individuals and foreign powers of instigating the nationwide civil unrest, which started on December 28 in Mashhad, capital of northeastern Khorasan Province, and spread to other parts of the...
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: Women-Led Protests Are Shifting the West’s Attitude Towards Iran
By Ahmad Rafat
Western governments and politicians have finally focused their collective attention on the nationwide protests in Iran, sparked by the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old woman, who died while in the...
ANALYSIS-Iran Nuclear Deal Near Death, but West Not Ready to Pull Plug
By Arshad Mohammed, John Irish and Parisa Hafezi
WASHINGTON/PARIS/DUBAI, May 2 (Reuters) - Western officials have largely lost hope the Iran nuclear deal can be resurrected, sources familiar with the matter said, forcing them to weigh how to limit Iran's...
