Vision and Politics

Iran marks 40th anniversary of Islamic revolution
February 2, 2019
Iran is marking the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution that toppled the shah and ended centuries of monarchy in the country. On February...
US intel assessment suggests Trump’s Iran policy not working
January 30, 2019
Top US intelligence officials, in a new “Worldwide Threat Assessment” to Congress, offered several judgments on Iran that seem to cast doubt on the effectiveness...
Persia Is Back, but in a Different Form
January 30, 2019
By Kayhan Barzegar, Atlantic Council A powerful trend at the international level—led by the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia—is trying to sell the idea that...
Defying U.S., European powers set up company to trade with Iran
January 30, 2019
France, Britain and Germany, defying threats from Washington, are this week executing their plans to set up a special-payments company to secure some trade with...
Study finds Iran was only winner of Iraq war
January 30, 2019
A study by the US Army released Tuesday said Iran was the sole winner of the Iraq war, Anadolureports. The two-volume, 1,300-page study, which examined the...
Iran soon to unveil cryptocurrency with aim to skirt US and SWIFT
January 29, 2019
Iran could unveil its state-backed cryptocurrency at the Electronic Banking and Payment Systems conference in Tehran this week, local English-language news outlet Al Jazeera reported on Jan. 27. Iran, which...
Syria and Iran sign ‘strategic’ economic agreement
January 29, 2019
Syria and Iran signed 11 agreements and memoranda of understanding late Monday (Jan 28), including a “long-term strategic economic cooperation” deal aimed at strengthening cooperation...
Tehran slams UAE for treatment of Iran’s businesses in Persian Gulf
January 29, 2019
Iran’s foreign minister says the United Arab Emirates has adopted an “unacceptable approach” toward Iranian businesses operating in this Gulf Arab state. The semi-official Tasnim...
Iran to ‘reconsider relations with Europe’ if France imposes further sanctions
January 26, 2019
Iran on Saturday warned that if France imposes additional sanctions on Tehran, the Islamic Republic will reconsider its ties to Europe while continuing its missile...
EU adds Saudi Arabia to draft terrorism financing list: report
January 26, 2019
The European Commission has added Saudi Arabia to an EU draft list of countries that pose a threat to the bloc because of lax controls...
Switzerland sets up independent payment channel with Iran
January 23, 2019
One month after the Switzerland minister of commerce announced that the country was seeking to establish an independent payment channel to continue trading with Iran,...
Japan has started process of importing Iranian oil, according to Tehran
January 22, 2019
Japan has started the process of importing Iranian oil, which was suspended due to U.S. sanctions, the governor of Iran’s central bank said on Monday....
EU considers stepping up plans to circumvent US Iran sanctions
January 22, 2019
The European Union considered on Monday how it could step up plans to circumvent President Trump’s Iran sanctions. The EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) met...
EU states boycott Iran summit US called in Poland
January 19, 2019
A US effort to build pressure against Iran’s influence in the Middle East is facing a setback after ministers from several European Union members opted...
Iran’s FM mocks John Bolton with ’10-year challenge’
January 19, 2019
Iran’s foreign minister has mocked the U.S. national security adviser’s calls for a strike on Iran, in a play on the viral 10-year challenge meme...
Press TV anchor Marzieh Hashemi jailed in US on unspecified charges
January 16, 2019
Marzieh Hashemi, a journalist and anchor working for Iran’s English-language Press TV television news network, has been imprisoned in the United States for unspecified reasons....
Iran protests attack on embassy in Hague to Dutch ambassador
January 16, 2019
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed its protest to the Dutch Ambassador in Tehran over the recent attack on the Iranian diplomatic mission in...
Iran could enrich uranium to 20 percent within four days: atomic chief
January 16, 2019
Iran can enrich uranium up to 20 percent within four days, its atomic energy chief said on Tuesday, a comment apparently aimed at showing Tehran...
Pompeo’s anti-Iran tour faces obstacles of a fractious Middle East
January 15, 2019
By Edward Wong and Ben Hubbard, Nytimes In a barnstorming tour that took him to eight countries in one week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo burned with one...
Iran cargo plane crash ‘leaves 15 dead’ near Tehran
January 15, 2019
A cargo plane crash near the Iranian capital, Tehran, has killed 15 people, Iran’s army says. The Boeing 707 came off the runway and hit...