Iran’s Reformists asked to put forward presidential candidate
Al-Monitor - Mehdi Karroubi, the 2009 presidential candidate who was put under house arrest for challenging the result of those elections,…
Month: June 2021
Iran’s presidential hopefuls promise big on economy, but can they deliver?
Al-Monitor - With Iranians heading to the polls to elect a new president later this week, tackling economic challenges is…
Lost at Sea: How Two Iranian Warships Are Testing American Mettle
thedispatch - What is the Iranian navy doing in the southern Atlantic? It is a question that Pentagon officials have…
With So Much Of The Debate Hampered Ahead Of Presidential Vote, Iranians Turn To Clubhouse
RFL/RE - Iranian ex-President Mahmud Ahmadinejad and reformist politician Mostafa Tajzadeh, who was jailed for years in the crackdown that…
Why are Iranian Police Failing to Fight Drug Trafficking at Sea?
Iranwire - Drug trafficking routes involving Iran have latently shifted from land to sea, with more covert shipments now being discovered in…
Iran’s Third Pre-Election Debate Marked by Startling Admissions by Raeesi and Hemmati
Iranwire - In Iran’s third and final pre-presidential election debate on Sunday June 13, the IRGC’s candidate Mohsen Mehr Alizadeh…
Five Challenges Facing the Next Iranian President
VOA - The winner of Iran's presidential election will face a host of tough challenges once he takes over from…
US expresses concern over Iranian ship that may be headed for Venezuela
Al-Arabia - The US is closely tracking an Iranian navy transport ship headed for the Caribbean -- possibly Venezuela --…
China and Iran: Join Up the Dots
gatestoneinstitute.org - Sheikh Jarrah, the ostensible cause of the latest conflict in the Middle East, is not so complicated. It…
Biden and Putin in G7 and a Half
gatestoneinstitute.org - [Putin] wants a return to the good or bad old days, when the USSR and the United States…