ANALYSIS: After UAE and Bahrain Deals, Is Saudi Arabia Softening Its Stance on Israel?
By Marwa Rashad and Aziz El Yaakoubi
RIYADH/DUBAI, Sept 15 (Reuters) - When one of Saudi Arabia's leading clerics called this month for Muslims to avoid "passionate emotions and fiery enthusiasm" towards Jews, it was...
Iran’s Gasoline Crisis: Clean Labels, Toxic Reality
By Kayhan Life and Kayhan London Staff
Leaked data from Iran’s energy sector offer a rare, unvarnished look at how the country’s gasoline crisis has been managed—and mismanaged—over the past decade. The documents suggest a...
ANALYSIS – U.S. Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites Set up ‘Cat-and-Mouse’ Hunt for Missing...
By Francois Murphy and John Irish
VIENNA, June 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Israeli bombing of Iranian nuclear sites creates a conundrum for U.N. inspectors in Iran: how can you tell if enriched uranium stocks, some of them near weapons...
ANALYSIS: How Iran Has Turned Itself Into a Pariah State
By Ahmad Rafat
Every action taken by the Islamic Republic in the past year has secured the regime’s status as a pariah state. These include scaling back its commitments to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan...
ANALYSIS: What Are Iran’s Chances of Securing An IMF Loan?
By Hamed Mohammadi
The U.S. plans to block Iran’s request for a $5 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to fight the Coronavirus epidemic, according to Western media reports. The U.S., the IMF’s largest...
ANALYSIS: The Hostage Trade Is Central to Iran’s Foreign Policy
By Ahmad Rafat
Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian official, was convicted of war crimes and murder in May 2022 by a Swedish court. The court held 93 hearings before delivering the verdict. Nouri was sentenced...
ANALYSIS: Iran-Pakistan Flare-up Rooted in Restive Borderlands, Not Mideast Strife
By Parisa Hafezi, Charlotte Greenfield and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam
DUBAI/ISLAMABAD, Jan 18 (Reuters) - An Iranian strike on Pakistan this week that drew a rapid military riposte and raised fears of greater regional turmoil was driven by Iran's efforts to reinforce...
ANALYSIS: UN Blue Beret Units in Iran Are Being Used to Suppress Protests
By Kayhan Life Staff
The blue beret units of the 23rd Mobile Division of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces (NEZAJA) held a military exercise on May 29 to mark the International Day...
ANALYSIS: Arab Rift Deepens Woes for Gulf Airlines
By Tim Hepher and Victoria Bryan
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) June 7, 2017 A bust-up between Arab powers has dealt a blow to supercarriers already hurt by low oil prices and laptop bans, exposing the sensitivity of...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Ruling Factions Are Deeply Divided On Nuclear Deal
By Hamed Mohammadi
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met the Vatican’s Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, and Secretary for Relations with State, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, in Vatican City on July 13.
Mr. Abdollahian assured...
