Iran
Dr. Salem Alketbi’s analysis of Iran: the regime’s regional policies, its nuclear and missile programmes, its proxies, and what they mean for Gulf and Arab security.
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Opinion & Analysis
Signals exchanged between mullahs and Washington
There is clear evidence that Iranian-American relations are in a period of calm or hiatus, as the administration of President…
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Mullahs thwart a “world war”
The Iranian people are angry with the mullahs’ regime’s decision to increase fuel prices. The spontaneous popular demonstrations, according to…
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Nasrallah’s speech revives the specter of the Lebanese civil war
Last September, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah boasted of his loyalty to Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, as “our leader and…
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Did the mullahs really get the Saudi message?
As a Gulf expert, I know that the Iranian mullahs’ regime is arrogant enough not to take the advice of…
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Did the mullahs dare make the worst decision?
It is perhaps the worst time for the Iranian mullahs to decide to increase the price of gasoline by about…
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When Khamenei gives Arabs advice
In a speech delivered Friday in Tehran, while receiving the leaders of the three Iranian authorities and participants in the…
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Protests in Iran: Are the mullahs on the verge of collapse?
The news of the demonstrations in Iranian cities did not surprise observers of Iranian affairs. Although Iranian demonstrators have gathered…
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So what do Iran’s mullahs want in Iraq?
The Iranian regime’s mullahs are sadly mistaken when they think that the anger of the Iraqi people can be tamed.…
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Will the protests spill over into the streets of Iran?
Iranian leaders are trying to calm anger in Iraq and Lebanon. They fear losing their growing sectarian influence, and with…
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The angry Iraqi people and the conspiracy theory
The United States and Saudi Arabia are the culprits behind Iraq’s current riots, says the deputy commander of Iran’s Revolutionary…
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