Iran

Tensions In Tehran-Baku Relations And Iran’s Ideological And Revolutionary Foreign Policy – OpEd

“Karabakh belongs to the Republic of Azerbaijan and it is part of Islam”, “Karabakh belongs to the Republic of Azerbaijan and must be returned to it”; these are just some of the comments made by Iranian Shiite clerics last year who are close to government institutions in the Iranian political …

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Iran assassinating Israeli businessmen: What is the game plan? – analysis

This would not be the first time that Iran, or its proxy Hezbollah, would have tried to attack or surveil Israelis in Cyprus. If Iran was behind it, the attempted assassination of Israelis in Cyprus would be part of a long and open account Iran has for Israel. In the …

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Is Iran threatening Azerbaijan over Israel ties?

Tehran wants to send a message to Baku that “we know what you are doing.” And Iran has done this before. Iran’s media has begun to up the rhetoric against Azerbaijan, with a headline claiming that Baku has “denied the presence of the Zionist regime near the border with Iran,” …

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Iranian and Armenian FMs meet in Tehran

The meeting followed recent tensions between Armenia’s rival, Azerbaijan, and Iran. The Iranian and Armenian foreign ministers met in Tehran on Monday. Iran’s Hossein Amir-Abdollahian discussed bilateral relations with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan, who is on a two-day trip to Iran. They also spoke about roads connecting Iran and …

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Iran tried to kill Israeli businessman in Cyprus – Bennett spokesman

“This was not a criminal incident, and businessman Teddy Sagi was not the target of the attack,” said the spokesman. Iran was behind the attempt on Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi’s life last week, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s spokesman Matan Sidi said Monday. “Contrary to some of what was published [Sunday] …

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Iran’s intelligence minister warns US and Israeli bases in Kurdistan

The Iranian Minister of Intelligence, Esmail Khatib, warned the US and Israeli bases in the Kurdistan region of Iraq against attempting to disrupt Iranian security because they “will face an agressive and effective response.” “Let the counter-revolutionary sides and their supporters in the region know that by trying to breach …

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Hezbollah and Iran Exploit Lebanon’s Economic Crisis

Hezbollah’s importation of Iranian fuel supplies demonstrates its willingness and ability to act independently of Lebanon’s official leadership. Easing Lebanon’s fuel shortages, even if marginally, enhances the position and popularity of both Hezbollah and Iran within Lebanon. The Biden administration is not likely to impose penalties on the fuel deliveries …

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Israel should make peace with Iraq through the Abraham Accords – opinion

While Iraq is no longer the central power in the region, its history and geography make it an important player in the new Middle East. The Constitution of The Republic of Iraq, formulated in 2005 and approved in a referendum by more than three-quarters of the people, stated that “Iraq …

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How to stop Iran from achieving a nuclear bomb – opinion

The Iranian regime should be brought to the “bomb or regime survival” dilemma. In his article, “Looking Straight in the Eyes of the Iranian Reality,” former prime minister Ehud Barak correctly analyzes the status of the Iranian nuclear project. His conclusion, however, according to which we have reached the point …

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It’s time Israel got serious to tackle the Iran threat – opinion

Israel does not currently have an effective military plan in place against Iran’s nuclear installations, but everything should change in the near future. Here’s the good news: unless something extreme and dramatic happens, we will not be seeing Israeli F-35s or F-15s taking off in the next couple of years …

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