ANALYSIS: Exclusive Interview with an Afghan Member of the Quds Force
April 18, 2015 Four years have passed since the war in Syria began. Although the Islamic Republic of Iran first denied the involvement of its forces in the conflict; footprints pointed to the the direct...
ANALYSIS – Iran Crackdown May Burnish Raisi’s Credentials for Top Job
By Michael Georgy and Tom Perry
DUBAI, Oct 25 (Reuters) - By tightening curbs on women's rights, President Ebrahim Raisi has boosted his hardline credentials and possibly his prospects of becoming Iran's Supreme Leader, even at the cost...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Currency Collapse Raises Risk of Nationwide Unrest
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By Roshanak Astaraki
Iran’s accelerating currency crisis has propelled the U.S. dollar exchange rate to more than 130,000 tomans, heightening fears of widespread social unrest across the country as households suffer.
In recent days, Iran’s currency...
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: Iran and China’s Controversial 25-Year Deal
By Ahmad Rafat
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi signed a 25-year accord between the two countries on March 27 in Tehran. Many Iranians inside and outside the country...
ANALYSIS – Iran’s Response to Israel-UAE Pact: Tough Rhetoric, No Action
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Iran's clerical and military elite is turning up the volume of its rhetoric against a surprise agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Tehran's arch-foe Israel to normalise...
ANALYSIS: Iran and Britain’s History of Strained Relations
DUBAI, Jan 14 (Reuters) - British-Iranian relations, which have been strained for decades, were back in the spotlight after Iranian authorities executed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari for spying, charges he had denied.
Here is a timeline of...
ANALYSIS: Is the U.S. Resuming Nuclear Talks With Iran?
By Ahmad Rafat
There is no shortage of speculation around a new Iran nuclear deal.
There are ongoing talks between the Islamic Republic and U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration, which officials of both governments insist are...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Revolutionary Movement Poses A Severe Threat to Regime
By Ahmad Rafat
The nationwide protests sparked by the September death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini while in the custody of the morality police in Tehran have now subsided.
Yet there is ample evidence that the unrest,...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Water Resources Require Urgent Action
By Hamed Mohammadi and Roshanak Astaraki
Water has always occupied an important and unique place in the global culture and literature of Iran. It is no accident that the Persian nouns Abadi and Abadani (development, settlement, village) start with...
