FOREIGN POLICY
OPINION Iran’s Limited Clout in Yemen
Despite the Islamic Republic’s tangible support for the Houthis and considerable influence on various aspects of the Yemeni civil war, internal and external factors curb Iran’s role in Yemen’s crisis.
OPINION Turkey and Iran’s Approach to the YPG: A New Overlap of Interests?
Turkey should not expect other parties to understand and support responses to its own security threats. If Turkey enters into the field in Syria by using its hard power, this may change the game in its favor.
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India-Iran-Turkey Strategic Cooperation
Trilateral cooperation with Iran and India offers economic integration for Turkey and helps facilitate it to become one of the world’s top ten economies.
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President Essebsi’s Death Will not Bring much Change in Iran-Tunisia Relations
Essebsi’s death will not change much in Tunisia’s foreign policy, at least in the next two months. This means that in the short run, Iran-Tunisia relations are likely to remain cordial, without necessarily becoming formal.
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Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Decision and Its Implications
Since the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal, the Trump administration has indicated that they are not seeking regime change in Iran, rather a more appropriate nuclear deal.
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The Trump Administration Steps Back From its Own Brinkmanship
Iran’s air defence missile systems shooting down a high-tech US military drone south of the Gulf on Thursday, June 20 is the latest example of increasing tensions between Washington and Tehran over the past year.
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Saudi-Israeli Nexus: Implications for Iran
Muhammad Abbas HassanArhama SiddiqaAsad Ullah Khan
Growing Saudi-Israeli ties and as a result better ties between the Gulf States and Tel Aviv indicate that Iran’s security buffer might be compromised.
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The US-Iran Tension is Mounting
The active presence of those who prefer the option of armed conflict both in the US and Iran seems to present a new and grievous challenge for the entire region.
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How Long Can Iran Resist US Pressure?
The assumption that Trump will never risk a war seems to be the main detriment of Iran’s counter strategy. But, this is a great gamble.
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Non-Military Preemptive Strikes Challenges South Asia’s Security Order
Reaching to a multilateral, regional or bilateral mechanism to address terrorism and conflicts has to be the only mechanism to be used against cross-border counter-terrorism efforts.
