By Heshmat Alavi Special to Al Arabiya English Tuesday, 31 January 2017 Support for international terrorism received a major boost the moment the mullahs hijacked Iran’s 1979 revolution. After a very short-lived period of a so-called open political atmosphere, their thugs organized in the … [Read more...] about Analysis: The Iranian regime and evolution of ISIS
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Why is Iran, with the 2nd largest reserves, importing natural gas?
By Heshmat Alavi The sheer fact that Iran, sitting on the world’s 2nd largest natural gas reserves, second only to Russia, is forced to import up to 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas each year from Turkmenistan, its northern neighbor, sheds interesting light on the regime’s true economic … [Read more...] about Why is Iran, with the 2nd largest reserves, importing natural gas?
Donald Trump may force European firms to hesitate on Iran
By Heshmat Alavi European oil giants may be having second thoughts on returning to Iran and investing in its oil industry considering the victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential elections. French oil giant Total is anxiously seeking to spearhead a consortium including China National … [Read more...] about Donald Trump may force European firms to hesitate on Iran
Business in Iran: new opportunities for the West, or a delusion?
Originally published in Canada Free Press On Friday before holidays, the Obama administration took another step in favor of Iran by removing some of the obstacles on doing business with entities within the country. On the same day, the US Treasury released new rules that … [Read more...] about Business in Iran: new opportunities for the West, or a delusion?