Wednesday, August 19, 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: Iran’s Top Security Officials Prefer Direct Talks with U.S.

By Hamed Mohammadi During a speech at a military event on January 8, Brigadier-General Gholamhossein Gheybparvar, the head of the Basij Resistance Force, warned those pushing for a new round of talks with the U.S....

ANALYSIS: How to Strike a Better Deal With Iran

By Natasha Phillips The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal marked its four-year anniversary on 14 July but while its future hangs in the balance some analysts say the deal could be...

ANALYSIS: Iran Nuclear Talks Are Deadlocked Again

By Ahmad Rafat Negotiations in Vienna to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Iran nuclear deal, have reached an impasse once again. Despite the optimism expressed by several parties involved in...

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 – U.S. Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites Set up ‘Cat-and-Mouse’ Hunt for Missing...

By Francois Murphy and John Irish VIENNA, June 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Israeli bombing of Iranian nuclear sites creates a conundrum for U.N. inspectors in Iran: how can you tell if enriched uranium stocks, some of them near weapons...

ANALYSIS: World Leaders Discuss Iran at Centenary of End of WWI

By Ahmad Rafat November 12: More than 70 world leaders and senior government officials were in France last week for the Armistice ceremonies held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de...

ANALYSIS: Russia’s Influence In Islamic Republic of Iran Is Spreading

By Ahmad Rafat In recent weeks, the debate over Iran’s relationship with Russia has become one of the most contentious issues in the country’s domestic politics. From the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) to social media and...

ANALYSIS: Pakistan’s Vision for the Future

“Pakistan’s Vision for the Future” International Institute for Strategic Studies London, February 13th, 2018 OVERVIEW The meeting was chaired by Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, Senior Fellow for South Asia. Dr. Ahsan Iqbal, Pakistan’s Minister for Interior and Planning, Development and Reform, was...

ANALYSIS: Iran’s Currency Collapse Raises Risk of Nationwide Unrest 

https://kayhanlife.com/business/irans-currency-sinks-to-a-new-record-low/ 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...