ANALYSIS – Currency Crisis Impoverishes Iranians, Strains Economic Defences
By Parisa Hafezi and Davide Barbuscia
DUBAI, July 7 (Reuters) - Desperate to afford her daughter's overseas university fees, 58-year-old retired Iranian teacher Maryam Hosseini withdrew all her savings from the bank to buy U.S. dollars.
It...
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: Was the Death of Raisi An Accident or An Act of Sabotage?
By Ahmad Rafat
The helicopter crash that on May 19 claimed the life of Ebrahim Raisi, the eighth president of the Islamic Republic of Iran has sparked intense speculation regarding the true nature of the...
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,...
3 Years After the Taliban’s Return, Afghanistan Is a Broken Country Swarming With Terrorists...
By Amin Saikal
Source: THE CONVERSATION
This week marks the third year since America’s retreat from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return to power.
The United States had intervened in Afghanistan in response to the September 11 2001...
ANALYSIS: Russia’s Influence In Islamic Republic of Iran Is Spreading
By Ahmad Rafat
In recent weeks, the debate over Iran’s relationship with Russia has become one of the most contentious issues in the country’s domestic politics. From the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) to social media and...
ANALYSIS: Why the West Seeks to Avoid Ukraine-Like Conflict in Mideast
By Hamed Mohammadi
It has been nearly four months since the Oct. 7 deadly attack by Hamas on Israel, which sparked the war in Gaza. During the same period, the Houthi rebels in Yemen have...
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: In Saddam Strongholds That Fought America, Iraqis Fear a U.S. Departure
By John Davison and Ahmed Rasheed
FALLUJAH, Iraq, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Abu Arkan Ibrahim picked up a rifle and joined the Iraqi insurgency against U.S. troops when they occupied his hometown of Fallujah in...
ANALYSIS: Who Are the Men Serving in Iran’s IRGC, Basij, and Police Forces?
By Simorgh (Iran)
The recent publication of photographs of underage children in riot police uniforms carrying compliance tools has raised eyebrows and sparked public outrage.
However, a closer examination of the photographs shows that the small...
