Middle East & Africa
Attack in Iran raises spectre of a potentially far larger conflagration
An attack on a military parade in the southern Iranian city of Ahwaz is likely to prompt Iranian retaliation against opposition groups at home...
Turkey’s Great Game in Syria
With ISIS on the run in the desert of South Syria, Al Qaeda’s affiliated jihadists in Idlib brace for the final assault by the...
Seize the opportunity offered by Africa’s continental free trade area
Since the turn of the millennium, Africa has experienced a steady and unprecedented economic growth.
However, poverty continues for people across the continent, especially in...
The meeting between Putin, Erdogan and Rouhani in Tehran
After the meeting of last April, Iranian President Rouhani, Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin met again in Teheran (and in...
Idlib: The Final Stage through End of War
On the last week, there was a summit in Tehran failed to come up with a keen solution between Russia, Iran, and Turkey on...
Iran’s Presence in Syria: Is It There for the Long Haul?
Iran’s presence in Syria remains a highly irritating factor for Israel, the United States and European countries, which are not ready to finance Syria’s...
Iran: Policy of buying time not working
Many Iran watchers are puzzled with Iranian regime’s behavior these days. Ali Khamenei, regime’s supreme leader’s speeches are questionable. He seems to have lost...
Idlib: Behind the last battle of the war in Syria
Idlib is the last province occupied by the armed and terrorist groups in Syria, therefore the battle of liberating it from the militants is...
Tripartite summit in Tehran: Idlib operation and the end of terrorist crisis in Syria
Tehran hosted a tripartite summit with the presidents of Turkey, Russia and Iran on September 7, 2018. According to many observers, the summit result...
The battle for Idlib: A potential Catch-22 for China
An impending Russian-backed Syrian assault on Idlib, the war-wracked country’s last rebel stronghold, risks putting Uyghurs in the spotlight at a time that the...