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

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[ANALYSIS] Pakistan-US Relations: New Challenges and Prospects

SPECIAL REPORT “Pakistan-US Relations: New Challenges and Prospects” International Institute for Strategic Studies London, March 13th 2018 ★★★★★ OVERVIEW In a meeting chaired by Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, the International Institute For Strategic Studies (ISS) Senior Fellow for South Asia, the veteran Pakistan...

ANALYSIS: Enforcing the Mandatory Hejab Is A Massive Economic Cost

By Roshanak Astaraki The suppression of women in Iran, most recently through the nationwide ‘Noor Project’ aimed at enforcing the mandatory hejab, has garnered significant attention both domestically and internationally. The Noor Project was launched...

ANALYSIS: Iranian Economy at Risk As U.S. Lifts Waivers on Oil Sanctions

  By Roshanak Astaraki On April 22, U.S. President Donald Trump ended sanctions exemptions on Iranian oil imports for China, India, Japan, South Korea, Italy, Greece, Taiwan, and Turkey. The measure will go into effect on...

ANALYSIS: Hitler and Reza Shah: Mullahs and Pro-Israel Writers Sing Together

By Amir Taheri That political life is full of surprises may be an old adage. However, there are times when something so unexpected happens that one has to look beyond surprise to understand it. One such...

ANALYSIS: Iran Prepares for New Round of Talks with The West

By Ahmad Rafat Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has instructed the Expediency Council to revisit the principal components of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations, in an apparent effort to pave the way...

EXCLUSIVE : Detained Italian Journalist Is Islamic Republic’s Latest Hostage

By Ahmad Rafat On Dec. 19, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) took the Italian journalist Cecilia Sala into custody as she was leaving Iran for Italy. After her detention, Sala was swiftly transferred to...

ANALYSIS: IRGC, Iran’s Leading Economic Force, May Withstand U.S. Assault 

By Natasha Phillips APRL.19 - Iran’s top military unit, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), has become the country’s most powerful economic actor, experts say. Its financial interests now span banking, construction, oil and gas...

ANALYSIS: Europe Alarmed By Iran’s Nuclear Program; U.S. Holding Back

By Ahmad Rafat European countries are increasingly worried about the Islamic Republic of Iran’s advancing nuclear program and a potential alteration of its nuclear doctrine. U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has further complicated the situation...

Hamas Can’t Be Destroyed Says IDF as Netanyahu Eyes War With Hezbollah

By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION Fighting continues in central and southern Gaza, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continue to encounter resistance from units of Hamas fighters, despite a...