Trump’s plan to keep some forces in Syria is evidence of US’ inconsistent Mideast policy – Analysts
Sputnik News – As convoys of American troops withdrew from northern Syria and crossed into Iraq, US President Donald Trump said on…
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US hue and cry over expiry of Iran’s arms sanctions aimed to sell more weapons
IRNA – Expert of International Affairs Abbas-Ali Mansouri-Arani,said that the US much ado about the end of weapon’s sanctions on Iran aims…
Iran and centuries of mediation between East, West civilization
IRNA – Iran and China have been deeply connected since ancient times, and the presence of Persian antiquities in China as well…
Pakistan hopes to ease hostility between Iran, Saudis
Al-Monitor | Sabena Siddiqui: Acting as a facilitator, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan recently paid a visit to Tehran and then Riyadh…
The paradox of Syria: What to expect next from key players
RT | Fyodor Lukyanov: Let’s factor all the official statements, political campaigns, personal relations and ‘credit history’ of the Syrian conflict out…
Iran angles for prisoner swap deal with US
Al-Monitor – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi announced that Tehran has submitted to Washington a list of Iranian nationals held in…
US to ask NATO to pay more to protect Saudi Arabia from Iran
AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR: Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that he will urge allies later this week to contribute more…
Three scenarios of how Kurds, Turkey and Damascus could solve Northeast Syria crisis
Sputnik – According to various reports, Kurdish forces have been withdrawing from the 120-kilometre (75 miles) wide and 30-kilometre (20 miles) deep…
America’s Syria exit improves Iran’s fortunes
The Wall Street Journal | Gerald F. Seib: In the tortured history of U.S.-Iranian relations, no American leader has been as intent…
Iran trade deal with Russia-led bloc warrants cautious optimism
Bourse and Bazaar | Omid Rahimi and Aveek Sen: On September 30, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Yerevan, Armenia to attend…
Iran’s Central Bank chief speaks out on currency plunge, $15 billion French credit line
Al-Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, the governor of Iran’s Central Bank, Abdulnaser Hemmati, said he has been…
Pentagon chief visits Saudi Arabia as tensions simmer with Iran
Reuters | Idrees Ali: U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, with tensions simmering between Washington and Tehran, and…
Trump’s Syria pullout divides Iran hawks
Al-Monitor | Julian Pecquet: As Turkish troops fought Kurdish militants over the past week, a parallel but bloodless battle played out among…
UAE seeks to reduce tensions with Iran, say media reports
Radio Farda – As mediation efforts are under way to reduce tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia amid an escalation caused by…
The secretive election of the world’s top nuclear peacekeeper
Bloomberg | Jonathan Tirone: When the head of the world’s nuclear watchdog died in July, his death was kept secret for four…
Lebanon heads for showdown as reform vows fail to quell protests
Bloomberg | Dana Khraiche: Lebanese officials were scrambling to finalize a plan to avert a financial meltdown as tens of thousands of protesters…
Decoding Iran’s message in IPU
IRNA – Iranian Parliamentary delegation’s four-day visit to Serbia to attend the 141st of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Summit ended yesterday as the…
Arba’een walk 2019: World’s largest gathering in numbers
Press TV – Millions of people from around the world travel to Iraq each year to partake in the annual Arba’een processions,…
Cutting cash subsidies to affect 24 million Iranians before end of March
Radio Farda – The Iranian government is continuing to cut off cash subsidies as the economic crunch resulting from U.S. sanctions become…
How Trump’s sellout of the Kurds threw Iran a lifeline in Syria
Independent | Ahmed Aboudouh: Donald Trump’s decision to pull US forces out of Syria, paved the way for Turkey to push the Kurds…
Arrest of Telegram channel operator surprises Iranians
Al-Monitor – The arrest of an operator of a popular Telegram channel on Oct. 14 shocked many Iranian dissidents abroad. Rohollah Zam,…
Syria cease-fire may not be a win for Turkey
Bloomberg | Bobby Ghosh: Any number of players — including Trump — could undermine the plan negotiated by Erdogan and Pence. At…
Giuliani’s work for Iranian group with bloody past could lead to more legal woes
Euronews | Julia Ainsley, Andrew W. Lehren, Didi Martinez and Rich Schapiro with NBC News Politics: In the spring of 2017, former U.S.…
Millions march in Iraq in annual Arbaeen Shia pilgrimage
AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and HADI MIZBAN: Millions of pilgrims made their way on foot to the Iraqi city of Karbala on…
US detention of Iranian scientist ‘very disturbing’
Press TV – The US detention of Iranian scientist, Masoud Soleimani, upon his arrival in the country on an invitation from a…
Pompeo visit fails to reassure Israel on Syria, Iran
Al-Monitor | Ben Caspit: Such a climate of gloom in Jerusalem ahead of a visit by a senior US official is unheard…
3 signs the ‘maximum pressure’ campaign against Iran isn’t working
RT | Darius Shahtahmasebi: The US’ so-called “maximum pressure” campaign targeting Tehran is certainly having a lasting effect on the people of…
Burned by Trump, Iranians report negative views of the United States
Bourse and Bazaar | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj: Three new waves of nationally-representative surveys conducted by the University of Maryland over the past six…
Majority of Iranians now want to quit nuclear deal
Al-Monitor | Barbara Slavin: A majority of Iranians no longer supports the 2015 nuclear deal, thinks their country should withdraw and believes…
Kurdish deal with Syrian regime against Turkey a boon for Iran
Al-Monitor | Makram Najmuddine: One Mideast player in particular looks likely to benefit from the travesty playing out between Turkey and the…
Angry protests, empty seats overshadow Rouhani speech
Al-Monitor – “Universities should be a venue for dialogue. As student representatives, we are walking out of this venue in protest,” a…
Afghan refugee’s ‘Dream’ coffee shop in Iran becomes reality
AP | NASSER KARIMI and MOHAMMAD NASIRItoday: With each serving of French press coffee poured delicately into a cup with steamed milk,…
Rouhani calls US sanctions on Iran ‘crime against humanity’
Al-Monitor – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has once again slammed the United States for abandoning the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, a departure…
US pressed for Turkish military intervention in Syria in its interests, says analyst
TASS – Leading analyst of the Italian geopolitical magazine Limes Dario Fabbri believes that Turkish interference has no direct effect on Russia’s…
Trump’s Syria mess
The Wall Street Journal – What a fiasco. Foreign-policy blunders often take months or years to reveal their damaging consequences, but the…
Putin visits Saudi Arabia for first time since 2007 – but can Russia be friends with EVERYONE in the Middle East?
RT – Russia defends Iran, backs Bashar Assad in Syria and criticizes Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to…
Iranian students barred from US: lost money, broken dreams, no answers
The Guardian | Caleb Hampton and Simon Campbell: They had been accepted to prestigious postgraduate programs, many in California, but they got…
It’s time to talk to Iran
The New York Times | William J. Burns and Jake Sullivan: With tensions rising in the Middle East and Iran suffering under…
Iran is winning Trump’s foreign policy gamble
The National Interest | Steven R. Kopits: President Donald Trump has sixty days to prevent tensions with Iran from spinning out of…
Middle East to be safer without US
MNA – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, has penned an article in Persian about the adverse…