Toleration with KSA, Cooperation with Pakistan, and Caution with Russia
Former IRGC commander Rahim-Safavi says Iran should take advantage of its geopolitical superiority in the region.
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Arba’een the New Shia Hajj or an Interim Fill-In?
While hundreds of thousands of Muslims are in Saudi Arabia to observe the mandatory hajj, Iranians are the most conspicuous no-shows. Some of them are holding Shia rituals in Iraq.
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Tackling the Roots of Iran-Saudi Tension
Once portrayed as twin pillars of stability in the region, Iran and Saudi Arabia can easily thread the path toward more tension and proxy wars in the future.
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Iran Should Not Underestimate Adverse Coalitions that Could Mean War
In an interview with Iranian Diplomacy, Shireen Tahmaaseb Hunter of Georgetown University discusses Middle East developments in the wake of the nuclear deal.
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WWI Redeux? Middle East in the Age of Uncertainty
How Ankara and Riyadh have shortened the life of friendship and foes in the Middle East.
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Friday Prayers across Iran: Saudi-bashing and scandalous salaries
Friday prayers on September 2, 2016.
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Call for Unblocking Twitter to Counter Online Saudi War
An Iranian principlist media outlet has suggested Iran should reconsider the blocking of Twitter as the Saudis have already started an online war against the country.
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Former Saudi Chief Spy Infuriates Iranians by Attending Terrorist Group Rally
Turki Faisal has raised the anger of Iranian officials by attending Mojahedin-e Khalgh’s annual congress in Paris.
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Riyadh Has No Intention of Reconciliation
Editorial penned by Iranian Diplomacy’s Ali Mousavi Khalkhali argues that Saudi diplomacy on Iran is now defined based on “hostility everywhere, every time and in every possible way” and that the Saudis will spare no effort in reaching this very goal even if it takes reconciliation with Iran’s toughest enemies.
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Saudi Arabia Seeks To Counterattack
An essay by Sabah Zanganeh, an expert on Middle Eastern affairs, published in Tehran’s Arman daily
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Is ISIS Behind Hacking of Iran’s Statistical Center?
Cyberattack on Markaz-e Amar has given way to speculations of ISIS complicity.
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Rouhani’s Right Decision
An essay by Mohammad Ali Sobhani, former director general for Middle East affairs at the Iranian Foreign Ministry, published in Tehran’s Shargh daily
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Hopes and Fears of Future in the New Iranian Year
Senior Iranian international relations and ME expert looks back at the developments of the Middle East in the past year and predicts an outlook of hope and fear for the region in the New Year.
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No Sharing of the Neighborhood?: Saudi Arabia doubling down on Hezbollah
Riyadh’s decision to punish Hezbollah will eventually reinforce Iran’s influence in Lebanon.
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The Saudi Intention
An essay by Hossein Rooyvaran, an expert on international affairs, published in Tehran’s Arman daily
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World of Islam Needs Iranian Diplomacy
An essay by Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri, a university professor and expert on international affairs
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Consequences of Cutting Ties with Iran
Fararu.com’s interview with Jafar Ghannadbashi, an expert on Middle Eastern affairs
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Behind Saudi Arabia’s Brinksmanship
After Iran’s nuclear deal, the status quo in the Middle East is undergoing dramatic changes, and Riyadh is doing its best to stop it.
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Saudi Role in Failure of Strategic Understanding in the Region
An essay by Nosratollah Tajik, Iran’s former ambassador to Jordan and an expert on international affairs
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Iran, Russia, US Agree on Assad
Fararu.com’s interview with Pirooz Mojtahedzadeh, a university professor and expert on international affairs
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Path to Iran-Saudi Détente
An essay by Ali Sobhani, a former Foreign Ministry General Director, published in Tehran’s Shargh daily
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Arab Objective to Provoke Iran
An essay by Pirooz Mojtahedzadeh, a professor at Tehran University, published in Tehran’s Arman Daily
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US and Balance in the Middle East
An article by Alireza Sheikh Attar, Iran’s former ambassador to Germany, published in Tehran’s Arman daily
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Where in the World Is Ghazanfar Roknabadi?
Two weeks after the Mina Stampede, the fate of Iran’s former ambassador to Lebanon is yet to be established. Has Roknabadi been abducted?
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Roots of Saudi Arabia’s Political Madness
Tehran daily Donyaye Eghtesad’s interview with Hossein Moosavian, a former chief Iranian nuclear negotiator
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