Sanctions are back. But that isn’t the big story
Let’s not beat about the bush. Renewed US sanctions on Iran have gone into effect and it’s justifiably a big story. For a start, it shows that Washington is willing to make good on its criticism of...
View ArticleWhile Iran’s economy bleeds, Tehran’s military spending is booming
It is hardly a secret that Iran’s economy has been in freefall for some time. The numbers don’t lie – The average Iranian is at least 15% worse off than they were ten years ago. Meanwhile, the value of...
View ArticleTrump’s Syria pullout – And the winner is? Iran
Last week’s announcement by President Trump, that US forces would be leaving Syria came as a surprise to pretty much everyone – Even senior members of his own administration. The story has...
View ArticleIran’s press and the international media – Spot the difference…
In the public conscience, the global media is perceived not only as a watchdog monitoring politicians, leaders and decision-makers. It is often thought of as more of a guard dog with sharp teeth, ready...
View ArticleIf Israel offered a bloggers’ tour to the Hezbollah – Iranian Tunnels, would...
One of the major international stories of the past week has been the discovery of sophisticated tunnels constructed by Hezbollah, traversing underneath Lebanon’s southern border into Israel. Taking a...
View ArticleAfter Iran’s Danish plot, the media is letting Europe of the hook
Two weeks ago, just days before the US re-imposed sanctions on the Iranian oil industry, Denmark’s government made a dramatic announcement – The country’s security services had prevented Iran from...
View ArticleIran’s ‘anti-terror finance’ bill – The bad joke fooling nobody
If you didn’t know any better, the headlines might be misleading. The Associated Press declared, “Iran Votes to Join Pact to Combat Terror Financing,” while Deutsche Welle’s headline was equally...
View ArticleWith all eyes on the UN, the real story is back in Iran
The United Nations’ (UN) General Assembly is eagerly anticipated each year – A unique gathering at which world leaders verbally spar and exchange varied outlooks on the world. This year was no...
View ArticleThe Kurds are becoming the Tehran regime’s scapegoat
There has been one explosion in Iran grabbing international headlines recently. The attack on a military parade in the southwestern city of Ahvaz which killed 25 people has understandably filled column...
View ArticleIranians feel the sanctions pinch – Their leaders spend on the military
Media attention is beginning to recede from the diplomatic ins and outs of the United States’ decision to reinstate sanctions on Iran. Iranian threats and political differences between Washington and...
View ArticleIran’s answer to sanctions – Set up a kangaroo court
It appears that the renewed US sanctions on Iran are beginning to bite. The European signatories to the JCPOA nuclear deal – the so-called E3 (UK, France and Germany) – have attempted to soften the...
View ArticleSanctions are back. But that isn’t the big story
Let’s not beat about the bush. Renewed US sanctions on Iran have gone into effect and it’s justifiably a big story. For a start, it shows that Washington is willing to make good on its criticism of...
View ArticleWhy is the media deaf to Iranian threats?
If you had just landed on planet Earth this week, you might easily have been fooled into thinking that Iran were being bullied and victimized. Such has been the hysteria in large portions of the global...
View ArticleIRGC on the table
In the follow up of president Trump’s speech on the new Iranian strategy, in which he targeted the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC), many media outlets and think-tanks have focused on the IRGC,...
View ArticleTurkey joins Iran in the shift from diplomacy to military force
Turkey and Iran have become buddies again. The increased visits and coordination between Iran and Turkey indicate a common fear, derived from the phenomena of the Kurdish referendum. Turkish president...
View ArticleIranian infiltration in the US
Several reports have dwelled on Iranian backed infiltration into the US. Some of the reports deal with soft-power quiet infiltration in the academic field. Others deal with the hard-core recruitment of...
View ArticleIranian entrenchment in Syria may trigger regional war
Iranian entrenchment in Syria is becoming a global issue. It has been raised before security decision makers in Washington and in Moscow. It is now assumed that the increased Iranian presence in Syria...
View ArticleThe Carnage in Aleppo – Deliberate Concealment of Iran’s Major Role in the...
The collapse of the rebel forces in Aleppo came at a very heavy price. Anyone exposed to the visuals of Aleppo “before and after” (see also gulfnews) witnessed the wide spread devastation and atrocity....
View ArticleIranian Nuclear Ships – Bluff or Threat?
Angered by the US Congress decision to renew the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA), President Rouhani ordered Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization to plan and design the production of nuclear fuel and reactors for...
View Article“Risky Bets” vs “Face the Threats”– The dispute over future American Policy...
The recent period has seen a flood of media op-eds and opinion articles regarding the recommended future American policy on the Iranian nuclear deal and Iranian threat. The washingtonpost op-ed fights,...
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