Iran

It was only yesterday when the Arab states were mired in the prospects of a possible conflict with Turkey, as the motion to send troops to Libya was passed in the National Assembly in Ankara. But one…

A wave of protests swept acrossIranlast week. The government had abruptly hiked gas prices in order to offset its budget deficit at a time of high inflation and negative economic growth. Angry…

Protests in Iraq have exposed long-simmering resentment at Iran’s influence in the country, with demonstrators targeting Shia political parties and militias with close ties to Tehran. People have…

It is no coincidence that the people of the three countries controlled by the Iranian regime have taken to the streets together. Iran has been working for years to infiltrate both Lebanon and Iraq,…

In perhaps his most symbolic breach of the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA), Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said last week that his country had begun injecting uranium gas into centrifuges at Fordow,…

Masses of people have taken to the streets of Baghdad and several southern provinces, angry over corruption, poor public services and lack of jobs in the largest protests to hit Iraq since…

The drone strikes on two major Aramco oil facilities inSaudi Arabiain September left many observers puzzled. Though officials inWashingtonandRiyadhblamedIranfor the attacks, aggression of…

Last month,the United Stateswithdrew from a landmark missile treaty withRussia. Another crucial arms control treaty, the New START agreement, is set to expire in early 2021.Chinaand several other…

An apparent Iranian attack on Saudi oil facilities has escalated tensions in the Gulf to new heights. American officials swiftly dismissed Houthi claims of responsibility and pointed an accusing…

Tehran’s contest of nuclear brinkmanship with the West entered a new phase as Iran moved this week towards resuming uranium enrichment with advanced centrifuges, signaling a deepening break with…