Sunday, August 9, 2026

ANALYSIS – Despite Talk of Options on Iran, U.S. Has Few Good Ones

By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has few real diplomatic alternatives to trying to persuade Iran to resume compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal and all appear harder to achieve, current...

ANALYSIS: Why the Potential for Another Donald Trump Presidency Is Making Iran Very Nervous

SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION By Amin Naeni : PhD candidate at Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University There’s been much talk in recent months about what a possible second Donald Trump presidency in the...

Iranians Are Using ‘Algospeak’ To Evade Censorship

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ANALYSIS – Coronavirus and Sanctions Hit Iran’s Support of Proxies in Iraq

July 2 - Iran’s financial and military support for Shi’ite proxy paramilitary groups in Iraq, a linchpin of its regional foreign policy, has been dramatically disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic and U.S. sanctions, according to people...

ANALYSIS: Who Will Benefit From the U.S. Rejoining the Iran Nuclear Deal?

By Kayhan Life Staff Islamic Republic officials hope that the U.S. will rejoin the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal, when President-Elect Joe Biden assumes office in...

ANALYSIS: Rise of Arab-Israel Axis Pushes Iran to Redouble Nuclear Talks Push

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, June 30 (Reuters) - The spectre of an emerging Arab-Israeli bloc that could tilt the Middle East balance of power further away from Iran is driving the Islamic Republic to pursue nuclear talks with world...

ANALYSIS – U.S. Congress May Squawk Over a New Iran Deal but Is Unlikely...

By Patricia Zengerle and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Despite threats from nearly three dozen Republican senators to thwart a revived Iran nuclear deal and the misgivings of some top Democrats, there is little chance the U.S....

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: “Afghanistan: Looking to the Future”

SPECIAL REPORT “Afghanistan: Looking to the Future” South Asia and Middle East Forum House of Commons London, October 25th, 2018 ★★★★★ Overview The South Asia and Middle East Forum (SAME) hosted a special session entitled, ‘Afghanistan: Looking to the Future,’ on...

ANALYSIS: Trump’s Iran Decision Gives Gift To Putin

By David A. Andelman May 15 (Reuters) - Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear accord has brought a bonus for the Kremlin. The U.S. president’s Iran action means that Vladimir Putin could...