The country has the chance to change direction, open up, and win the investment that would transform its natural and human resources into the economic engine needed. It just needs the will.
Global sanctions have curtailed Iran's economic growth, limited its oil exports and devalued its currency, but Tehran has been resilient in its ability to fund its regional proxies
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on over a dozen companies based in China, Hong Kong, and the United Arab Emirates that Washington accused of facilitating the sale of Iranian…
The Trump administration’s bid to trigger snapback sanctions through the UN has thrown into sharp relief the already grim economic predicament gripping Tehran. Senior officials are publicly…
On August 14, the UN Security Councilrejecteda resolution that would have prolonged the UN arms embargo on Iran for the foreseeable future, amid reservations from Washington’s European partners…
The past week has been a difficult one for Tehran and its regional ambitions. Israeli air strikes, economic collapse stemming from the coronavirus, and an ever-tightening American campaign of…
The European Union on Thursday urged Iran to respect the international agreement curbing the Islamic Republic's nuclear ambitions, saying it aims to continue trading with the country despite U.S…
Iran has recently been revisiting a familiar threat: to block the vital Strait of Hormuz. On April 22, the United States announced it would end sanctions waivers for countries importing oil…
According to Iranian regime officials selling organs has become an everyday occurrence. However, there’s more to this story than meets the eye and documentary filmmaker Nima Sarvestani can attest to…
It has been a week of mixed outcomes with respect to Iranian sanctions and military confrontation with its neighbors and the world. The grave implications of a new missile test were seemingly…
Syria's government needs to centralise decision-making and bring armed groups to heel, but Kurds in the north-east want to establish a 'coalition of the unwilling' with Druze and Alawites. What now?
Donald Trump's ambassador to Türkiye and envoy to Syria has been having some critical conversations in regional capitals since April, from disarming Hezbollah to preventing another war with Israel
The gulf between the political and military establishments is widening. Politicians speak of a delayed victory, but military leaders warn of an inescapable quagmire.
The first in a two-part series explains how the country capitalised on its black gold decades ago to expand its economy horizontally, a stunning success that paved the way for Vision 2030
The Zangezur Corridor, a route through Armenia linking Azerbaijan and Türkiye, will be built and managed by Americans and will pass along the Iranian border, creating winners and losers