ANALYSIS: Iran-Pakistan Flare-up Rooted in Restive Borderlands, Not Mideast Strife
By Parisa Hafezi, Charlotte Greenfield and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam
DUBAI/ISLAMABAD, Jan 18 (Reuters) - An Iranian strike on Pakistan this week that drew a rapid military riposte and raised fears of greater regional turmoil was driven by Iran's efforts to reinforce...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Money Laundering Problem
By Ahmad Rafat
In a recent interview with the Khabar Online news agency, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has indicated that some influential people in Iran have benefited from money-laundering schemes. His comments have...
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...
ANALYSIS: The Outcome of Hamas-Israel War Is Uncertain
By Ahmad Rafat
Israel has said that its ground offensive will destroy Hamas in the Gaza Strip. While Israel will most likely win the military war against Hamas, it has no clear plan for administering...
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: Iran Has Executed 225 People Since Late March
By Ahmad Rafat
The Islamic Republic of Iran has conducted 70 executions in the space of two weeks. It is hanging people at the rate of three a day. Iranian authorities have executed 225 people...
ANALYSIS: Will Saudi Arabia Join US Maximum Pressure Policy on Iran, Replacing EU?
By Kayhan Life Staff
The war of words between Iran and Saudi Arabia has escalated in recent weeks, after Riyadh announced that its security forces had dismantled a terror cell operating under the auspices of...
ANALYSIS – Israel’s Gaza Challenge: Stopping Metal Tubes Turning Into Rockets
By Jonathan Saul, John Irish, Arshad Mohammed and Parisa Hafezi
JERUSALEM, May 23 (Reuters) - The Israel-Hamas conflict that ended with a ceasefire on Friday showed the Palestinian group's ability to build an arsenal of...
ANALYSIS: Iran Risks Severe Economic Downturn, Unrest as Renewed UN Sanctions Bite
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Iran's economy is at risk of simultaneous hyperinflation and severe recession, officials and analysts say, as clerical rulers scramble to preserve stability with limited room to manoeuvre after a snapback of U.N. sanctions.
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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...
