Middle Orient

Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian is articulating a foreign policy that is a continuation of the policies of his hardline predecessor even as Pezeshkian attempts to present himself to the West as a “reformist.” Pezeshkian penned an op-ed entitled “My Message to the World” in English-language, Foreign Ministry-affiliated outlet the Tehran …

Turkish security forces on June 3 destroyed more than 30 targets used by the PKK terror group in an air operation in northern Iraq, according to National Defense Ministry. An air operation was carried out against terrorist targets housing senior-level terrorists in the Metina, Gara, Hakurk, Qandil, and Asos regions …

Masoud Pezeshkian Will Not Cross the Supreme Leader On July 5, the parliamentarian Masoud Pezeshkian prevailed in Iran’s snap presidential election. It was a surprising win. Pezeshkian is a relative moderate who pledged to engage with the West, end Internet filtering, and cease the morality police’s harassment of women—a program …

The Iranian people voted for him because they wanted a “reformist” who’d gradually change their country’s domestic and foreign policies, knowing that nothing radical can be expected due to the strict system of checks and balances that’s in place to prevent this. Iranian President-Elect Masoud Pezeshkian, who won the snap …

Amidst war and turbulence in our region, Iran’s political system demonstrated remarkable stability by conducting elections in a competitive, peaceful, and orderly manner, dispelling insinuations made by some “Iran experts” in certain governments. This stability, and the dignified manner in which the elections were conducted, underscore the discernment of our …

Latest Developments Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh expressed his gratitude for Iran’s backing of the Palestinian terrorist group in a telephone call with the Islamic Republic’s president-elect, Masoud Pezeshkian, on July 14. “We appreciate Iran for playing a role in supporting the Palestinian cause, and we demand more political and diplomatic …

Moscow Seeks to Exploit Instability but Avoid Escalation Since Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, Russia has enjoyed watching the deteriorating situation in the Middle East preoccupy its main adversary, the United States. On April 13, however, Moscow grew concerned when, in retaliation for an attack on the Damascus consulate …

Israel said there was “no certainty” it killed Hamas’s military chief Mohammed Deif in a strike Saturday on southern Gaza, where officials reported at least 90 killed in a displacement camp. The Israeli military said it had targeted Deif and Rafa Salama, a brigade commander, calling them “two of the …

Readers of about 110 progressive Alternative and Global South media are familiar with the shocking revelation on 5 July 2024 in the top medical journal The Lancet of an estimated 186,000 Gaza deaths from violence and violently-imposed deprivation. This huge news was spread globally at the speed of light (186,000 …

On Monday, Israel launched airstrikes, naval bombardments, and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip as the war in Palestinian territory shows no signs of abating, while Hamas announced its withdrawal from ceasefire negotiations. According to AFP correspondents, shells fell on the neighborhoods of Tal Al-Hawa, Sheikh Ajlin, and Al-Sabra in …