The European initiative known as the “special purpose vehicle” aiming to facilitate financial transactions between the Green Continent and Iran’s regime – read bypass US sanctions – is very shaky and unstable. What at first seemed to be a bold rising to the challenge by the European Union has now … [Read more...] about Why the EU-Iran initiative is destined to fail
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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
Iran And Future Relations With Europe
Following the recent statement issued by U.S. President Donald Trump on the future of the Iran nuclear deal, technically dubbed as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and the four conditions he raised on America's continued cooperation with this already controversial pact, Tehran's … [Read more...] about Iran And Future Relations With Europe
Iran: From human rights violations to dangerous meddling
From day one the regime of Iran has been based on the pillars of domestic crackdown, and exporting terrorism and a reactionary, religious mentality. As we speak, spreading extremism and Islamic fundamentalism remains a cornerstone policy of Iran’s state-run strategy, all hacked into this regime’s … [Read more...] about Iran: From human rights violations to dangerous meddling
ANALYSIS: Is Iran’s influence fading in Lebanon and Yemen?
Recent developments across the region are signaling increasing isolation for Tehran. Despite investing for decades, Lebanon and Yemen are literally slipping out of Iran’s hands. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri sent shockwaves across the region by announcing his resignation. The recent missile … [Read more...] about ANALYSIS: Is Iran’s influence fading in Lebanon and Yemen?
ANALYSIS: How Iran fueled and used al-Qaeda
Iran’s relations with al-Qaeda is under the spotlight following the CIA’s release of nearly half a million documents obtained during a 2011 raid that killed the extremist group’s leader Osama Bin Laden. How Iran at least facilitated the efforts leading to the 9/11 attacks has been discussed … [Read more...] about ANALYSIS: How Iran fueled and used al-Qaeda
U.S. Drastic Measures On Iran Have Just Begun
The new US strategy vis-à-vis Iran began to unravel this week. Making headlines has been the CIA’s latest trove of nearly half a million documents indicating deep ties between Iran and the al-Qaeda terrorist network. Experts have been busy analyzing the data, especially showing how Iran offered … [Read more...] about U.S. Drastic Measures On Iran Have Just Begun
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 to tackle Iran’s Middle East bellicosity
Thanks to years of Western appeasement in the face of Iran’s belligerence across the Middle East, evidence of Tehran’s dangerous footprints are now visible in several countries across the region, including even Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. The Trump administration, however, has made it quite … [Read more...] about ANALYSIS: How to tackle Iran’s Middle East bellicosity
Blacklisting of Iran’s Terrorists Long Overdue
US President Donald Trump sent a very strong message in his ordering of a volley of cruise missiles targeting an airbase of Bashar Assad’s military in Syria. While there are many parties involved in the Levant mayhem, the main target of this message was the regime in Iran, as it has been Assad’s … [Read more...] about Blacklisting of Iran’s Terrorists Long Overdue