War of words: Israel & Iran
On the occasion of 40th anniversary of Iran’s revolution, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander said that the country’s military would raze Tel Aviv and Haifa to the ground if attacked by the...
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Shifting Middle Eastern sands spotlight diverging US-Saudi interests
A series of Gulf and Middle East-related developments suggest that resolving some of the Middle East’s most debilitating and devastating crises while ensuring that efforts to pressure Iran do not perpetuate the mayhem may...
To Be or Not To Be, Waivered: Iran Nuclear Deal
Iran Nuclear Deal Before Obama left the White House, there was considerable pressure on him to pull off a significant diplomatic success and live up to the expectations of being awarded the Nobel Peace...
Saudi Arabia and Iran: When it comes to exiles, the pot calls the kettle black
If Saudi Arabia is under pressure to give chapter and verse on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in its consulate in Istanbul, Iran risks straining relations with Europe at a time that...
Iran failed to persuade the UN’s highest court to overturn US sanctions
JEDDAH/THE HAGUE: Iran failed on Wednesday to persuade the UN’s highest court to overturn punishing US economic sanctions that have brought the country’s economy to its knees. The court ordered the US to lift...
EU Plan for Transactions With Iran is Important Step to Preserve JCPOA – Rouhani
“Europe has established a special institution for keeping its financial and monetary relations with Iran. The European financial institution is an important step and JCPOA’s survival depends on normal economic relations with Iran,” Rouhani said, as quoted by his press...
Fragility of Middle East alliances becomes ever more apparent Share
Three recent developments lay bare the fragility of Middle Eastern alliances and a rebalancing of their priorities: the Russian-Turkish compromise on an assault on the rebel-held Syrian region of Idlib, the fate of troubled Abu...
Turkey will strengthen observation posts in Idlib, Erdogan says
ANKARA: Turkey will strengthen its observation points in Syria’s northwest and work with Russia against radical groups, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. Speaking to members of his AK Party in Parliament, Erdogan also...
Sanctioning Iran, Developing Relations With India and the New Eeconomic Order
On May 8, 2018, President Donald Trump announced that the United States was withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and would re-impose sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran that had...
Unease, anger in Tehran as economy worsens
Just one shop among the thousands in Tehran’s sprawling Grand Bazaar can offer a tableau of the darkening mood descending across Iran as American sanctions again take hold. A salesman who wants to move...
