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 ...
From Cairo / Egypt As the American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln plows through the waters of the Middle East, carrying the omens of a military operation that could be the largest in decades, Gulf capitals are experiencing a state of silent diplomatic mobilization. This mobilization is no longer rooted in anxiety born of weakness, but rather in strategic maturity ...
By Azar Mahdavan, from Tehran / Iran Following sustained economic pressure, Iran’s domestic situation has now reached a sensitive point at which livelihood-based protests risk being transformed into engineered unrest. Existing analyses indicate that behind these efforts to create instability stand two main international actors: the United States and Israel. Their objective is to exploit the people’s genuine grievances as ...
During the last few days, we have been living under a strong wave of disinformation regarding a possible US “invasion” or military intervention against Venezuela, which has been seasoned with the already natural contradictions of President Trump’s rhetoric. Of course, it cannot be ignored in the analysis that Venezuela has the largest certified oil reserves on the planet and the ...
by Fabrizio Verde, from Caracas / Venezuela Late August. The Caribbean Sea—usually a postcard of turquoise waters and cruise-ship tranquility—has turned into a stage for Cold War–style brinkmanship. The United States, in a move evoking its darkest interventions, has deployed warships and a nuclear-powered submarine just miles off Venezuela’s coast. The official pretext? The “war on drugs.” But this accusation ...
By Adnan Türkkan Coup Attempts, economic sanctions, election interference… Now the US appears to be preparing another attack on Venezuela, but this time with its own arms. We were guest to Venezuela’s Ambassador to Ankara, Freddy Molina at his residence in Türkiye’s capital. The Ambassador explained the US’s objectives and Venezuela’s countermeasures. ——————————————————————————————————————————————– “Day of Solidarity” Many people are visiting ...