By Azar Mahdavan, from Tehran / Iran Referring to J.D. Vance’s visit to the South Caucasus, Iran’s former ambassador to Ankara emphasized: The United States is more vulnerable than threatening in the South Caucasus. Recent developments in the South Caucasus, particularly J.D. Vance’s visit to Azerbaijan and Armenia, have once again drawn attention to the role of the United States ...
To the Islamic Republic of Iran on the 47th anniversary of the triumph of the revolution of February 11, 1979. The leader does not lie. He cannot. He would cease to be a leader. He could not be an ayatollah. Islam does not allow it. When the ayatollah says that an attack on Iran would escalate into a regional war, ...
Over the past year, Iran has been going through an extremely turbulent period. A full-scale 12-day war—which, despite the killing of senior Iranian military commanders, ultimately turned into a powerful demonstration of Iran’s missile capabilities and deterrence—was followed by severe economic turmoil that led to a sharp depreciation of the national currency and widespread public protests. In addition, a quasi-coup ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist/Writer Although it is only the second month of 2026, the world continues to witness events that are reshaping the entire global system. Following events that marked the first month of 2026, such as those in Greenland and Venezuela, the global system is now preparing to leave behind yet another of the “controlled crisis” periods it ...
By Mohammad Reza Moradi, General Director of Mehr News Agency’s Foreign Languages and International News Department, from Tehran / Iran Strategic analysts know well that the collapse or severe weakening of a key actor in an unstable region such as the Middle East never leads to a simple power vacuum. Such an event is always accompanied by a geopolitical explosion ...
The twelve-day Iran–Israel war ended in a ceasefire without bringing about any fundamental change in the regional order, and the previous fragile situation continued to persist. What became clear in this war was that Israel has the backing of the entire Western world, while Iran is not a state that can be easily brought to its knees through a foreign ...
Last week in Türkiye, developments in Syria topped the political agenda. Operations launched by the Syrian government against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which Ankara designates as a terrorist organization, were met with a positive response in the Turkish capital. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s remarks on the US, emphasizing alliance relations, was another major topic. Developments in Iran also featured ...
The Syrian interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa’s visit fueled a lot of debates both within the country as well as internationally. Ramazan Bursa is a distinguished expert to describes the outcomes and limitations. He has travelled to Syria after former President Assad’s fall and maintains good contacts into the new government in Damascus. Here’s how he evaluates Al-Sharaa’s visit. The Syrian ...
The recent ceasefire in Gaza, implemented under Donald Trump’s 20-point plan in October 2025 and involving prisoner exchanges, a partial withdrawal of Israeli forces, and the delivery of humanitarian aid, represents a turning point in Middle Eastern developments. This agreement, brokered by the United States, Türkiye, Egypt, and Qatar, has not only halted the Gaza war (at least temporarily) but ...
By Azar Mahdavan, from Tehran / Iran Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, following his meeting in Cairo with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi, clearly stated that the facts have changed, and that Iran is allowing Agency inspectors to visit only the Bushehr power plant and observe the fuel replacement process. Araghchi emphasized that the agreement proposed ...
The Islamic Revolution of Iran is considered one of the most influential events at the end of the twentieth century, and like all historical events, it is open to various definitions. Immediately after the revolution, due to the approach adopted by the new ruling system in Tehran in its interaction with the West, the Western propaganda apparatus suddenly portrayed the ...
Ending 40 years of terror versus destroying the foundations of the republic – the opposing arguments in Türkiye’s current debate could not be further away. At their core is a process that became public in October 2024, when the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahçeli proposed a ‘right to hope’ for Abdullah Öcalan, founder and leader of ...