View The U.S. protects Saudi Arabia with Patriot missiles but not U.S. troops in Iraq ǀ View The lack of Patriot missile batteries at the base attacked by Iran shows how little forethought the U.S. put into the consequences of killing Soleimani. 17/01/2020
View Turkey can become an actor in the new Great Game in Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East ǀ View When historians look at the course of events in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East at the beginning of 2020, it is not entirely unlikely that they might identify this year as a prelude to a new Great Game. 16/01/2020
View Mourning at Soleimani’s funeral was staged. Iranians are not rallying behind the regime ǀ View If you logged into Twitter while Soleimani’s funeral was ongoing, you might have encountered a much different narrative about the Quds Force commander and the impact of his death. There, hundreds of thousands of people tweeted using the hashtag #IraniansDetestSoleimani. 15/01/2020
View The real losers of Trump’s Iran strategy are the long-suffering Iranian middle classes ǀ View Thanks to Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to assassinate Iran’s most popular public figure, we now see millions of Iranians taking to the very same streets; not demanding the Islamic Republic to justify its brutality in putting down the protests, but instead demonstrating national unity. 14/01/2020
View Iran and Trump likely broke international law. And 176 innocents paid the price ǀ View Would the 176 souls who perished on that plane still be alive had the United States not sought to kill Gen. Qassem Soleimani? 13/01/2020
Iran Iranian police fire tear gas and live rounds against protesters Online videos from Tehran show Iranian police and security forces firing both tear gas and live rounds to disperse demonstrators who are protesting against the Islamic Republic's initial denial that it shot down a Ukrainian jetliner 13/01/2020
Canada Iran plane families will get answers, says Canada PM Trudeau Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's been gut-wrenching to listen to stories from relatives of 57 Canadians who perished in the downing of a Ukrainian jetliner in Iran last week as he attended one of several memorials across the country on Sunday 13/01/2020
View Trump was right to kill Iranian general Qassem Soleimani ǀ View It is a sad reality that some in this world respond only to power. Qassem Soleimani was one of them. There comes a point in dealing with those like him when words fail and become worse than foolish. Missiles are then necessary. 08/01/2020
View Iran was always going to retaliate for Soleimani’s death. It doesn’t mean it wants a war ǀ View It is possible that US withdrawal from the JCPOA is at the root of the escalating tensions between the two countries. After that, the region witnessed several attacks on American drones and other targets such as oil tankers in the Gulf and the Strait of Hurmuz. 08/01/2020
Iran Khamenei says US presence in the Middle East is 'unacceptable' Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sees recent events as a watershed moment. Are we about to see mass evacuations? 08/01/2020
Iran Black boxes found after Iran plane crash kills 176 people Ukraine has confirmed that the victims come from at least seven nations, however Iranian media say that many were travelling on dual passports. 08/01/2020
View What the killing of Iran's General Soleimani means for Europe ǀ View European calls for restraint will not be enough on their own, argues Thomas S Warrick 04/01/2020
View Was Soleimani's killing justified? Yes. A million times yes ǀ View Soleimani's death will also prove to be more significant than that of Osama Bin Laden or Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to one of Italy's ex-foreign ministers. 04/01/2020
world news Watch: Iranian's Rouhani says Europe unwilling to support nuclear deal Iranian President Rouhani has slammed Europe for showing an "inability or lack of willingness" to keep the Iran nuclear deal going, putting "all the costs and burden on the shoulders of Iran". 26/09/2019
Iran Iran exceeds limit of enriched uranium: state media Iranian state media has quoted Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as confirming that the limit had been breached. 01/07/2019
Good Morning Europe Iran cannot 'take all of the burdens to preserve nuclear agreement' Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations has said his country "cannot take all of the burdens anymore" of preserving the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). 27/06/2019
Iran Iran sanctions: Who do they target and will they work? The US hopes ever-increasing pressure will force Iran to give up its ambition for nuclear weapons, but Tehran says the latest measures are “useless”. 25/06/2019
USA Trump threatens Iran with 'obliteration' as war of words intensifies President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with "obliteration" if it strikes "anything American" after Tehran dismissed new U.S. sanctions as "useless." 23/06/2019
USA Trump says he did not give final approval for Iran strikes, no planes were in the air The president spoke about his decision-making in an exclusive interview with NBC's Chuck Todd for "Meet the Press." 21/06/2019
USA Iran-US tensions: Key players' reactions to downing of US drone Iran said the drone it shot down was flying over its airspace but the US insists it was on international airspace. How did the key players react to the latest incident in the rise of US-Iran tensions in the Gulf region? 21/06/2019
