The Middle East: What Awaits the Region?

February 14, 2021

Officials in the Joe Biden administration have already begun to hold behind-the-scenes talks with Iran about returning to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, and they informed Israel about the talks, reported…

‘Thinking Machiavelli, Acting Mussolini’

December 18, 2020

Opinion

Earlier this month, the Lebanese al-Manar TV aired footage of Israeli bases in Upper Galilee, which were filmed by a Hizbullah drone. An Israeli base in Brannite and a command centre in Rowaysat al-Al…

Russia & Turkey Stand to Lose the Most From a Biden Presidency

November 13, 2020

Opinion

In the event that Biden's “projected” presidency become a reality, Russia and Turkey would stand to lose the most during America's new era of engagement with the world due to the former Vice President…

No US October Surprise for Iran

October 24, 2020

Opinion

No Washington-designed “maximum pressure” has been able to derail a crucial milestone this Sunday: the end of the UN arms embargo on Iran, in accordance with UN Security Council 2231, which has endors…

Government Mischief in an Age of Coronavirus

June 5, 2020

Opinion

It is interesting to watch how the folks in Congress and the White House have been using the at-least- somewhat self-generated crisis over COVID-19 to serve as cover for legislation and other activiti…

Iran will be a Full Nuclear Power by the End of 2020: No Return to the 2015 Agreement

September 11, 2019

Opinion

French President Emmanuel Macron failed to promote successfully his Iranian initiative with the US administration despite the initial blessing of his US counterpart. This failure led Iran to make a th…

As Trump Backs Down, the Pips Squeak

July 23, 2019

Opinion

Last week it was all fire and brimstone. The US was threatening more sanctions on Iran, the Brits were seizing oil tankers and Iran was violating the JCPOA. This week things look different all of a su…

Piracy on High Seas… US and British Aim to Sink Iran Nuclear Deal

July 11, 2019

Opinion

The seizure of two million barrels of Iranian crude oil by British commandoes is a blatant act of piracy aimed at provoking Iran into war. Also, confiscation of the supertanker in Britain’s Mediterran…