Why Iran Is Becoming More Vulnerable to Foreign and Domestic Attacks
The attacker, 53-year-old Yasin Hosseinzadeh, is an Iranian from the city of Urmia and married to an Azerbaijani citizen.
Report: Iran Boosts Air Defense Network in Syria amid Israeli Strikes
Reports suggest Iran’s new defense mission over the course of the “last two years” is an attempt to counter repeated Israeli airstrikes targeting “Iranian military assets and interests in the Syrian territory.
Iranian Drones in Ukraine: Why and How They Got There
n September 23, 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukrainian forces were able to shot down a total of eight Iranian drones over the skies of Ukraine.
Protests Continue to Set Fire to Iran: A Review of What Is Happening
ince the death at the “morality police” station of 22-year-old Iranian Mahsa Amini on September 16, protests have not stopped all across Iran.
Will the Protests Open the Path to a Regime Change in Iran?
n September 16, widespread protests erupted in Iran following the death in custody of 22-year-old Iranian Mahsa Amini.
Can Turkey, Russia, and Iran Bring Permanent Security to Syria?
ith the Syria War at the core, the Astana Process continues with occasional summits between Turkey, Russia, and Iran.
Tiran and Sanafir Islands May Tie the Saudi-Israel Knot
peacekeepers would withdraw from the Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir by the end of the year during his visit to Saudi Arabia on June 16.
The Tehran Summit: What Is Next for Turkey, Russia, and Iran?
The seventh Turkey-Iran High-Level Cooperation Council meeting was held during the visit.
Assassinations Challenge Iran’s Image Internationally and at Home
n August 2021, the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) published an infographic containing the list of prominent Iranian individuals, who were killed by assassinations with 24 losing their lives out of 28 individuals targeted.
Russia’s War in Ukraine Gives Iran the Upper Hand in Syria
Russia's possible withdrawal of military forces in Syria would diminish its influence and this would work in favor of Iran, both ally and rival of Moscow over Syria.
Why Is It So Hard to Reach a New Nuclear Deal with Iran?
-Iranian relations, it is not easy to restore ties once they have deteriorated.
Iran Nuclear Talks: Iran-Russia Cooperation Exempted from U.S. Sanctions
guarantee that would exempt Russia from sanctions limiting or preventing its economic and military-technical cooperation with Iran on accounts of its invasion of Ukraine, signaling the continuation of the nuclear talks.
Iran’s Proxies in the Middle East: A Halted Transition to Politics?
ran-backed proxies are involved in almost every major crisis in the Middle East.
Iran’s Bitter Choice and the Russia-Ukraine War
Iran is one of the countries that has supported the invasion of Ukraine explicitly.
The Saudi-Iranian Rivalry in Yemen
or decades, the geopolitical and geo-sectarian rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran has played out across the Middle East in various destabilizing ways.
The Lebanese Catch-22: Squeezed between Iran and Saudi Arabia
Riyadh seemed to have taken offense in Cordahi’s statements on Yemen, where he said that the Iran-aligned Houthi group was "defending itself .
Afghanistan Brings the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry to a New Level
However, Iran is also trying to prevent the formation of a regime that doesn’t serve its interests in the future.
Iran Outsources War and Rules States by Proxy
hile there always seem to be efforts to rehabilitate Iran’s image at both a regional and international level, usually attempting to make Tehran appear to be the victim rather than the victimizer, few would be naïve enough to deny the fact that Iranian ambitions can actively be classified as being imperial in nature.
Why Iran Is Concerned with Taliban 2.0
Iran had played a vital role in overthrowing the Taliban in 2001 by sharing key intelligence input with the United States and showing its full support for the Northern Alliance, the main group opposing the Taliban.
Iran’s Joy Over the Taliban’s Victory in Afghanistan Will Be Short-Lived
espite being a fundamentalist Shia Islamist power, some may have been surprised to see Iran hosting the Sunni Islamist Taliban in Tehran and congratulating them over their victory in their 20-year war against the United States that finally saw Kabul back in the hands of the insurgents and the Joe Biden administration withdrawing all forces not long after.
