Category: 1. Iran

Why it matters:

Ayatollah Khamenei’s remarks set clear boundaries for Iran’s diplomatic track with the U.S., especially as Muscat once again hosts backchannel negotiations.

The big picture:

Indirect U.S.-Iran…

A teacher in a village in Iran’s western Kordestan province has been suspended following allegations of physically punishing students at an elementary school, according to the Province’s Education Department.

Iran’s Minister of Culture, Seyed Abbas Salehi, has issued a stark warning about the erosion of domestic media’s credibility, calling it a direct threat to national security.

Iran’s Supreme Leader has expressed a mix of cautious optimism and profound skepticism regarding the ongoing talks with the United States, dismissing the talks as only one of Foreign Ministry’s dozens of tasks.

During a meeting with a group of…

The first round of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington were held indirectly in Oman earlier on Saturday and the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations Think Tank wrote that the talks went in Tehran’s favor.

Firstly, the US wanted…

According to the Haaretz newspaper, approximately 3,500 academics signed a petition supporting a previous letter from Israeli Air Force reservists demanding the return of the hostages and the end of the war.

“We, members of the academic staff…