By Javad Heirannia

“Arab NATO” will fail: Mehran Kamrava

TEHRAN - Mehran Kamrava, a professor of the Middle East Studies in Georgetown University of Doha, tells the Tehran Times that attempts to form a military alliance against Iran (Arab NATO) will fail.

By Javad Heirannia

Arab NATO is not viable military alliance: Jahanpour

TEHRAN - Professor Farhang Jahanpour, part-time tutor on Middle Eastern affairs in the Department of Continuing Education, University of Oxford, and a member of Kellogg College says that I do not believe that Arab NATO is “a viable military alliance.”

By Martin Love

The U.S. has become a threat to itself, too…

I can’t help but imagine what a glorious world we might have were there to be accord between the U.S. and Iran, and if not actual accord, at least a Middle East where the U.S. treats each country in the region individually and equally, determining policies and initiatives and even criticism in a two-way give and take, the critique based solely on whether any actor is pursuing their own foreign policies with an aim to rid the region of violence and focus on beneficial, mutual trade and better relations.

Tehran security conference slated for early 2019

TEHRAN – The third Tehran security conference will be held early next year with the motto of regional security in West Asia, prospect of stability, cooperation and collective progress.

Regional states able to settle disputes through consultation: Larijani

TEHRAN - Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday that there is no need for interference of foreigners in the affairs of countries in the Middle East.

By Martin Love

Take heart: the next 100 years will be better

Occasionally it makes sense to stand back and take a look at history from a long-term perspective, and in this regard I am talking about the last 100 years, which really have not been kind to the Middle East, its diverse people, and even to Islam.

Military advisor: Iran has practical plan for any trans-regional threats

TEHRAN - Today's threats to Iran are from trans-regional sides to each of which the country has a practical plan to respond, a senior Iranian military advisor said on Sunday evening.

By Hanif Ghaffari

Merkel lost the game!

TEHRAN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel attacked Iran's regional policy in his most recent statement. This is while the German government is one of the main supporters of the terrorist and takfiri groups in the West Asian region.

‘Iran adamant supporter of talks on Yemen crisis’

TEHRAN – Former Iranian Ambassador to Kuwait Reza Mirabian says the Islamic Republic has been strongly supporting political talks to settle the Yemen conflict, criticizing Riyadh for military involvement in Yemen.

All 80 nuclear warheads in Mideast owned by Israel: Zarif

TEHRAN – Referring to recent statistics released by a Stockholm-based research institute, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said all proven nuclear warheads stationed in the Middle East are entirely owned by the Zionist regime of Israel.

By Hanif Ghaffari

Be careful Mr. Macron!

TEHRAN - Emmanuel Macron, the weak and incapable president of France, continues to play his direct role to the benefits of the United States and the Zionist Regime. During his recent press conference with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister the Quds occupying regime, Macron expressed his concerns over Iran's regional activities.

Mousavian says Iran feels threatened by export of Wahhabism

Ex-senior diplomat proposes three steps to settle Mideast crises

Hossein Mousavian, former Iranian diplomat and a current Princeton University researcher, has elaborated on root causes of crises and instability in the Middle East.

Tehran says U.S. policies have left Mideast in ‘total chaos’

Gholamali Khoshroo, Iran’s ambassador to the UN, has said that the failed policies of the U.S. have left the Middle East region in total chaos.

By Yuram Abdullah Weiler

Reflections on Quds Day: After 12 years has anything really changed?

“One must ask if Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from Gaza is really a step in the direction of peace in the Middle East. Has anything really changed?” — Yuram Abdullah Weiler , June, 2006

By Ramin Hossein Abadian

Hezbollah's rising power is fomenting panic among the Zionists

TEHRAN - For a long time, the threats of the Zionist regime have intensified against the resistance axis in the Mideast, especially against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

By Martin Love

Summer 2018: a bit of fear and loathing are natural

A bit of fear and a bunch of loathing mark the days of intelligent people anywhere, and I’m hearing this from Iranian friends in Iran and in the US. It seems that this summer may be like no other in recent memory: either good sense and rationality will somehow prevail, or the world, and particularly the Middle East, will be plunged into some sort of all or nothing conflict to tie up loose ends of US and Zionist and Saudi imperialism.