-
2019-08-14 16:17
By majid Rafee
Will Democrats’ return revive JCPOA?
TEHRAN - We Iranians have a proverb, 'the yellow dog is the brother of the Jackal', that implies "none of these two people is better than the other, both of them are bad and vicious". Its etymology is as follows:
-
2019-08-13 12:39
By Batool Subeiti
Britain's shadow over India's crimes in Kashmir
LONDON - While there is no doubt that the Indian armed forces and the fascist Hindu nationalist ruling party in India need to be held to account for the reign of terror they have unleashed on the people of Kashmir throughout these decades, the latest attempt to annex the disputed territory to the union of India is particularly alarming and a matter of grave concern.
-
2019-08-13 12:33
By Mohammad Eslami
U.S.-China Trade war: What does it mean for Iran?
TEHRAN – U.S.-China trade war has been one of the game changers among the geopolitical factors affecting the international political and economic sphere. The 10pc tariff will be imposed on the $300bn/yr of imports from China not yet subject to any duties, Trump announced via Twitter a day after the latest round of talks, which concluded in Shanghai.
-
2019-08-11 01:25
By Yuram Abdullah Weiler
El Paso Mass Shooting: Symptomatic of an American malignancy
“Truly We created you from a male and a female, and We made you peoples and tribes that you may come to know one another.” —Holy Quran 49:13
-
2019-08-06 14:43
By Habib Ahmadzadeh
Trump, Zarif and we Iranians
TEHRAN - President Trump, in his latest Tweet, claims that “Iranians never won a war, but never lost a negotiation.” As a world citizen, and a veteran of Iran-Iraq war with firsthand experience of the bitterness of war, I have a couple of suggestions and responses for the president of the United States.
-
2019-08-06 09:08
By Mahmood Khaghani
Boris and the English Job
A new book, "The English Job", by former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw documented Iran's long (and merited) history of distrust of the British motives and actions. I note that the new British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, comes from the heart of the British or (as better known in Iran) English ’Establishment’ which was largely responsible for the decisions and actions which generated this mistrust.
-
2019-08-04 10:08
By Fatemeh Salehi
The rise of Yemeni long-range missiles
TEHRAN - Yemen army and public groups attacked the furthest eastern part of East Saudi Arabia, in Dammam, for the very first time with a long-range ballistic missile.
-
2019-08-04 09:38
By Morteza Khansari
Germany hampering Brexit and Johnson’s administration
TEHRAN - These days, Germany is receiving many requests from the United States and Britain to join an international coalition to control the Strait of Hormuz and take part in joint navy projects in the Persian Gulf.
-
2019-08-03 10:17
By Somayeh Khomarbaghi
The scenarios ahead of the Deal of the Century
TEHRAN - The fate of the deal of the century is unknown as the deal continuous running into problems. The West struggles with new plans to put the deal into operation, but these plans can be easily derailed if the right strategies are adopted.
-
2019-07-28 10:21
By Saeed Sadraian
The reflection of “the powerful Iran” in the land of revelation
Now that thousands of Iranian pilgrims are on their spiritual journey to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina; it is a good time to see how Saudis and other Muslims treat Iranian citizens.
-
2019-07-27 11:16
By Martin Love
Cruelty and stupidity are the hallmarks of U.S. moves this century
NORTH CAROLINA - One huge lie zipping around the Internet of late is the depiction of a map showing the (alleged) extent of the Persian “empire” in 300 BC, as it is labeled. It shows that the Achaemenid dynasty as empire controlling lands stretching from a small part of Europe west of the Bosporus across Anatolia to Bactria and what today is Pakistan and western India.
-
2019-07-26 13:55
By Fatemeh Salehi
The different reactions of Arab governments and nations toward the seizure UK tanker
TEHRAN - On Friday, a British oil tanker was seized in the Strait of Hormuz by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). The tanker was seized due to violation of maritime laws, causing marine pollution and endangering other vessels.
-
2019-07-24 12:28
By Hossein Askari
Follow the leader — the UK’s Ill-advised piracy on the high seas
WASHINGTON - The United Kingdom should recognize what has become its position in the world — an important nation with an imperialistic history but now a much diminished global power. Blindly following the United States into hazardous waters could have dangerous results: America might not reward subservience or could change course in its own self-interest. While following George Bush into Iraq is now widely conceded in the UK as having been ill advised, British leaders seem to have forgotten the consequences of that disastrous decision.
-
2019-07-24 11:09
By Batool Subeiti
Why world needs to speak for Sheikh Zakzaky
LONDON - Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), and members of his organization faced a brutal crackdown in December 2015 in what came to be known as the Zaria massacre. It was carried out by the Nigerian Army at the behest of the Nigerian regime and its foreign backers in which over a thousand civilians, mostly followers of the movement, were slaughtered in cold blood and hundreds more were arrested.
-
2019-07-23 12:16
By Ali Babaei
Analyze of second referendum and the issue of British exit from The EU in aspect of British law
The separation of Britain from the European Union is an important controversy for Britain, Europe and the whole world, which will have important legal, political and economic consequences if it is realized. The United Kingdom held a referendum in 2016 in which people voted to leave UK from the European Union, and the British government took some time to negotiate with Europe and take the necessary measures to exit from the union, until March 29, 2017, and, In the event of a delay, it will eventually complete until March 31, 2019, but so far it has not happened. Clearly, the exit from the European Union, will has serious impacts on Britain, and so far, although Britain has passed the time-limit, did not exit the union. UK may have a new referendum on this issue. Holding of a new referendum is an important debate, firstly, is it a legal referendum? Secondly, is it democratic? Thirdly, what should be done in the event of a conflict between the outcomes of the two legal proceedings?
