Kandovan breathtaking rocky village
MNA – Kandovan is a historical village in Iran’s East Azarbaijan province, near the city of Tabriz. It is one of the…
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White House is pressing for additional options, including in cyberspace, to deter Iran
The New York Times | Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Thomas Gibbons-Neff: American intelligence and military officers are working on additional…
US sanctions fail to bend Iran’s economy, expert says
Al-Monitor | Jack Detsch: The Donald Trump administration insisted today that ratcheted up financial and diplomatic pressure has cut into Iran’s profit…
Is Trump moving to war against Iran?
Alwaght – The US threats against Iran along with the charges that Iran was behind the attacks on the oil tankers in…
US war with Iran will ‘cost Trump his re-election’ as president – Journalist
Sputnik – Tense relations between Tehran and Washington further escalated this week after Iranian air defences shot down a US spy drone…
A US war with Iran looms. Don’t for one second think that it is justified
The Guardian | Owen Jones: We know how the story goes. The decision for war is made long in advance. That becomes…
Iran has become Trump’s foreign policy nightmare
The National Interest | Seth J. Frantzman: Iran’s military warned it could stop oil shipping through the Straits of Hormuz on Monday,…
The Iran crisis was created in Washington. The US must be talked down
The Guardian | Simon Tisdall: In Washington, at times of stress, international crises play out in black and white. As in a…
Iran opens key air terminal abandoned by Europeans
Press TV – Iran has opened a new air terminal at Tehran’s main international airport, designed and built by local contractors after…
Abe’s visit to Iran has everyone talking
Asia Times | LI ZIKAI: On June 12, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Iran, where he met with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali…
Iran’s path to negotiations with Trump’s America
National Interest | Sina Toossi: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei told Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in Tehran that his country “will…
Trump rails against Iran. But who’s listening?
The Washington Post | Ishaan Tharoor: Tensions between Iran and the United States continued to build over the weekend. President Trump and…
Gulf of Oman: Timing of strike proves Iran wasn’t involved in it – Security analyst
Sputnik | Ekaterina Blinova: A second mysterious attack on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman has escalated already simmering tensions in…
Attacking oil tankers to fuel anti-Iranian agenda?
Alwaght – Following the explosions hitting two oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hurmuz, as it was largely expected…
Furious Iranian officials claim sabotage in tanker incident
Al-Monitor – The June 13 attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman has pushed tensions between Iran and the United…
How Iran’s startup sector can realize its potential
Al-Monitor | Bijan Khajehpour: Experts agree that the promotion of knowledge-based startups would be a suitable remedy to address the intensifying unemployment…
As Trump accuses Iran, he has one problem: his own credibility
The New York Times | Peter Baker : To President Trump, the question of culpability in the explosions that crippled two oil tankersin the Gulf…
Iran’s concert tax infuriates artists, music fans
Al-Monitor | Maziar Motamedi: A new tax in Iran that imposes a 10% levy on concert revenues has raised the ire of…
Iranians expect little from Japan’s mediation efforts
Al-Monitor – Not a day has gone by during the past two weeks in Iran without speculation about the Japanese premier’s visit…
Iran’s geopolitical situation significant for Japan: Japanese expert
MNA – Japanese ex-diplomat and the current Head of Japanese Institute of Middle Eastern Economies Koichiro Tanaka called Iran’s geopolitical situation as…
Shinzo Abe’s latest diplomatic long shot: Peacemaking in Iran
The New Yourk Times | Ben Dooley: Shinzo Abe’s visit to Iran this week, the first to that country by a Japanese…
With Trump’s blessing, Japan looks to mend ties with Iran
Bloomberg | Golnar Motevalli & Isabel Reynolds: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a rare friend of both President Donald Trump and Iran’s leaders, arrived…
Iran scrambles to lift petrochemical sales as sanctions hammer oil
Reuters | Jonathan Saul, Parisa Hafezi, Marcelo Teixeira: Iran has been racing to step up exports of petrochemicals and tap new markets to compensate…
INSTEX: More about politics than economics?
Atlantic Council | Mohsen Tavakol : Ever since the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal in May 2018, the European Union…
US weighs more Iran sanctions over potential trade with Europe
Bloomberg | Nick Wadhams: The Trump administration is weighing sanctions against the Iranian financial body set up as a go-between for humanitarian…
Tempered hopes for US-Iran breakthrough as Japan’s Abe travels to Iran
Al-Monitor | Laura Rozen: When Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a historic visit to Iran this week, he will do so with…
Man on a mediation mission: Japan’s Abe heads to Iran
Bourse & Bazar – Japan’s Prime Minister heads to Iran this week on a rare diplomatic mission, hoping to ease tensions between the Islamic…
Iran sticks to ‘Look to the East’ doctrine amid frustration with Europe
Al-Monitor | Mohsen Shariatinia: Britain, France, Germany and the European Union — the European signatories to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action…
Abe sought to become Trump’s primary ally in Asia: Prof. Zonis
MNA – Professor of international political economy in the University of Chicago believes that Shinzo Abe has sought to become Trump’s primary…
What can Abe accomplish by going to Iran?
Japan Today | Kiyoshi Takenaka and Aaron Sheldrick: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is due to visit Iran this week in an…
Iran calls US ‘maximum pressure’ approach ‘defeated’ policy as new sanctions introduced
Sputnik – The most recent sanctions only added to the existing tensions between Tehran and Washington, which have been severely exacerbated by…
Failed plans for spreading Iranophobia: Saudi and UAE frustrated
Tehran Times – Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), U.S. and the Zionist regime once again have failed in their attempt to…
Former US official says Trump’s approach toward Iran is a ‘strategic mistake’
Tehran Times – Ernest J. Moniz, a former U.S. energy secretary, has said that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration’s approach toward Iran…
Should Iranian guild associations be brought closer together?
Al Monitor | Mohammad Reza Niknejad: May 1 is recognized by many governments across the world — including Iran — as International…
Shinzo Abe’s crucial Iran visit
Lobe Log | Kaveh L. Afrasiabi: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Tehran next week to mediate between the United States and Iran, taking center…
How feasible is Khamenei’s economic doctrine for Iran?
Al-Monitor | Bijan Khajehpour: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has laid out his vision for how the country’s economy needs to…
Trump no longer has hope for Washington
MNA – After the victory in the 2016 presidential election, the president of the US tried to bring some of the country’s…
Trump’s policy towards Iran alienated US from key allies: Sen. Feinstein
MNA – In an interview with Mehr News agency, US Senator Dianne Feinstein said that the unilateral policy of the Trump administration…
Trump’s ‘hit them first’ diplomacy risks war – ex-UK minister
The Guardian | Patrick Wintour: Alistair Burt sums up Donald Trump’s policy in the region as ‘hit them in the nuts first’…
Intel: Why Russia dispatched top diplomat to Tehran
Al-Monitor – Russia dispatched one of its leading diplomats to Tehran this week to urge the Iranians to back off their threat…