ANALYSIS: Iran Protests and the Silence of Champagne Socialists
By Sam Ghafarzadeh, Economic Analyst
The recent protests in Iran, which started on December 28, 2017 in Mashhad, the holiest and second largest city of Iran, spread rapidly across the nation for more than a week, causing...
ANALYSIS: On Foreign Interference: An Interview with Dr. Mehrad Khonsari
By Ali Jalali
The Iranian authorities have accused a number of individuals and foreign powers of instigating the nationwide civil unrest, which started on December 28 in Mashhad, capital of northeastern Khorasan Province, and spread to other parts of the...
ANALYSIS: Russia-Turkey Analysis
RUSSIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS
International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
London, TEMPLE, 18th January, 2018
“Russian-Turkish Rapprochement: Implications for the West”
Oksana Antonenko, a former IISS Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia, a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Institute for Global Affairs...
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: The Future of the Iran Nuclear Deal
London, October 24, 2017 Key Points from a Meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Iran: Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA,) held at the House of Commons (Committee Room 12.)
Introduction In a well-attended 90-minute meeting...
ANALYSIS: Inside Trump’s Middle East Mess
By Amir Handjani
June 14, 2017 (Reuters) President Donald Trump’s attempt to bring peace and stability to the Middle East has backfired. He has put a major U.S. ally, Qatar, in a geopolitical crisis and...
ANALYSIS: Arab Rift Deepens Woes for Gulf Airlines
By Tim Hepher and Victoria Bryan
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) June 7, 2017 A bust-up between Arab powers has dealt a blow to supercarriers already hurt by low oil prices and laptop bans, exposing the sensitivity of...
ANALYSIS: Elections: Allegations of Corruption and Influence Peddling
May 20, 2017
By Roshanak Asteraki
Hostilities between reformist and conservative camps have reached a toxic level ahead of the presidential elections on Friday 19 May 2017.
Reformist President Hassan Rouhani and Ebrahim Raisi, a conservative cleric...
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]Exclusive: Interview with a Member of the Airborne Special Forces Brigade Operating in Syria
Kayhan London Exclusive: IRGC hero-making operation increasing Iranian casualties in Syria
Thursday, May 19, 2016 For sometime now Iran has deployed the 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade, known as NOHED, in Syria. This is in addition to...
