ANALYSIS – Iran Vote Points to Hardline Goal of Long-Term Power – Analysts
By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish
DUBAI, June 21 (Reuters) - A hardline victory in Iran's presidential election has tilted the domestic balance of power towards the country's anti-Western clergy and away from officials chosen by...
ANALYSIS: Reopening of Iran Nuclear Talks Poses Challenges to the U.S.
By Ahmad Rafat
While some White House remarks reveal that there are serious problems with the rebooting of the JCPOA, they also signal a new diplomatic game, which began when President Biden took office a...
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: 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: The Iranian Economy Is On the Brink of Collapse
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iran has seen an unprecedented acceleration in its inflation rate over the last few weeks. Economists attribute this rise to the depletion of the government’s foreign exchange reserves, the high rate...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s New President Is Unlikely to Alter Nation’s Foreign Policy
By Kayhan Life Staff
On July 6, Masoud Pezeshkian was elected president of the 14th government of the Islamic Republic of Iran amidst a muddle of crises across all sectors. Even the most optimistic analysts...
ANALYSIS: Iraqi Protests Complicate Country’s Close Ties With Iran
By Natasha Phillips
Violent demonstrations have rocked Iraq’s capital Baghdad and several of its southern cities in recent weeks, causing the deaths of more than 260 protesters, as Iraqis protest government corruption, economic hardship and...
ANALYSIS: The UN Nuclear Watchdog’s Long List of Difficulties in Iran
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, May 6 (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi will hold talks with senior officials in Iran on Monday and Tuesday, hoping to bolster his agency's oversight of Iran's nuclear activities.
Since then-President Donald Trump's decision in 2018...
ANALYSIS-Tanker Attacks Seen as Calibrated but Risky Iranian Response to U.S. Sanctions
By Babak Dehghanpisheh
GENEVA, June 18 (Reuters) - If, despite its firm denials, Iran was behind attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf last week and a further four last month, they represent a calibrated yet...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Economic Crisis Is Set to Worsen
By Roshanak Astaraki
Iran is experiencing the most severe economic crisis in 100 years, with ordinary Iranians and wage-earners bearing the brunt of the hardship. The Islamic Republic’s 13th government, headed by President Ebrahim Raisi,...
