Reading the Tea Leaves on Iran’s Other “Election”

On March 1, Iran held two sets of elections, or more aptly, selections ... is not an assembly member and has never occupied an official government post. Yet, many reports have highlighted his ... Read More

U.S. Presidential Elections Loom Over the Iranian Rial

On March 25, 2024, as Iranians celebrated Nowruz (Persian New Year), the black market rate of the Iranian rial plunged to a record low. Despite sanctions relief and infusions of cash, the Islamic ... Read More

Israel’s diversionary attack on Iran has set off a new security crisis in West Asia

The exchange of drone and missile attacks between Israel and Iran over three weeks in April has taken West Asia to new levels of insecurity, while changing the regional strategic scenario to Israel’s ... Read More

Biden avoids a further Mideast spiral as Israel and Iran show restraint. But for how long?

President Joe Biden can perhaps breathe a bit easier given that Israel and Iran seem to have stepped back for now from tipping the Middle East into all-out war. Read More

It Seems Like Things Are Actually Cooling Down Between Israel and Iran

In sum, Iran proved that it can mount a massive attack on Israel, while Israel proved that its weapons have the range to strike targets inside Iran. That seemed to be enough for both sides. The ... Read More

The leaders of Iran and Pakistan vow to boost trade in a meeting seeking to mend a diplomatic rift

The leaders of Iran and Pakistan agreed to strengthen economic and security cooperation in a meeting on Monday that sought to smooth over a diplomatic rift. Read More

How China & Iran will follow Putin’s sham election playbook to tighten iron-fist rule and stay in power FOREVER

It's feared despots in Iran, China and North ... as he was re-elected with more than 87 per cent of the vote after using every tactic from his "authoritarian election playbook". Read More

Iran Shoots Down Several Drones, US Officials Suspect Israel: 10 Points

Iran activated its air defence system over several cities, state media reported, after the country's official broadcaster ... secure", Iran's Tasnim news agency said. Though some media reports ... Read More

Iran executions reach 8-year high in 2023, with more than half for drug-related crimes: Report

The mass deployment of the death penalty comes after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s election in 2021, when Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi was also appointed head of the judiciary. Amnesty points ... Read More

Hezbollah Chief Says Israeli Strike On Iran's Embassy A "Turning Point"

The head of Lebanon's armed group Hezbollah said on Friday that Israel's strike on Iran's consulate in Damascus this week marked a "turning point" since ... and mobilising more troops for air ... Read More

Israel-Iran Conflict Threatens to Spill Into Open Warfare

Photo: Ammar Safarjalani/Zuma Press ISTANBUL—The airstrike that killed top Iranian military officials in Syria on Monday threatened to put Israel into open conflict with Iran, illustrating how ... Read More

Oil seen opening up after Iran's attack on Israel

Oil prices, which hit a six-month high on Friday, are expected to rise on Monday after Iran's attack on Israel over the weekend, analysts said, but further gains may depend on how Israel chooses to ... Read More