What would Syria return to Arab League mean?
Alwaght – Over the past two years, the Syrian government made serious advances on the military stage by inflicting decisive defeats on…
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Iran oil exports: 8 waivers and the OPEC meeting
European Council on Foreign Relations | Sara Vakhshouri: Iran’s oil exports are likely to remain limited in 2019, with significant negative impact on…
‘Europe holding nuclear deal hostage to corner Iran’
Press TV – Here is a rough reproduction of an editorial by Mohammad Safari, editor-in-chief of Iran’s Persian-lanuage Siasat-e-Rooz (Daily Politics) newspaper.…
Reasons behind Erdogan’s threat to expand military Op in northern Syria
Alwaght – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s saber-rattling in Syria which started with his military intervention in northern Syria under the Operation…
What would the end of OPEC mean?
RT – The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries – the oil market institution that has exerted an unyielding power over the…
Sanctions an opportunity to enhance nonoil exports
MNA – Under the condition when the US unilateral sanctions on Iran’s economy has reduced the country’s main source of income i.e.…
Demand an end to Yemen war
FNA – On Thursday, December 13, the warring sides in Yemen agreed to end hostilities around the Red Sea port of Hodeida,…
Ashley Ford claims fall outside UNSCR 2231
Persia Digest – A former Iranian diplomat believes: “The topic of Iran’s enrichment capabilities have come to a closure in the 2015…
Shrinking pie causes intense struggle over wages in Iran
Al-Monitor | Zep Kalb: Ayatollah Ali Movahedi Kermani ascended the pulpit to lead the weekly Friday prayer session at the University of…
Six factors shaping Iran’s missile decision-making calculus
Al-Monitor | Seyed Hossein Mousavian: The UN Security Council convened Dec. 12 to address the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of…
Chabahar port, Iran’s winning card in trade with South Asia, CIS
MNA | Ebrahim Fallahi: In southeastern Iran, on the Sea of Oman, there is a port city called Chabahar which is the home…
President Trump’s claim that Democrats gave Iran $150 billion
The Washington Post | Glenn Kessler: “The Democrats and President Obama gave Iran 150 Billion Dollars and got nothing, but they can’t…
With sanctions reimposed, some Iranian American businesses say they’re back at square one
Los Angeles Times | Sarah Parvini: Alex Helmi walked through the stacks of Persian rugs in his gallery and admired each bundle…
How is Yemen peace document ambiguous?
Alwaght – A fragile truce was secured after weeklong negotiations in Sweden between Ansarullah resistance movement and Saudi-backed government of resigned president…
Analyst on why Iran-controlled Strait of Hormuz remains US’s weak spot
Sputnik – Hassan Rouhani’s threat to close the Strait of Hormuz was meant to show defiance and counter-intimidation against Washington’s sabre-rattling, Ghassan…
Imran Khan’s Pakistan stands up to US like a sovereign nation: Analys
Press TV – Under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan Pakistan has stood up to the United States from its position…
PGCC with excesses of MBS doomed to trash heap of history: Askari
MNA – Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international business at the George Washington University, believes that…
Circumventing their own sanctions: US expands exports to Iran
Sputnik – Despite the re-imposition of sanctions against Iran, the US has significantly increased its exports of goods and services to the…
If I were Trump, I’d rethink my Iran policy. Here is why.
Press TV – Very quickly after the 9/11 attacks in the United States, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, now the king of…
Turmoil in Europe is poison for JCPOA
Iranian Diplomacy | Kaveh L. Afrasiabi: Eight months after United States’ unilateral exit from the Iran nuclear deal, Iran is still awaiting…
Iran, Russia-led bloc move toward free trade
Al-Monitor | Mohsen Shariatinia: Earlier this month, an interim agreement on free trade between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was…
PGCC never was effective organization: Shireen Hunter
MNA – Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, tells the Tehran Times that “the PGCC was never…
Why Europe fears collapse of the Iran nuclear deal
Reuters |Maysam Behravesh: Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran’s nuclear chief and former foreign minister, has warned that Iranians are running out of patience with the…
Truth about Hekmatyar’s anti-Iran tirade
MNA – Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hizb-e Islami Afghanistan, who last year signed a secret peace deal with the Afghan government,…
US, EU exports to Iran soar despite sanctions
Press TV- The US and Europe diverge on the need to uphold a landmark nuclear deal with Iran, but their trade path…
Political squabbles among OPEC members have weakened its efficacy: Nader Entessar
Iranian Diplomacy | Peyman Yazdani: Touching upon the Qatar’s reasons to withdraw from OPEC, Prof. Entessar said political squabbles among its members…
Why the Rouhani administration must eliminate energy subsidies
Al-Monitor | Navid Kalhor: According to the latest figures from the Central Bank of Iran, the government’s budget deficit spiked by a…
A Year of Renewed Cooperation: 2019 and the new prospect of Tehran-Ankara relations
Iranian Diplomacy – Rahman Ghahremanpour believes that Iran and Turkey will move towards further settlement of differences and development of economic ties…
Iran judiciary upholds another death sentence for economic corruption
Al-Monitor – In an attempt to address economic issues and root out corruption, Iran’s judiciary has handed out another death sentence and…
Sorry tale: Yemen war is about murdering civilians, criminalizing democracy
FNA – A new report by the UN refugee agency says on average some 123 civilians get killed in Yemen per week.…
Effects of US sanctions on Iran’s natural gas projects
MNA – Iran holds the second largest natural gas reserves in the world. Despite this advantage, the country controls less than one…
Delays hit Iran’s imports of soybeans, maize as ships remain anchored offshore
Bourse and Bazaar | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj: The bulk carrier ADA left Santos, Brazil on October 2, laden with 23 tons of maize.…
Riyadh Summit: Saudi tactic, Qatari counter-tactic
Alwaght – The 39th summit of the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council started in Riyadh on Sunday, putting an end to speculations about…
Qatar withdraw from OPEC may increase Iran’s production share: Zaccara
MNA –Dr. Luciano Zaccara says Qatar withdraw from OPEC may increase the quota (of power and production) that OPEC may allocate to…
US needs ‘puppet’ like Saudi Arabia to achieve global domination: Analyst
Press TV – Saudi Arabia has is a regional “puppet” of the United States, an American analyst says, arguing that Washington needs…
Damghan City: History reflected in architecture, art
IRNA – Damghan is one of the ancient cities of Iran which is still standing and inhabited. Here we introduce the ancient…
Why Saudi king invited Qatari Emir to Riyadh summit?
Alwaght – Despite serious political division between Saudi Arabia and Qatar that so far led to cutting off bilateral diplomatic relations and…
Does Israeli anti-tunnel operation herald new war?
Alwaght – Yesterday, Israeli regime’s army launched a military operation in the northern border area with Lebanon, dubbed Blue Line. The move…
The wooing of Jared Kushner: How the Saudis got a friend in the White House
The NewYork Times | David D. Kirkpatrick, Ben Hubbard, Mark Landler and Mark Mazzetti: Senior American officials were worried. Since the early…
US sanctions accelerate Iran’s blockchain drive
Al-Monitor | Maziar Motamedi: Bitcoin buttons are seen displayed on the floor of the Consensus 2018 blockchain technology conference in New York…