In recent months the international community has focused on preventing a regional confrontation in the Middle East in light of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the assistance that Tehran and the resistance axis provide Hamas in the framework of the conflict. Against this backdrop, members of the International Atomic

While the wars in Ukraine and Gaza continue, and within the framework of the tightening relations between Iran and Russia, a large arms sale from Russia to Iran is coming to fruition. In the last two years, and in the wake of the war in Ukraine, we have seen, for the first time, the supply of weapons from

The attack by an Iranian UAV on a ship sailing in the Arabian Sea on Saturday evening is another example of the threat posed by Iran to the global economy and to the freedom of navigation in the open seas. Even if the damaged ship is in one way or another related to an Israeli

In recent days senior Iranian officials have continued to threaten to extend the war to additional fronts if Israel continues its attacks in Gaza and expands the ground operation. The Iranian Foreign Minister warned against the expansion of the war against Israel if it continues its attacks in Gaza; the spokesperson for the Revolutionary Guards

Since the beginning of the war in Gaza, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein-Amir Abdollahian has played a central role in leading Iran’s political campaign in the region. A few days after the outbreak of the war, he visited Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Qatar and met with the senior officials of their governments, with the heads of

The striking decision by Iran to revoke the entry visa of eight inspectors from the United Nation’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), thereby slashing by one third the number of inspectors on Iranian soil, once again highlighted the problematic dynamic between the Islamic Republic and the IAEA, as well as Tehran’s relations with the United

Over the past year, Iran has made a concerted effort to advance its political and economic relations within the international community. This diplomatic effort is reflected in Iran’s joining global organizations in which the United States is not a member, and in advancing its “Good Neighbor Policy,” which President Ebrahim Raisi said was designed to

In recent days, at least ten lecturers at several universities in Iran were dismissed from their jobs due to their support and participation in the protests that broke out in September 2022 following the death of Mahsa Amini. The dismissal of the lecturers has evoked sharp criticism among government critics in the pragmatic and reformist camp. The reformist daily Etemaad warned that

Recent weeks have been marked by a significant increase in tension in the Gulf, already evident for several months, between Iran and the United States. The US administration has adopted a strong, determined policy regarding oil smuggling activities by Iran, which has managed to reach an export rate of 1.3 million barrels a day, blatantly

On July 7, 2023, Iran commemorated Ghadir Day: according to Shiite belief, on the 18th day of the final month in the Muslim calendar of the year 632, the Prophet Mohammed delivered a sermon in the Ghadir Khumm oasis, situated between Mecca and al-Medina, and announced that his successor would be Ali bin Abi-Talib. Ceremonies