ANALYSIS: How to Strike a Better Deal With Iran
By Natasha Phillips
The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal marked its four-year anniversary on 14 July but while its future hangs in the balance some analysts say the deal could be...
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 Arab Leaders of the Persian Gulf Are Staying Quiet — for Now
REUTERS: It’s generally reckoned to be one of Donald Trump’s few major foreign policy achievements. On August 13 2020, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel signed a historic agreement normalising relations between the...
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...
ANALYSIS: Europe Is Reluctant to Designate IRGC As A Terrorist Organization
By Ahmad Rafat
European governments are in the process of deciding whether to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
On Jan. 18, the European Parliament overwhelmingly supported a proposal urging the...
ANALYSIS: Hedge Funds Doubt Saudi Arabia Will Replace Iranian Oil
By John Kemp
LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Hedge fund managers are increasingly betting Saudi Arabia and its allies cannot or will not replace all the crude lost from the market when U.S. sanctions on...
ANALYSIS: Biden Sticks to Israel-Gaza Playbook, Irking Progressives and Allies
By Matt Spetalnick, Steve Holland and Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - With his muted response to the Gaza conflict, President Joe Biden is largely sticking to a time-worn U.S. playbook despite pressure from...
ANALYSIS- Iran’s Revolutionary Guards May Turn Parade Attack into Political Win
By Babak Dehghanpisheh and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
GENEVA/LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - An attack on a military parade in Iran is a blow to the image of its Revolutionary Guards, but the elite force could yet...
ANALYSIS: U.S. Tiptoes through Sanctions Minefield toward Iran Nuclear Deal
By Arshad Mohammed and Daphne Psaledakis
WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - As the United States searches for a path back to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, it is tiptoeing through a minefield laid by former...
ANALYSIS: Extended Talks on Iran, Trade, but Little Change After Biden-XI Virtual Meeting
By David Brunnstrom, Yew Lun Tian, Michael Martina and Gabriel Crossley
WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Nov 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping just completed their longest exchange as world leaders - but...
