More: Iran
The message behind the release of Iranian oil tanker
The Gibraltar court ordered the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 to be
released. The tanker was seized by the British Royal Marines about a month
ago.
This...
Iran: What is in store for the JCPOA?
The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) continues to be in the spotlight of
global politics. And even though the "Iranian problems" go beyond the
Joint Comprehensive...
U.S. – Iran tensions: Position of Baku Remains the Same
The situation in the Middle East is still
tense. First of all, because of the aggravating relations between Iran and the
United States, that resemble a...
Is the U.S. selling another war?
Lately, Iran is being discussed by certain
members of the Trump administration in the same manner Iraq was mentioned by
the Bush administration back in 2002...
Trump’s Bonhomie, Bombast and Bullying
Who would
have thought that a mixture of bonhomie, bombast and bullying from a US leader
would be so effective but in Trump's case it seems...
Turkey, Iran and the new Middle East equilibria
It should
never be forgotten that, since the sixth century AD, the displacement of
Turkish tribes to Persian territories has generated a Turkish diaspora to Iran,
which...
Saudi Iranian rivalry polarises Nigerian Muslims
A recent ban on a militant, Iranian-backed Shiite
group raised the
spectre of the Saudi Iranian rivalry spilling onto Nigerian streets as security forces launched a...
Iran’s huge energy subsidies: supporting or battering the economy?
In one of its latest reports dubbed “World Energy Outlook 2018”, the
International Energy Agency (IEA) has allocated a section to fossil-fuel
subsidies. The IEA has...
Iran and Venezuela: One story of two Revolutions
Authors: Irina Tsukerman
& Hos Loftus*
The presence of Islamist militant groups in Latin America has a long and dark history. The brutal terrorist attacks on...
Kashmir: A battleground for Middle Eastern rivals
Thought that sectarianism was a pillar of the Saud
Iranian rivalry? Think again, think Kashmir where the two countries’ geopolitical
rivalry and Turkish ambitions cross sectarian...