-
2019-07-22 12:10
By Hamid Bayati
Britain confused on policies toward Tehran: easing the tension or increasing them
Britain has had a rough week after Iran seized British oil tanker in the strait of Hormoz. It seems that the British are confused what policy to adopt; first, British Secretary of State for Defense described the capture “hostile” and then, the British Foreign Secretary announced that they want to ease the tensions with Iran.
-
2019-07-20 23:15
By Martin Love
Demand that the Mideast become a nuclear-weapon-free zone!
NORTH CAROLINA - Petty and small-minded is the sole way to describe the restrictions on Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s movements to a six-block area around the United Nations complex while he is in New York to address a UN group. This kind of action and mentality is the stuff of petty tyrants, not befitting the alleged leader or government of an “empire” that has any serious, responsible sense of itself or of others overseas or internally who don’t happen to be “Caucasian”. Or “Western” or whatever.
-
2019-07-17 11:21
By Fatemeh Salehi
Al Arabiya’s new blunder rose tensions: unprofessionalism of Bin Salman’s media
TEHRAN - Al Arabiya channel has recently made a terrible new blunder that has infuriated the Kuwaitis. This is a new mistake of Al Arabiya which was already famous for fueling tension and hatred by spreading false news.
-
2019-07-15 11:35
By Ramin Hossein Abadian
Details of Mogherini’s trip to Baghdad: Iraq’s clear messages about Iran
TEHRAN - Federica Mogherini, the high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, heading a diplomatic delegation, arrived in Baghdad on Saturday. This was Mogherini’s first trip to Iraq since 2014.
-
2019-07-14 14:17
By Yuram Abdullah Weiler
The U.S. and the JCPOA: Carrot-and-stick diplomacy without the carrot
“Trump was in violation of the deal well before he withdrew from it.” —Fred Kaplan
-
2019-07-14 10:43
By Martin Love
The Jeffrey Epstein case could sink U.S. elites and induce real change
NORTH CAROLINA - If anything can get worse, like the corruption among the powerful and wealthy in the U.S. in recent decades, it just has.
-
2019-07-13 09:56
By Morteza Khansari
Has Trump fulfilled his campaign promises?
TEHRAN - Donald Trump’s foreign policies and security strategies have been recently called into question, even by the White House staff and the Congress. Since Trump took the office, averagely, at least one person from the administrative office of the White House got fired every month, and some of them were even put on trial. The last person who got fired was Sarah Sanders, the former White House press secretary.
-
2019-07-10 22:10
By Morteza Khansari
A new world order with changes in power balance: Dividing the world into opponents and friends
TEHRAN - By withdrawing from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), the United States and Russia finally pulled away the iron curtain of the cold war. Seemingly, the two countries want to change the common defensive methods and are now unveiling their high-tech nuclear weapons and missiles and have started threatening each other with nuclear weapons.
-
2019-07-10 21:16
Will Bolton be ousted?
America's National Security Advisor's ambiguous destiny
TEHRAN - U.S. National Security Advisor still has a dilemma! John Bolton is aware of the possibility of his dismissal by Donald Trump. Many traditional Republicans have urged President Donald Trump to remove Bolton from power before the 2020 presidential election.
-
2019-07-10 11:43
By Hamid R. Gholamzadeh
Trump’s way out of Iran issue lies out of bilateral issues
TEHRAN - Days, after Iranian forces downed an intruding American drone over the Iranian airspace, the stories of latest developments and stances of the two sides, are still making the headlines across the world. Third parties are inviting both Iran and the United States to show restraint and deescalate the tension. Whereas the first news released on the earliest hours on Thursday wreaked sort of havoc, increasing concerns over eruption of any war in an already volatile region, further details coming outcast a light on the events proving showing how the shooting has apparently prevented a disastrous war.
-
2019-07-09 16:49
By Martin Love
Iran will have the world’s respect, and prevail
NORTH CAROLINA - An outsider with just some knowledge about Iran can be easily whipsawed by the horrible dilemma the U.S. has dumped on the country over the past 14 months. Yes, Iran must do all it can to defend itself, if it is attacked military, and meanwhile must do all it can to circumvent, with assistance, the draconian U.S. economic sanctions.
-
2019-07-07 12:16
By Chang Hua Chinese ambassador to Iran
Efforts to counter terrorism and extremism in Xinjiang
TEHRAN - Iran and China have a long history of friendly relations. Iranians are not unfamiliar with Xinjiang either, in 13th century, Saadi Shirazi, the celebrated Iranian poet, traveled to the city of Kashgar in Xinjiang and wrote a beautiful poem.
-
2019-07-03 12:29
By Ruhollah Ghasemian
Why the Deal of the Century fails?
TEHRAN - These days, apart from the tensions between Iran and United States, another event in south west Asia has attracted the attention of the countries’ officials, nations, and the media from all over the world.
-
2019-07-01 11:59
By Abdullahi Junaidu
No tolerance for inhuman act against Sheikh Zakzaky
The merciless attacks by the Nigerian military on Nigeria's Islamic Movement in December 2015 has left an unhealed wound on the Nigerian society.
-
2019-06-30 11:02
By Martin Love
Cry not for hapless Trump: He created the current mess
NORTH CAROLINA - No one can legitimately feel sorry for Donald Trump. For 14 months he’s been in way over his head in geopolitics, and that primarily about Iran, but with the various sanctions and threats cast upon every continent like confetti at a wedding everyone knows eventually is going fail and wind up in divorce court, Trump looks the clown to most all the world.
