Meanwhile, Iran’s support of militia proxy forces throughout the wider Mideast have been in increased focus as Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack ships in the Red Sea over the Israel-Gaza war …
US-sanctioned former Revolutionary Guards commander Vahid Haghanian was among candidates who registered on Saturday to run for election as Iran’s president after Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash, state …
On foreign policy, Raisi pushed hard in nuclear talks with world powers and expanded Iran’s ties with Russia, China and India through a “Look East” strategy. To understand the potential …
He pointed out that Iran’s strategic decisions are set by the supreme leader and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), not by the president. “Expect continued rigidity in US relations …
Iran’s hardliners had been emboldened by the chaotic US military withdrawal from neighbouring Afghanistan and policy swings in Washington. Ebrahim Raisi, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Iraqi Shiite cleric …
Analysts believe both Iran and Israel, regional arch-rivals locked in a shadow war for years, now are trying to dial back tensions following a series of escalatory attacks between them …