MNA A political analyst has rejected the idea that Iran is an enemy of all Saudis and by extension all Sunnis. This long held belief that Iran is an enemy of all Saudis and by extension, all Sunnis is a lie, Catherine Shakdam, researcher at al-Bayan Centre for Planning and Studies, tells the Tehran Times. Shakdam says Iran as a country holds ...

Tasnim A political analyst and author based in London highlighted reasons behind the Wests recent pressures on Riyadh to end the protracted war on Yemen, saying the Western community cannot support further bloodshed in the Arabian Peninsula country. The Western community is reaching a point where it no longer wishes to entertain Saudi Arabias violence ...

Tasnim A political analyst and author based in London described a recent summit between Iran, Russia, and Turkey on Syria as a tremendous achievement and said it affirmed Tehrans commitment towards peace through the assertion of the principle of sovereignty. I will say first of all that the simple fact that such a summit could take place, and more ...

Tasnim A political analyst and author based in London condemned Israel as a terror state and the embodiment of unfettered fascism for its ongoing crimes against Palestinians and said the Tel Aviv regime has justified its existence in the blood of the innocent. Israel has justified its existence in bloodand rationalized its longevity in war and criminality,...

Tasnim A political analyst and author based in London said despite recent efforts by some Western states to sow discord among the Iranian people and their government, the turnout in the upcoming rallies on the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution would be unprecedented. In the light of recent events, and an attempt yet again by Western capitals ...

Sputnik News- Washingtons commitment to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal has been thrown into question again, after the imposition of new US sanctions on Iranian companies, and an op-ed by Mike Pence. Sputnik spoke with Middle East political analyst Catherine Shakdam about how likely it is that Trump might abandon the deal, and what the ramifications ...

Press TV - An analyst says it is not up to the United States to decide on the validity of the 2015 landmark nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries, given the fact that Washington is not the only signatory to the deal. Under international law it is actually completely illegal to renege on something that has been signed by ...

Tasnim A political analyst and author based in London underlined the role of Bahrainis nationwide rallies in support of Sheikh Isa Qassim in pressuring the Manama regime, saying the clerics commuted sentence proves that Al Khalifa is fast losing ground in the kingdom. To be perfectly fair I would say that Sheikh Isa Qassims commuted sentence ...

Press TV - Irans 12th presidential election will take place on Friday, and the two main candidates, Hassan Rouhani and Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, have done their best to garner their support of the voters. Press TV has talked to Roozbeh Aliabadi, partner at the Global Growth Advisors, as well as Catherine Shakdam, director of Shafaqna Institute for Middle ...

London, Sep 6, IRNA - Catherine Shakdam, director of Shafaqna Institute of Middle Eastern Studies says that the war in Yemen is illegal and there is no political will to prosecute leaders of Saudi Arabia. In an interview with IRNA and expressing her opinion about the crisis in Yemen, Shakdam said, 'What I think is a tragedy in Yemen is that this war ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) Political analyst Shakdam believes that Ayatollah Khameneis second letter to youth of Western countries is a call made to soften the darkness, reminding that standing against injustice is not a choice, but a duty. We are living hard times indeed when words of peace and reason are no longer heeded but mocked Such are the days ...