Mad Dog Mattis, the destroyer of Raqqa, frets about losing moral authority
RT | Finian Cunningham: It’s parallel universe time when US Pentagon chief James ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis complains that America’s “moral authority” is…
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FATF’s impartiality test
Financial Tribune | Fatemeh Mahjourian: The deadline of the 18-month action plan prepared by the Financial Action Task Force for Iran ended…
OPEC braces for tough Vienna talks on hiking oil output
Bourse and Bazaar | AFP- OPEC ministers arrived in Vienna Tuesday for crunch talks on whether to reverse a landmark pact curbing…
Trump rips up JCPOA to reduce Iran regional importance, foster internal division
MNA – Internationally recognized strategist of the multipolar world and the founder of Difference Group Dan Steinbock said Trump pulled US out…
China has an Iran oil lever over Trump and it’s all playing out at OPEC meeting
CNBC | Patti Domm: The U.S. trade dispute with China, in a round about way, could determine how successful the U.S. will…
Is President Rouhani all talk, no action on hints at Cabinet shake-up?
Al-Monitor | Saeid Jafari: After Iranian President Hassan Rouhani introduced his second-term Cabinet in August 2017, many in the Reform camp criticized…
US peace gesture not hiding long-term stay intention in Afghanistan
Alwaght– On the weekend, Taliban militants entered the Afghan capital Kabul unarmed under a ceasefire announced by the government for the first…
China can substitute US oil with Iranian crude to ‘infuriate Trump’ – analyst
RT– Beijing’s retaliatory measures against US tariffs can include penalties on oil coming to China from America. A cut in Chinese purchases…
OPEC sees strong oil market, possible need for more output
Reuters | Alex Lawler, Rania El Gamal: Global oil demand is set to stay strong in the second half of 2018, an OPEC…
Iran at SCO: Role, achievements, and goals
MNA | Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh: Nearly a month after the US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), leaders from the…
Iran’s Rouhani in Europe in July to seek backing for nuclear deal
Bourse and Bazaar | AFP- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Austria and Switzerland next month as part of a campaign by…
The Guardian view on Yemen: our complicity lies bare
The Guardian- Even if the UK warned against attacking the vital port of Hodeidah, we bear responsibility for the horrors of this…
Sharp increase in Iranian visitors revitalizes Turkey’s tourism sector
Al Monitor |Paul Benjamin Osterlund: Passenger trains between Van in eastern Turkey and the Iranian city of Tabriz, which have not run for nearly…
Time to make up after fighting over Iran
The Wall Street Journal |Michael Doran and Peter Rough: When President Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal, he began the process…
Iran can block OPEC agreement, yet Saudi Arabia can bypass veto
Bloomberg | Javier Blas: Even with Iran threatening to block an increase in OPEC’s oil production, Saudi Arabia still has options. Tehran says…
How rial’s devaluation may boost Iranian economy
Al-Monitor | Navid Kalhor: The money supply in the Iranian economy exceeds $355 billion at the official exchange rate, remarkably surpassing total economic output of $331…
How Russia-Israel engagement is benefiting Iran
Al-Monitor | Hamidreza Azizi: On June 9, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation…
Hudaydah Battle: Saudi Arabia’s last push to escape big loss
Alwaght– On Wednesday morning, Yemen’s strategic Hudaydah port was attacked from air and sea by the Saudi-led Arab coalition. Hudaydah is a…
Iran’s World Cup fever bursts out into the streets
Bourse and Bazaar | AFP- Iranians had few options to watch their World Cup opener against Morocco, bar a few cinemas and…
New Saudi-Emirati bloc bears much about PGCC’s silent death
Alwaght – On Friday, the newly-formed Saudi-Emirati bloc, known as Saudi-Emirati Cooperation Council (SECC), held its first official summit in Jeddah, Saudi…
North Korea, winner of Kim-Trump historic summit
IFP – A political analyst says the agreement reached between the US and North Korean leaders is mostly in the interests of…
Over-compliance on Iran sanctions can lead to discrimination
Bourse and Bazaar | Tom Keya: Ireland’s Workplace Relations Commission has fined an unnamed bank EUR 20,000 for discrimination against an Iranian…
Iran not meddling in Iraq’s internal affairs: Sadr Movement
IFP- Iraq’s Sadr Movement which has secured the largest number of seats in Iraq’s parliamentary elections says unlike what is widely said…
Missiles that turned the tables
MNA – The killing of a number of Saudi troops as a direct result of the Yemeni missile strikes in Jizan has…
Chinese expert: US isn’t good at keeping promises, no surprise if turns tide on N. Korea deal
FNA – The US has a dubious record of living up to its promises, and North Korea must be ever vigilant while…
Trump’s looming sanctions could cripple Iran’s auto industry
Business Insider | Gina Heeb: As companies withdraw foreign brands and halt planned investments in Iran, analysts think the country’s auto industry…
Why does Trump treat Iran differently to North Korea?
Financial Times | Katrina Manson: Donald Trump has touted his summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as so great a breakthrough…
Iran finds alternative way to fund energy sector amid US sanctions threat
Sputnik – Faced with a US threat to re-impose sanctions on Iran, which is complicating the attraction of foreign investment, Tehran is…
Iran and Donald trump exchange barbs over higher oil prices and sanctions
Independent | Mythili Sampathkumar: US President Donald Trump blamed the global oil export organisation for high oil prices, but Iran retorted it was…
Legal issues of startup accelerators in Iran – Part Two
TechRasa | Omran Mohammadi: Accelerators are among business institutions that have involved in law. Most parts of these entities have not been…
Protecting EU companies in Iran
New Europe | Kostis Geropoulos: The European Union is taking steps to protect EU companies investing in Iran from renewed US sanctions on…
Democratic referendum across Palestine, the key to peace
Alwaght– The Palestinian cause has been one of the most challenging regional crises over the past decades. It has been extensive and…
Legal issues of startup accelerators in Iran – Part One
TechRasa | Omran Mohammadi: An institution is a notion that contains a set of rules, a pattern of behaviors, or a structured mechanism. A…
Iranian nationalism grows amid rising US pressure
Al Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: In an apparent reaction to the policies of US President Donald Trump, Iran appears to be in…
Trump, Kim end summit, but was the deal clearly worded?
Press TV – US President Donald Trump says his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore that ended in a…
Iran deal comparisons cloud Trump’s North Korea summit
AP | MATTHEW LEE: President Donald Trump’s triumphant assertions about the success of the unprecedented Singapore summit are being met with skepticism and…
Iran taps domestic debt market in face of sanctions
Press TV- Iran plans to tap its domestic debt market to raise funds for energy projects as the prospect of US sanctions…
Preservation of JCPOA would maintain Europe’s credibility
Iranian Diplomacy- The preservation of the Iran nuclear deal – also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – is…
China winner from US sanctions on Tehran with dollar dominance waning – analysts to RT
RT– With American firms prohibited from working in Iran and European businesses scared away by US sanctions, Chinese companies can fill the…
Iran highlights ‘multilateralism’, warns North Korea in Shanghai summit
Al-Monitor- In an indirect criticism of the United States and the G-7 summit, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif boasted of a…