ANALYSIS: What Obama Writes About Iran In His Bestselling Memoir
By Ahmad Rafat
Former U.S. President Barack Obama’s memoir A Promised Land has been a mega-bestseller since its release on Nov. 17. As of late December, more than 3 million copies of the 751-page tome...
ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic Faces Imminent Return of International Sanctions
By Ahmad Rafat
Europe has issued a final warning to Iran, urging the Islamic Republic to take immediate action to prevent the reactivation of the "snapback" mechanism and the reimposition of international sanctions that were...
ANALYSIS: “In Conversation with Benjamin Netanyahu”
London, November 3, 2017 In a wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Robin Niblett CMG, Director of Chatham House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented his views on the politics and history of the Middle East and,...
ANALYSIS: Iran and Its Proxies and Widening Violence in the Middle East
By John Davison
Jan 18 (Reuters) - Iran launched missile strikes on three different countries this week - Iraq, Syria and Pakistan - while proxy militant groups it backs continue to target U.S. and Western interests and fight Israel, stoking...
ANALYSIS: A Look Back at 40 Years of Opposition to the Islamic Republic
By Majid Mohammadi
To fully understand the different aspects of the recent wave of civil unrest which quickly spread throughout the country after the Iranian government increased the price of fuel in late October, we...
ANALYSIS: Iran-Allied Militias, Other Groups, Blamed for Islamic State Advances in Iraq and Syria
By John Davison
JALAWLA, Iraq, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Yousif Ibrahim no longer travels by night along the roads around his hometown of Jalawla in northeastern Iraq. He fears getting caught up in attacks by...
ANALYSIS: Much of Iran Is Threatened By Drought and Water Scarcity
By Ahmad Rafat
Climate change poses a clear and present danger to our planet. The situation is even more critical in the Middle East and Iran, where water shortage, drought, and forest fires have turned...
ANALYSIS: As Tensions Soar in the Persian Gulf, Experts Call for Negotiation
By Natasha Phillips
JUNE 14 - Two alleged attacks on oil tankers close to the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf have inflamed relations between the U.S. and Iran and raised concerns that the...
EXCLUSIVE – Qatar Held Separate Talks With Iran, US on Nuclear, Drones
By Samia Nakhoul, Andrew Mills and Parisa Hafezi
Sept 20 (Reuters) - Qatar wants to capitalise on a U.S.-Iranian detainee deal that it mediated during months of delicate diplomacy to find common ground on a more intractable issue between...
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...
