That Iran’s economy is in sharp decline is hardly a matter for debate. According to the BBC, in real terms, Iranians have become 15% poorer during the past decade. And in some parts of the country, unemployment stands at a…

The world has rightly been shocked at the appalling chemical attack on the Syrian town of Douma, by President Assad’s forces. How could the international community not be horrified by the images of crying children being desperately hosed down following…

The May 12 deadline set by President Trump to “fix the terrible flaws” of the JCPOA is edging ever closer. As such, the diplomatic wheels are turning at a fast pace, in order to find a formula that both Washington…

The fact that Iran has regional ambitions is no secret. Over the past few months, the likes of NBC and the Guardian are among those to have honed in on Tehran’s rivalry with Saudi Arabia. In fact, Iran readily admits…

The surprising news that President Trump is planning to meet Kim Jong Un has brought North Korea’s nuclear capability and military ambitions sharply into focus. The prospect of a meeting between two adversaries, who so recently were mired in trading…

Should any national official threaten to develop weapons-grade uranium within 48 hours, if their country fails to get their way, you would expect the world to sit up and take notice. Curiously, this was not the case when Behrouz Kamalvandi,…

In recent weeks, the world’s media has quite rightly shone a light on something quite incredible happening in Iran. In an apparently spontaneous display of dissent, women have openly discarded the hijab head covering, which they have been obliged to…