By Umur Tugay Yücel, political scientist The tension between the United States and Iran is more than just a bilateral crisis; it constitutes a multifaceted strategic competition directly impacting Israel’s security, the Middle East’s security architecture, and global power balances. The nuclear program, the struggle for regional influence, sanctions, and indirect conflicts conducted through proxy actors shape the core dimensions ...
By Ismet Özçelik Ankara correspondent of Aydınlık newspaper, from Tehran / Iran Invitation to the 47th anniversary events The 47th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution was February 11. I was invited to attend the anniversary events in Tehran. I was there from 10th to 12th February. Before leaving for Iran, I received many warnings. “The US and Israel could strike ...
The far-right, neo-fascist sector that has seized control of the US administration and imposed its expansionist logic and ambition for global domination has begun to make its plan public. The fascist unipolar international system that has been imposed on the world is producing a regression of the international order unlike anything ever seen before. Not even the previous version of ...
“I think of the military build-up of the United States of America together with the developments in Syria, the election of a new president in Iraq, the appointment of prime ministers, and all the processes that reflect the division within Iraq, and even the sending of imprisoned ISIS members to Iraq. In fact, the United States is currently trying to ...
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 ...
US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack, lays out the Trump administration’s blueprint for reshaping West Asia quite explicitly in his article titled “A Personal Perspective – Syria and Lebanon Are the Next Pieces for Levant Peace”. Describing the Gaza deal signed on October 13 in Sharm el-Sheikh as “a defining moment in modern Middle Eastern ...
The initial round of negotiations between Iran and the United States in Muscat, the capital of Oman, has been described as positive by officials from both sides. Consequently, both parties are scheduled to continue these discussions in Muscat on the upcoming Saturday. Following the announcement of the constructive nature of these talks, Iran’s foreign exchange markets exhibited a positive reaction. ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist / Author After a long period of threatening rhetoric and new arms transfers to Israel, Donald Trump surprisingly announced last week that the United States and Iran would begin direct talks. Given Trump’s Iran policies during his first term and the first three months of his second term, some might think that this was a ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The recent strategic military deployments of the US, the statements made by the genocidal Netanyahu-led Israeli government and the regional policies of the US under the Trump administration show that preparations are being made for a major military operation. In particular, the deployment of B-2 bombers by the US military to Diego Garcia, a US ...
Over the past two weeks, Iran’s political and economic atmosphere has become unusually tense. Trump directly blamed Iran for the events unfolding in the Gulf of Aden, citing its support for the Houthis, and proceeded to bomb Yemen. For the first time, he also held the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran personally responsible for the situation. Meanwhile, ...
With the confirmation that Donald Trump will serve a new term as the President of the United States, Iran’s analytical landscape swiftly shifted toward assessing the implications of Trump’s maximum pressure policy against Iran. Politicians, analysts, and ordinary citizens alike focused on the potential impact of the anticipated hardline approach that his administration could adopt toward Tehran. However, as Trump ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist On January 20, as Trump prepares to return to the White House, his team announced so far and the signs of his approach to the Middle East suggest that Iran will face intense US pressure for regime change in the coming year. The United States has been seeking regime overthrow in Iran for more than ...