July 14th marks two years of a controversial nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), brokered between the international community, represented by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States … [Read more...] about Has The Iran Nuclear Deal Changed Anything After Two Years?
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ANALYSIS: Is it time for the US and Saudi Arabia to combine efforts on Iran?
The new administration in Washington has chosen to stand alongside its Arab allies to voice a clear message. This is how this message reads: The regime in Iran is domestically repressive and resorts to flagrant human rights violations, and expansionist outside of its borders, wreaking havoc across … [Read more...] about ANALYSIS: Is it time for the US and Saudi Arabia to combine efforts on Iran?
ANALYSIS: Iran’s future after new US sanctions
The regime in Tehran continues to be in a state of shock after the passage of unprecedented United States Senate sanctions on Thursday targeting Iran’s ballistic missile program, support for terrorism in the Middle East and flagrant human rights violations. Many of the new measures imposed on Iran … [Read more...] about ANALYSIS: Iran’s future after new US sanctions
Yemen: A new Mideast flash point?
With the new U.S. administration blueprinting its Iran policy after escalating developments in Syria and the recent attacks in Tehran, one major battleground between the two arch-rivals is set to be Yemen. Sitting at the opening of a major waterway through which a significant amount of the world's … [Read more...] about Yemen: A new Mideast flash point?
ANALYSIS: What is behind Iran’s new threats against its neighbors?
Senior Iranian officials have been heard making strong comments and threats against its neighbors in the region, specifically Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Although being alert is always advised vis-à-vis the Iranian regime, knowledge regarding the nature of the mullahs’ apparatus reassures us about … [Read more...] about ANALYSIS: What is behind Iran’s new threats against its neighbors?
ANALYSIS: Adopting a different approach on Iran
Signaling a major buzz topic in Washington these days, with the international community waiting anxiously, the new US administration is on the verge of implementing a significant Iran policy overhaul. America nearly lost all of its influence in the Middle East as a result of a devastating … [Read more...] about ANALYSIS: Adopting a different approach on Iran
Iran lobby gets excited over nothing
The State Department officially notified Congress on Wednesday that Iran has met all its commitments under the Obama-negotiated nuclear agreement. The certification is required every 90 days and the previous administration dutifully rubberstamped it each time. What was unusual is that this approval … [Read more...] about Iran lobby gets excited over nothing
Forecast: Increasing Isolation for Iran
After enjoying eight “golden” years of President Barack Obama’s all-out appeasement approach, the mullahs in Iran are feeling the wrath of isolation, with senior international figures lashing out at the regime in Tehran and calling for action against it. British Parliament members from all leading … [Read more...] about Forecast: Increasing Isolation for Iran
ANALYSIS: Here’s how to blueprint the most effective Iran policy
Iran has been continuing its series of blatant measures in defiance of norms accepted as standard by the international community, all as the Trump administration continues to weigh on blacklisting the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC). Iran has gone as far as pledging to launch “roaring missiles” in … [Read more...] about ANALYSIS: Here’s how to blueprint the most effective Iran policy
Iran’s latest terrorist plots
Iran is continuing its blatant belligerence against the international community, especially the Middle East, despite President Donald Trump and his administration threatening to take major action. During the past month alone Iran has test launched a number of ballistic missiles enjoying the … [Read more...] about Iran’s latest terrorist plots