Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif returned to his post around 30 hours after his Instagram resignation post. During this entire charade, speculations were heard across the board about the motivation and true nature of this latest episode of escalating turmoil for the mullahs’ regime in … [Read more...] about How to analyze the Zarif resignation façade in Iran
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ANALYSIS: Why Iran returned empty-handed from Vienna
Al Arabiya The Joint Commission tasked to review the Iran nuclear deal ended Friday with no tangible results, Europe providing a low-temperature package to Tehran, and the regime’s mission returning him disappointed. The joint statement issued afterwards presents nearly nothing new on the nuclear … [Read more...] about ANALYSIS: Why Iran returned empty-handed from Vienna
ANALYSIS: Does the Middle East’s stability hinge on Iran’s expulsion?
As developments across the Middle East continue to signal landmark breakthroughs in the near future, Iran is resorting to desperate measures to safeguard a fading role. As over 85 percent of Yemen is retaken by the Saudi-backed coalition, reports indicate a second ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s … [Read more...] about ANALYSIS: Does the Middle East’s stability hinge on Iran’s expulsion?
ANALYSIS: Certified or decertified, Iran faces tough road ahead
All eyes are on US President Donald Trump and his upcoming Iran speech later this week to clarify his decision to certify or decertify Tehran’s compliance with a nuclear agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), designed to curb the regime’s controversial atomic … [Read more...] about ANALYSIS: Certified or decertified, Iran faces tough road ahead
Iran Feeling The Heat From Trump On Nuclear Deal
“Once the deal is decertified, and Congress appears to be on the brink of reapplying sanctions, that could change not only Iran’s calculus but also the European allies’ calculus,” said James Phillips, a Middle Eastern affairs expert at the Washington-based Heritage Foundation tank in an interview … [Read more...] about Iran Feeling The Heat From Trump On Nuclear Deal
ANALYSIS: How the tide is turning against Iran
As ISIS is losing ground in its two last enclaves of Raqqa and Deir el-Zor, there are many rightfully concerning reports of Iran seeking to chip further control in Syria. All the while, there are also signs of contradictory remarks heard from senior Iranian officials, parallel to indications on the … [Read more...] about ANALYSIS: How the tide is turning against Iran
Before Anyone Further Appeases Iran…
The pro-Iran deal camp is recently making much noise about how the Trump administration and critics of the pact, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), are making rightful complaints of the text failing to address Iran’s destructive belligerence in the Middle East. These … [Read more...] about Before Anyone Further Appeases Iran…
How Iran views the new US sanctions
The recent Iran sanctions ratified by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump specifically target the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and have caused very interesting reactions from Tehran. Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has remained silent, signaling his state of shock. … [Read more...] about How Iran views the new US sanctions
Trump’s Middle East Visit, New Alliances, and a Terrified Iran
The reaction seen from Iranian state media outlets to the visit paid by US President Donald Trump last week to Saudi Arabia have been unorthodox, to say the least. State-run IRIB TV, May 22: “The US president is hand in hand with the supporters of terrorism, human rights victimized in the dances of … [Read more...] about Trump’s Middle East Visit, New Alliances, and a Terrified Iran
In Lead-Up to Iranian Elections, the Nuclear Deal Becomes a Heated Topic of Debate
As we reach the final countdown to the Iran presidential election scheduled for May 19, the war of words between the candidates is flaring to unprecedented levels. One sensitive and heated subject has been the Iran nuclear deal and its results. It is clear why Iranian President Hassan Rouhani … [Read more...] about In Lead-Up to Iranian Elections, the Nuclear Deal Becomes a Heated Topic of Debate