Category: 1. Iran

At the start of 2024, Iran appeared to be riding high — expanding regional reach, edging closer to nuclear threshold status and projecting confidence at home and abroad. That trajectory began to reverse in late 2024 and accelerated into 2025.

Why it matters:

The corridors are designed to strengthen Iran’s economic ties with neighboring countries and reduce reliance on vulnerable oil revenues.

The big picture:

Iran will allocate $1.2 billion from oil export…

President Masoud Pezeshkian presented the draft budget bill for the Iranian year 1405 (starting on March 21, 2026) to parliament on Wednesday.

Lawmakers have until March 20, 2026, to review and approve the proposal, which has already sparked…

Pars Today – The spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the Israeli regime’s blatant violation of Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Esmaeil Beqaei, spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of…

Pars Today – Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek has written an article discussing the issue of water in Iran, in which he reportedly made controversial and misleading statements.

According to Pars Today, Slavoj Žižek, a…

Al-e Sadeq made the remarks while speaking to Iraqi media on Saturday, warning that the United States supports Israeli flights in Iraqi airspace, which poses a threat.

He further emphasized Iran’s readiness to respond to any hostile actions…

Pars Today – The year 2025 presented Palestinians with a starkly contrasting reality: on one hand, an unprecedented increase in the international recognition of the State of Palestine; on the other, an intensification of a “parallel…

Pars Today – A new report by The Economist website shows that the popularity of the U.S. president has followed a downward trend during a highly volatile year, driven in particular by dissatisfaction with the country’s economic…

Pars Today – The NATO Secretary General has reiterated Europe’s continued defense dependence on the United States.

According to Pars Today, Mark Rutte, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), stated…