Washington’s Decision to Talk to Iran: An Act of Geopolitical Prudence
The news of the US is willing for talk with Iran to revive the Iran Nuclear deal is one of the most significant development for peace and security of the region and the world....
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Iranian Influence in Middle Eastern Geopolitics
The aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq awakened a window of opportunity for sectarian conflicts. Iran’s everlasting endeavours to possess political power in Iraq has distressed the overall geopolitical climate in the Middle...
Whither the Iran Nuclear Deal?
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The incoming Biden administration is keen to return to the nuclear deal with Iran, provided it contains “some amendments.” This is in contrast to the Europeans, who are mostly willing to return to...
Qasem Soleimani: Red Hand Worrier
Iran is a longstanding victim of pre-emptive targeted killings and attempted assassinations of military officials and nuclear scientists by foreign powers. After 2007, seven nuclear scientists were the target of assassination attempts. Recently, on...
The Assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: What Are the Iranian Regime’s Options?
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This past Friday, the architect of the Iranian nuclear program, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was assassinated in a well-organized raid 70 km outside the city of Tehran. A commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard...
Book Review: Iran, Revolution and Proxy wars by Ofira Seliktar and Farhad Rezaei
In their book, ‘Iran, Revolution and Proxy Wars’, Ofira Seliktar and Farhad Rezaei throw light on the various proxy war tactics undertaken by Iran ever since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The 1979 Revolution in...
Can India make the most out of the growing Arab-Israeli rapprochement?
Thanks to the Iranian torrent, Israel now has diplomatic ties in the Arab Gulf! 15 September 2020 marked another milestone in the annals of Middle Eastern history. It will be chronicled as the day...
The Islamic revolution and Iran’s role in conflicts of West Asia post-1979
The state of Iran, unlike most of its Arab neighbours which came into existence solely due to drawing of artificial boundaries, has existed from centuries and is home to one of the oldest and...
UNSC rejects demand by the US to impose “snapback” sanctions on Iran
President Donald Trump said back on Wednesday that he would demand of the United Nations to impose all the sanctions of the supranational organisation on Iran. It is believed that this could end the...
US Intelligence Report on election meddling reveals who Russia, China and Iran support
Foreign interference in the US presidential elections has not been new. It has come to be associated more often with the President of the United States, Donald Trump. Like in 2016 when Russia interfered...
