ANALYSIS: How Iran-EU Relations Are Strained by Terrorism and Sanctions
By Ahmad Rafat
The European Union announced a new set of sanctions on January 8 against a particular unit of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and against two individuals -- Asadollah Assadi and Saeed Hashemi Moghadam...
ANALYSIS: U.S. Urges Global Coalition Against the Islamic Republic of Iran
In a video message to the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised President Donald Trump’s administration for confronting the Islamic Republic of Iran’s harmful activities...
ANALYSIS: Europe’s Patience with Iran Wears Thin, Tiptoes Towards Trump
By Robin Emmott and John Irish
BRUSSELS/PARIS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - In Tehran on Jan. 8 during a meeting with European envoys, Iranian officials abruptly stood up, walked out and slammed the door in an extraordinary...
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: 2018, A Crisis Year for the Islamic Republic of Iran
By Ahmad Rafat
The year 2018 was arguably the most tumultuous year for the Islamic Republic since its inception nearly four decades ago. It started with nationwide unrest and street protests which persisted throughout 2018.
The...
ANALYSIS: Europe Concerned About Iran’s Regional Ambitions, Missile Program
By Ahmad Rafat
In a meeting on December 12 with the families of Iranian servicemen killed in the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88) and the Syria conflict, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the country had...
ANALYSIS- On Iraq’s Border with Syria, Iran-Backed Militia Warily Eye U.S. Forces
By John Davison
Iraq, Dec 12 (Reuters) - From a desert hillside guarded by Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitaries, commander Qasim Muslih can spot Islamic State hideouts across the frontier in Syria. But he also keeps a...
ANALYSIS: How Iran Spreads Disinformation Around the World
By Jack Stubbs and Christopher Bing
LONDON/WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) -Website Nile Net Online promises Egyptians "true news" from its offices in the heart of Cairo's Tahrir Square, "to expand the scope of freedom of...
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: 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...
