A post- Soleimani region
Politics in the Middle East has taken an ugly turn after the assassination of top Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani at the hands of the US. Iran responded quickly…
Implications of Soleimani’s killing Listen
The assassination of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Crops (IRGC) chief General Qassem Soleimani by the US in Baghdad is the most seismic event of the last decade in the Middle East.…
Iran braces for Trump victory, fearing more Israeli strikes, Western sanctions
Iran’s leadership and allies are bracing for what they would regard as a dreadful outcome of the imminent US presidential election: A return to power of Donald Trump. Opinion polls…
What is happening in Iran?
During the last few months, different news agencies including Western Persian-language media have been publishing stories on mainstream or social media – stories that raise unfair allegations against the Islamic…
Ending the forever wars
House Democrats are leading a charge to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force that President Bush used to invade Iraq in 2003, that Obama used for a…
Deal of cooperation
Two and a half thousand years ago, the great philosopher of ancient Taxila belonging to present-day Pakistan, Kautilya Chanakya had stated that the enemy of my enemy is my friend.…
For Zain Bhai
As if the year 2020 had not been a nightmare enough for us, the first month of 2021 brought a day that shocked us – the progressives and journalists of…
Provocations in the Middle East
The recent assassination of Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh has sent tremors through the region. The scientist, considered the godfather of the Iranian nuclear programme, was killed in Tehran Though Fakhrizadeh…
Business as usual
Never discount the importance of venality in international relations. While pandemics should provide the glue for a unified front in response – we keep being told of fighting this horrendous…
In the name of security
Billions of US taxpayers’ money will continue to be funneled into Israel in the next fiscal year, and for many years in the foreseeable future. Republican and Democratic Senators have…
