A series of covert operations against Iran in order to stall its nuclear program has turned into very ugly terrorist attacks against Iranian scientists. The latest case was last week that has created broad uproar not only in Iran but in the international community.

Why the United States and the European Union have spread out their sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran? After the ratification of the United Nations Security Council resolution 1929 against Iran, the U.S. and the EU did immediately adopt new rounds of unilateral and joint sanctions against several Iranian officials, companies, and banks. The U.S. and the EU adopted some measures against...

The forthcoming article in Foreign Affairs entitled, “Time to Attack Iran: Why a Strike Is the Least Bad Option” has had an impact upon the intellectual and policy-making atmosphere of the United States in recent days. Matthew Kroeing, the author of the article, deems the danger of Iran’s nuclear program urgent and encourages the U.S. government to launch a preventive surgical strike on Iranian n...

The geopolitics of the contemporary Persian Gulf was dominated by a triangular conflict between the three most powerful states of the region: Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. In the Cold War era, Persian Gulf region was one of the most important centres of two superpowers’ rivalry. Some analysts in the late 1970s believed that Persian Gulf region was the only vital region of the U.S. and Soviet Union ...

After nine years, the war in Iraq became officially over on December 15, 2011. Now many analysts and policy-makers are busy debating the impact of the US move on the regional balance of power. In these debates Iran's regional clout and its future interaction with the U.S., predominates the political-military discourse.

In the wake of the American withdrawal from Iraq, many pundits argue that the U.S. pullout would pave the way for Iran to increase and strengthen its clout and influence in Iraq, thus trying to meddle with Iraq’s internal affairs and foreign policy in order to fill the power vacuum.

The Western and U.S. policy in support of regime change in Syria, followed by Turkey, will lead to the creation of a rival political-security block between Iran and Turkey thereby weakening any cooperation efforts in the context of regional peace and security. This policy endangers both regional and international peace and security. By linking the political change in Syria as a crucial step to in...

Without providing smoking gun evidences, the United States is trying to put pressure on Iran regarding issues like nuclear activities, allegations of support for terrorism, and Human Rights abuse. But what is the main reason behind this harsh and aggressive behavior towards Iran enforced by the US. In this regard, the theory of Offensive Realism can come in handy to explain the roots of this beha...

Iran and the European Union’s relations have been strained by the EU support for the UN Security Council Resolution 1929 against Iran and since the last rounds of the nuclear negotiations in January 2011 in Istanbul. The current deadlock, along with increasing pressures from the United States regarding Iran’s involvement in the alleged terror plot against the Saudi Arabia’s ambassador in Washingt...

The recent sectarian strife pitting the Muslims and the Coptic Christians against each other actually provides another opportunity for the interim military council to give the false impression that they are the only group that can quell the unrest and thus they are the only ones who can competently rule the country. Over the past few months, the interim military council has been seriously critici...