What History Has To Teach Us About Iran’s ‘Moderates’
More and more Democrats are throwing their weight in behind US President Barack Obama and the nuclear deal with Iran, which – despite enduring opposition – is rapidly gaining momentum. Amid the...
View ArticleUANI Campaign Aims To Return US Captives in Iran to Agenda
The campaign against the nuclear deal with Iran in the US is picking up speed, appealing to American hearts in an effort to diminish public support for an agreement many deem unsatisfactory. One of the...
View ArticleThe More Americans Know Of the Deal, The Less They Like It
The majority of Americans believe Congress should reject the nuclear deal with Iran, according to a recent CNN/ORC poll. The findings, released last week, revealed that 56 percent of Americans – up...
View ArticleUK Embassy Reopening in Iran a Case Of Selective Memory
The United Kingdom reopened its embassy in Iran last month in the wake of the nuclear deal struck between Tehran and the P5+1. Amid great fanfare heralding a thaw in diplomatic ties between Iran and...
View ArticleThe Iran Nuke Deal Is Done. But Is It A Triumph?
Two powerful Iranian legislative bodies, the parliament and the Guardians Council, approved the nuclear deal this week after months of deliberations (and, apparently, debates so intense they got...
View ArticleNIAC Wins Big ‘Payout’ – But Will It Pay Its Dues?
If any good has come of the finalization of the nuclear deal between the P5+1 and Iran, it is the fact that the National Iranian-American Council (NIAC) has come under significantly closer scrutiny. In...
View ArticleIran Re-defining itself through “Opposition to the West”
If media reports and diplomatic overtures are any indication, the nuclear deal finalized this summer was to have ushered in a new era of rapprochement, cooperation (on everything from business to...
View ArticleOil Business In Iran Is Still Risky
When the press talks about Iran, the magic word is often “oil” – that market rife with financial possibilities whose opening was expectantly awaited by Western firms and the Iranian government alike,...
View ArticleEven After Iran Deal, ‘Death To America’ Still Echoes In The Streets
Several weeks into the official adoption of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or nuclear deal, it might finally be time to examine just how the agreement has impacted Iran and its...
View ArticleIs The Key To US-Iran Ties In America’s Hands?
Since the nuclear deal was finalized this summer, the Iran-US relationship has become only more complicated and fraught with tension, rather than the other way around. Iran is not only reinterpreting...
View ArticleIran and Venezuela: Brothers in Arms against “Western Imperialism”
While the West continues to court Iran (and Iran continues to snub it), Iran has been deepening friendships elsewhere: in Venezuela, for instance. Tehran recently hosted the third Gas Exporting...
View ArticleIAEA Report Confirms Iran’s ‘Bomb Work’ – Not So Inconclusive as some would...
With news of billions of dollars in potential investments dominating the headlines on Iran in the media these days, it’s easy to forget other aspects of the nuclear deal – such as the international...
View ArticleAs the West Fears ISIS, Iran follows its own plan of action
Mere months after a historic nuclear deal was signed between Iran and the P5+1, some worry that the threat of ISIS could be causing Washington to lose focus on Iran – which, rather than implementing...
View ArticleIran’s Violations of Deal No Longer ‘Inconclusive’
It took two months, since Iran first carried out a post-deal test of a surface-to-surface ballistic missile, for the UN experts to conclude that its actions violate international sanctions. The press,...
View ArticleDeal or No Deal, US-Iran Standoff Continues
As 2015 – the historic year in which, after months of negotiations, Iran and the P5+1 signed an historic agreement – gives way to 2016, glancing at the latest headlines could make one think that no...
View ArticleTwo Missile Tests in a Row: ‘Conclusive’ Enough Yet?
It’s been just two months since the implementation of the nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1, but we’re not surprised to see reports that Iran is not only testing the limits of its agreements with...
View ArticleAs Iran Celebrates Nowruz, Official Speeches Compete With Dissent
Iran this week celebrated the Nowruz holiday, an occasion marking the beginning of spring and the Persian new year. But the holiday seems to have has two faces to it. It is an opportunity and an...
View ArticleIran’s Mideast Influence On The Rise
The media seems to have varying opinions regarding Iran’s bid for more power in the Middle East, running from limited power to too much influence. Some outlets contend that Iran has too much power and...
View ArticleIran’s Two-Faced Approach To Foreign Policy
Right under the media’s nose, Iran is pursuing two divergent foreign policy tracks vis a vis the West. The first – whose fruit is the nuclear deal which came into effect this year – is one of apparent...
View ArticleCyber Attacks: The ‘Future of Warfare’ Between Iran And The West
While the world was busy helping Iran benefit from the nuclear deal, new charges came to light linking Iran to a different type of military activity – cyber attacks against the US in the years...
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