Top US general makes unannounced Middle East trip as Iran threat looms
The top US general began an unannounced visit to the Middle East on Saturday to discuss ways to avoid any new escalation in tensions that could spiral into a broader…
Haniyeh killing exposes Israel’s reach inside Iran
The killing in Tehran of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, which the Palestinian militant group has blamed on Israel, has exposed the depth of Israeli penetration inside the Islamic republic,…
The ‘change’ in Iran
There is a sense of deja vu when one looks at the victory of reformist Masoud Pezeshkian in the recent presidential election in Iran. In 2013, another reformist, Hassan Rouhani,…
Kurdish oil smuggling to Iran flourishes
Heading for Turkey to the north and Iran to the east, hundreds of oil tankers snake each day from near Kurdistan’s capital Erbil, clogging the Iraqi region’s often winding and…
Iran vote winner could ease, but won’t end, nuclear tensions: analysts
Masoud Pezeshkian’s victory in Iran’s presidential elections has given a rare boost to efforts for scaling down years of tensions over Tehran’s nuclear programme, even with no indication of any…
Academia from Iran, Pakistan urged to collaborate in multiple domains
The two-day international conference on ‘Iran-Pakistan Academic-Cultural Dialogue’ concluded on Wednesday with a commitment from heads of academia from both sides to collaborate across multiple domains, leveraging academic and cultural…
Iran without Raisi
The tragic martyrdom of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, along with his colleagues, including the foreign minister, in a helicopter accident has shaken the entire world. While watching the breaking news…
The Iranian story
A FEW days after the triumphant arrival of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran in February 1979, four Pakistani students were having a meal in a suburban restaurant when they were surrounded…
Sanctioning Iran?: ‘Let’s not kid ourselves’
Watching the US House pass a $95 billion “aid package” for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan (360-58) reminded me of a comment attributed to Russian-born American author Alice O’ Connor, better…
Iran-Israel Russian Roulette
The expected has happened. After Israel’s strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1, 2024 killed seven personnel including three senior Iranian commanders, Tehran launched a 300-strong missile…
