A China-Iran axis?
Has US President Donald Trump succeeded in uniting his worst enemies, China and Iran, in an alliance directed against America and the West?
Leaked Document Reveals Strategic Partnership between China and Iran
During an Iranian parliamentary session on 5 July 2020, Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister, confirmed ongoing negotiations about a strategic partnership with China.
Middle Powers and the US-Iran Conflict – Op-Ed
The Trump Administration’s decision to use a drone to carry out a targeted assassination of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Al-Quds Commander General Qassem Soleimani – along with his Iraqi confederates that…
The Iran-US Standoff – Whose Responsibility? (Op-ed)
One of the less attractive aspects of political argument these days is to remove responsibility from those who commit crimes and transfer it to the victims.
Trump versus Iran – the State of Play
May 2019 has seen a marked deterioration in the long-running US-Iran standoff. Back on 8 May Washington announced it had acquired credible intelligence suggesting a possible Iranian attack on US troops on…
Trump’s Abrogation of Iran Deal May Put his America First Policy to the Test
President Donald J. Trump’s abrogation of the 2015 international nuclear agreement with Iran is likely to put his America First policy to the test.
US Moves Against Iran Raise Spectre of Wider Regional Conflict
US President Donald J. Trump in a step that could embolden Saudi Arabia to move ahead with plans to destabilize Iran, has instructed White House aides to give him the…
Rediscovering the History of African Slavery in Iran
ST CATHARINES, Canada – Behnaz Mirzai’s students often say her office is like a museum. With shards of ancient pottery recovered from the mountains of Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province, colourful…
UK Peers Urge Pro-Iran, Pro-Palestinian Policies
A year ago, in May 2016, Britain’s House of Lords decided to establish a new International Relations Committee. On 2 May 2017, after six months deliberation, the committee issued its…
Mosque in Iran Makes Your Jaw Drop
Shah Cheragh is a funerary monument and mosque in Shiraz, Iran. It translates to “King of the Light” and it’s easy to understand why. The jaw-dropping interior of this structure…