Iran's future after Raisi's death
The clerical regime in Iran continues to consolidate power in its hands. In the face of intense external pressure and the complex situation in the Middle East, the country is preparing for early presidential elections, preparing the landscape for a future president and supreme leader…
Difficult times await Iran
On May 19, 2024, a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and other Iranian officials crashed in the mountainous North-West of Iran, killing all on board. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, declared a five-day period of mourning in the country for President Ibrahim Raisi, who died in the helicopter crash…
The instruments of influence of foreign actors in Syria
All parties involved in the Syrian conflict have their own policy and vision as to how the conflict should be managed, however, said parties also have varying instruments of influence and carrying their own weight in the reconciliation process…
Was the United States behind President Raisi’s Death?
The news of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a plane crash took the world by surprise. The late Iranian President Raisi was playing a pivotal role in the rapidly changing world order. Iran’s relations with its neighbors were improving under his leadership. The progress and centrality that Iran gained in the emerging multipolar world due to his leadership made him, added to his popularity within his country and around the world…
Some comments on the detention of an American serviceman in Vladivostok
In early May 2024, the media reported that a US Army sergeant had been detained in Vladivostok. This incident inspired a number of conspiracy theories, many of which sought to draw parallels with the attempted defection of a US private to the DPRK six months ago. But in reality the two incidents are very different…
India Signs 10-year Chabahar Port Agreement with Iran
Relations between India and Iran have been influenced by the US for a long time. Iran is perceived as the greatest threat to Western interests in the Middle East. The United States’ regional proxy, Israel, also considers Iran its greatest enemy in the region. Therefore, Iran has been victimized by the United States and its liberal institutions through economic sanctions…
In memory of Ebrahim Raisi
Today has been declared the first of five national days of mourning in Iran following the tragic and fatal crash of a helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, Friday prayers leader of Tebriz Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Al-e-Hashem, the Governor of East Azerbaijan Malek Rahmati and other security and crew members…
A New BRICS Currency and the End of Dollar Hegemony
For decades, the US dollar has dominated the global trade. This became possible after the establishment of the liberal world order. The US dollar enjoyed unparalleled dominance as the leading reserve currency of the world. The US Federal Reserve holds that 96% of international trade invoicing into the Americas, 74% in the Asia-Pacific region, and 79% in other countries was done in the US dollar…
Iran: the Islamic Revolution of 1979
Nowadays, as Iran is in a new phase of complete liberation from U.S.-Israeli arbitrariness and Iranians have responded honorably to those countries’ military forays, many recall the results of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. That event gave a strong impetus to the spiritual, political and economic upswing of the republic, enabling it to rise to the rank of one of the most advanced economies in the region and to engage in dialogue on an equal footing with the United States and Israel, as well as with other world powers…
Containing China means breaking the Beijing-Moscow-Tehran axis
In line with the American strategy of “divide and rule”, characteristic of US hegemonic aims, the objective of Washington’s Chinese strategy is to compartmentalize rival geopolitical powers by exacerbating antagonisms, with the aim of breaking down geographical continuities, economic and security partnerships, and ideological affinities between the various regional blocs…
Analyzing the Significance of the Iranian President's Visit to Pakistan Amidst Geopolitical Tensions
The visit of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to Pakistan, days after the Israeli attack on Iran, holds immense significance for multiple reasons. Iran is considered the strongest rival of Israel in the Middle East. However, Israel’s aid by regional countries in neutralizing Iranian missiles and drones fired by Iran posits that Iran does not enjoy significant relations with the regional countries…
Turkey and the "3+3" Format Prospects
Turkey demonstrating an active foreign policy aimed at raising its status from a regional state to a major power and leader of the Turkic world. Its diplomacy synthesizes several complementary doctrines: “neo-Ottomanism,” “neopanturanism,” “Turkish Eurasianism,” and “Turkish axis.” Ankara realizes that NATO membership guarantees its strategic safety against external threats from key anti-Western countries. At the same time, the Turkish political elite realizes that the West is particularly reluctant to see Turkey as a member of the European Union and will stretch the time of European integration. Ankara prefers, forcedly or by choice…