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Iran: how to keep the nuclear deal alive

12:24 30.12.2019

Iran: how to keep the nuclear deal alive

The situation around the Iran nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action - JCPOA) is getting worse every day as US President Donald Trump and his administration keep ramping up and diversifying financial and economic sanctions against Tehran. Speaking at a summit of Islamic states held in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) …

Iranian autumn 1398* (an analysis of latest events)

11:12 04.12.2019

Iranian autumn 1398* (an analysis of latest events)

Foreign policy background of the Iranian crisisDespite all the complexity and ambiguity of the situation now exiting in the world, the summer and fall of 2019 saw a certain degree of success, achieved by Iran’s Middle East policy both in the region and inside the country itself.Tehran’s foreign policy achievements …

USA - Iran: cyber war part of hybrid war

16:22 23.11.2019

USA - Iran: cyber war part of hybrid war

Tensions are runing high again after a lull of several weeks in an open propaganda battle and a psychological war between the United States and its allies, on the one hand, and the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), on the other.Apparently, the current situation could hardly be described as a …

New intrigue over nuclear deal

15:00 12.09.2019

New intrigue over nuclear deal

The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) demonstrated unprecedented foreign policy activity in August as Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Finland, Sweden, Norway, France, China, Japan, and Malaysia in the second half of the month, and Russia – in early September.Tehran’s genuinely belligerent spirit is due to the situation …

Iran: what is in store for the JCPOA?

10:48 09.08.2019

Iran: what is in store for the JCPOA?

The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) continues to be in the spotlight of global politics. And even though the "Iranian problems" go beyond the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), it is the “dying” JCPOA that is the main cause of tensions in and around Iran, be it the financial …

Iran: second stage of suspension of commitments under JCPOA nuclear deal

14:42 19.07.2019

Iran: second stage of suspension of commitments under JCPOA nuclear deal

On May 8, 2019 - exactly a year after President Donald Trump’s catastrophically ill-advised decision to withdraw the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and impose financial and economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that Tehran was suspending …

Armenia-Iran: good neighbourly relations absolute necessity

11:49 04.06.2019

Armenia-Iran: good neighbourly relations absolute necessity

Some experts believe that Iran’s cooperation with Armenia could become costly for the latter owing to the ever increasing hostility demonstrated by US President Donald Trump towards the Islamic Republic of Iran. They predict that American sanctions and extensive pressure on Iran could throw Armenia into a kind of blockade.What …

Saudi Arabia calls emergency Arab League summit

7:20 29.05.2019

Saudi Arabia calls emergency Arab League summit

Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has invited leaders of the League of Arab States (LAS) to an emergency summit in Mecca, scheduled for May 30, to discuss the security situation in the region.Although Arab League summits are normally held once a year in March, in the case of …

Iran vs. US: bracing for war? (an analysis of current events and their possible consequences)

10:26 20.05.2019

Iran vs. US: bracing for war? (an analysis of current events and their possible consequences)

On May 8, 2018, President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal, and imposed tough unilateral sanctions on Tehran. Exactly a year later, this move looks dangerously fraught with unpredictable and potentially catastrophic consequences for the …

Defense and military technology ties between Russia and Iran: yesterday, today and tomorrow

10:51 15.04.2019

Defense and military technology ties between Russia and Iran: yesterday, today and tomorrow

Not long ago Russia and Iran marked an important jubilee - 500 years to the establishment of Russian-Iranian (Persian) relations.[1] Throughout the centuries these relations have seen different periods: from wars to good neighborly relations. However, defense cooperation has always been a major aspect of bilateral ties that affects policy-making …

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