China has played a key role in the Iran war – and will continue to do so
Due to its position of influence over Iran, China will be a leading factor in whether the war ends or spills back into open conflict.
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Russia and Iran’s growing friendship shows their weakness not their strength
This is not so much an alliance as a coalition of the isolated.
Israeli aggression and Iranian nuclear brinkmanship made this confrontation all but inevitable
Iran has been playing a dangerous game that it no longer has the power to win.
A deal on Iran’s nuclear plans could kill crucial new alliances
The conventional wisdom holds that a deal with Iran over its hotly disputed nuclear programme would be a good thing. As Syria continues its meltdown and other unstable neighbouring countries show little…
Russia and Iran are fighting together – but are they as close as they seem?
Russia and Iran have always treated each other well when it suits them, but in hard times, their relationship can get very rocky indeed.
Iran and US to enter high‑stakes nuclear negotiations – hampered by a lack of trust
With global geopolitical and economic tensions escalating, the negotiations could reshape the future of Middle East geopolitics.
Kharg Island: Iran’s energy lifeline that has so far escaped attack
Often called the ‘forbidden island’, Kharg is vital to Iran’s economic survival.
Nazanin Zaghari‑Ratcliffe: Iranian arms dealing continued in the UK even after notorious tank deal fell apart in 1979
National archive documents raise questions about how definitive British efforts to prevent arms transfers to Iran really were after the revolution that toppled the Shah.
Why is Israel continuing to attack Lebanon, despite the ceasefire? Expert Q&A
Israel has upped the intensity of its campaign in Lebanon, despite the signing of a ceasefire in the Middle East.
US must not miss another chance to mend fences with Iran
It’s a desperately sad historical irony: in 2003, the United States invaded Iraq because its secular dictator was allegedly about to supply Islamist terrorists with weapons of mass destruction. About three…
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