More: Iran
Iran-US Tensions Are Unlikely to Spill into War
To the south of Georgia trouble is brewing
as Iran and the US (and its allies) are almost openly engaged in a military competition
around the...
Iran: Second stage of suspension of commitments under JCPOA nuclear deal
On May 8, 2019 - exactly a year after President Donald Trump’s
catastrophically ill-advised decision to withdraw the United States from the
Joint Comprehensive Plan of...
Iran travel sector: Ups and downs since U.S. reimposed sanctions
Last November, the Trump administration reinstated sanctions on Iran,
mainly the ones that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, in order to
batter Iran’s...
Iran’s ‘oil for execution’ plan: Old ideas in a new wrapping
This week Iranian Oil Ministry is going to officially start a new plan
that is aimed to be a new way for selling oil and...
Omani national security and the kind of political and military cooperation with the United States
Historical
documentary evidence suggests that the United States has always had a strategic
partner in the region. Oman is undoubtedly the closest Iranian southern
neighbor to the...
Where is the end of Iran Nuclear Crisis?
Following
the years of tension over Iran’s alleged efforts to develop a nuclear weapon, a
long-term deal called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Iran...
Tension in the Gulf: Not just maritime powder kegs
A recent interview in which Baloch National Movement chairman Khalil Baloch legitimized
recent militant attacks on Iranian, Chinese and Pakistani targets is remarkable
less for what...
Is Iran safe for Americans to visit?
The matter of security in Iran is essentially considered as a complex
question for any U.S. citizen willing to visit the Islamic Republic.
In this regard,...
Unusual U.S. Military Display On Independence Day: Does It Signal An Iran War?
If the fourth of July mid-day parade in
Washington D.C. was depressing, perhaps the heavy, hot and humid weather was to
blame. It seemed to take...
Efforts to counter terrorism and extremism in Xinjiang
Iran and China have a long history of friendly relations. Iranians are
not unfamiliar with Xinjiang either, in 13th century, Saadi Shirazi, the
celebrated Iranian poet,...