Time is ideal for Islamabad and Tehran to turn a page in their ties
News Analysis | Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif reached Tehran on a one-day visit to Iran as part of his diplomatic engagement initiative which started with...
Real US intentions in Afghanistan? Dr. Moeed Pirzada’s podcast with Stimson Center
News Desk | Dr. Pirzada, prominent Pakistani TV Anchor and political analyst, argued that real intentions of US appear to maintain a "strategic foothold" a...
Iran joins China, Russia and Pakistan in rejecting Trump’s Afghan policy
News Analysis | Iran has flayed the US over its new South Asia policy and has asked that country to end interference in the affairs...
The blockade defeats its purpose; Doha revives diplomatic ties with Tehran
News Analysis | Doha has decided to send back its envoy to Tehran after he was recalled 20 months ago over Tehran's deterioration of ties with...
Trump’s hawkish diplomacy may compel Tehran to go nuclear
News Analysis | Iran's atomic chief on Tuesday stated that the country needs only five days to shift its uranium enrichment above 19% that is...
Will an assertive Iran turn out to be Trump’s greatest challenge?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The White House readout of US President Donald Trump’s phone call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday highlighted that the latter “thanked”...
Saudi-UAE moves hint at willingness to engage with Iran
James M. Dorsey | Recent moves by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates suggest that the two Gulf states may be looking for ways...
Iran may withdraw from the nuclear deal: warns Tehran
News Analysis | The United States is well and truly embroiled in two nuclear crises, one with North Korea and the other with Iran. The...
Iran and Afghan Taliban: A marriage of convenience or something bigger?
News Analysis | For 16 years, the United States has been in Afghanistan with a goal of preventing the war-torn country from once again being...
Gulf media wars produce losers, no winners
James M. Dorsey | Feuding Gulf states that have pumped millions of dollars into public diplomacy appear to have done better in damaging the reputations...
The Gulf crisis: Qatar’s 2022 World Cup moves into the firing line
James M. Dorsey | A French investigation into possible corruption in business deals related to Qatar’s winning of World Cup hosting rights moved the 2022 tournament a...
Tehran takes exceptions to new sanctions
News Analysis | Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has vowed to end his country's isolation in his second term. He was sworn in today just a...