ANALYSIS: Inside Israel’s New Iran Strategy
By Maysam Behravesh
(Maysam Behravesh is a multimedia journalist at the TV channel, Iran International. He is also a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science and an affiliated researcher at the Center for...
ANALYSIS: What Is Iran Regime-Backed Hezbollah and What Is Its Role in Lebanon?
BEIRUT, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Following are facts about Hezbollah, the Lebanese group locked in a swiftly escalating conflict with Israel:
WHAT ARE HEZBOLLAH'S ORIGINS?
Iran's Revolutionary Guards founded Hezbollah in 1982 during Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war, part of Tehran's...
ANALYSIS: Afghanistan Will Be the New Base of Operation for Iran and IRGC
By Kayhan Life Staff
Afghanistan is facing yet another crisis with Taliban forces extending territories under their control. The reactionary group, known for its inhumane treatment of Afghan citizens, has occupied several cities recently.
The Afghan...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Nuclear Talks In Vienna Reach Deadlock
By Ahmad Rafat
The fifth round of talks on the U.S. rejoining the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal, concluded in Vienna, Austria, without producing concrete results.
The...
ANALYSIS: With His Promises of Peace Unmet in Gaza and Ukraine, Trump May Find...
By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland
WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - With his campaign promises unfulfilled to quickly bring peace to Gaza and Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump has turned to another high-profile challenge that could be just as elusive: curbing Iran's...
How Türkiye Is Seizing More Middle East Power — At Iran’s Expense
KAYHAN-LONDON
English edition • Worldcrunch
Shahram Sabzevari
January 23, 2025
Discreet at first, Türkiye is now open in its backing for Syria's new ruler, Ahmad al-Sharaa, the Islamist rebel whose forces toppled the Iran-backed Bashar al-Assad. Indeed, Assad's fall...
ANALYSIS—How the Absence of Iran’s New Supreme Leader Is Becoming a Liability for the...
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall
DUBAI, July 10 - The whereabouts of Mojtaba Khamenei have been a mystery to Iranians and the rest of the world alike since his appointment as supreme leader a week after the strike that...
ANALYSIS: Europe Distances Itself from Iran
By Ahmad Rafat
Germany, Britain, and France have warned that they will withdraw from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal, if Tehran were to continue to...
ANALYSIS: The Outcome of Hamas-Israel War Is Uncertain
By Ahmad Rafat
Israel has said that its ground offensive will destroy Hamas in the Gaza Strip. While Israel will most likely win the military war against Hamas, it has no clear plan for administering...
ANALYSIS – Countries Where Iranian Oil and Gas Revenues Are Blocked
LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Iran has been unable to obtain tens of billions of dollars of its assets in foreign banks, mainly from exports of oil and gas, due to U.S. sanctions on its banking...
