Category: 1. Iran

Before October 7, 2023, West Asia looked like a different region, at least from a geopolitical perspective. The Palestine question had been pushed to the margins of the region. Palestinians themselves were divided with the Islamist Hamas…

Why it matters:

The indirect negotiations in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh represent the most serious attempt so far to end Israel’s months-long war on Gaza, which has claimed tens of thousands of Palestinian lives and left…

TEHRAN – The logic of realism governing international relations dictates that the transition period from the existing order to the new international order is inevitably going through a period of disorder in which the current valid rules are…

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has categorically rejected interventionist and unfounded allegations in a joint statement issued at a foreign ministerial meeting of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European…

Afrashteh had previously left Iran for Turkey, where he was reportedly approached by Israeli agents, but his father convinced him to return voluntarily after contacting security officials, Mahmoudian said.

Upon his return, Afrashteh was sentenced…

Iran hosts one of the largest Afghan refugee populations in the world, a responsibility that places considerable social and economic pressure on the country. Coordinated international efforts are essential…

According to the source, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ main Chinese partner is Haokun Energy Group, a Beijing-based company that owes Iran nearly $1 billion for oil transactions with IRGC-linked firms over the past several years.

An oil…