ANALYSIS: Covert Israeli-Saudi Meeting Sends Biden a Strong Message on Iran
RIYADH/JERUSALEM, Nov 27 (Reuters) - A historic meeting between Israel's prime minister and Saudi Arabia's crown prince has sent a strong signal to allies and enemies alike that the two countries remain deeply committed...
ANALYSIS: Iran Nuclear Talks May Soon Resume
By Ahmad Rafat
Enrique Mora, the European Union’s chief negotiator in the Vienna talks to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — the Iran nuclear deal — traveled to Tehran on May...
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,...
ANALYSIS: Assassinations in Iran Increase Tensions With Israel
DUBAI, June 22,(Reuters) - Iran said this week it will soon put on trial what it said were three Mossad-linked agents arrested in April amid simmering tensions between the Islamic Republic and arch-foe Israel who have been...
ANALYSIS: Lebanon, Navigating Crises, Conferences and Elections
SPECIAL REPORT
“Lebanon: Navigating crises, conferences and elections”
International Institute for Strategic Studies
London, April 4th 2018
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Overview
In a meeting chaired by Virginia Comolli, the International Institute For Strategy Studies (IISS) Senior Fellow for Security and Development, prospects...
ANALYSIS: Iran Is Closer Than Ever to Developing Nuclear Weapons
By Ahmad Rafat
In June 2015, the Islamic Republic and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, namely Britain, France, Russia, China and the U.S. plus Germany (P5+1), signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan...
ANALYSIS: How U.S. and Its Allies Plan to Counter Iran’s Regional Ambitions
Tehran remains defiant in the face of increasing economic and political pressures from the U.S. and its allies. Iranian leaders have refused to curb the country’s missile program, or comply with the 12 conditions...
ANALYSIS: After UAE and Bahrain Deals, Is Saudi Arabia Softening Its Stance on Israel?
By Marwa Rashad and Aziz El Yaakoubi
RIYADH/DUBAI, Sept 15 (Reuters) - When one of Saudi Arabia's leading clerics called this month for Muslims to avoid "passionate emotions and fiery enthusiasm" towards Jews, it was...
ANALYSIS – Iran Leaders in ‘Disarray’ Struggle to Close Ranks Over Protests – Analysts,...
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Iran's clerical rulers are eager to crush mass anti-government protests, but maneuvering over the eventual succession to the supreme leader and rifts over security tactics have complicated efforts to...
ANALYSIS-Iran Nuclear Deal Near Death, but West Not Ready to Pull Plug
By Arshad Mohammed, John Irish and Parisa Hafezi
WASHINGTON/PARIS/DUBAI, May 2 (Reuters) - Western officials have largely lost hope the Iran nuclear deal can be resurrected, sources familiar with the matter said, forcing them to weigh how to limit Iran's...
