Geopolitical analyst James O'Neill says Washington will kill the nuclear agreement with Iran as part of its hawkish policy of threat to the country that is a heavy weight actor at the center stage of political equations and developments in the Middle East.

Ramin Nadimi
Any war can be viewed from two standpoints: As a war at a specific juncture of time in which case, that war can be seen as a time-bound development and a phenomenon, whose main features include conflict, violence, mutual mass killing, confrontation through its own specific tools, or a strategic and scientific phenomenon; and 2. At the same time, war can be also viewed as a phenomenon, which imbues social, cultural, personal, economic and political life layers of a society.

Interviewer: Ramin Nadimi
During recent weeks, the important and restive West Asia region has seen speeding up of political and geopolitical developments.

Kamal Kharrazi, the head of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations and a foreign policy adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, told FRANCE 24 on Friday that Iran was open to “dialogue” with Saudi Arabia despite escalating tensions.

Interview with Mohammad Hassan Taheri, Behzad Ahmadi, Ali Esmaeili Ardakani
As various elections were held across Europe in past months, the continent was swept with a wave of hope and fear. However, after the UK’s decision to exit the European Union, this wave has been more characterized by fear about the future outlook of the European Union (EU) rather than hope. In the meantime, presidential election in France drew more attention from policymakers and analysts due to domestic, regional and international reasons. 

Interview with Seyed Hossein Mousavian
Seyyed Hossein Mousavian is a former Iranian ambassador and former senior member of the country’s nuclear negotiating team. For long years, he has been single-handedly shouldering a heavy burden, which under normal circumstances and in advanced countries it is burdened on several think thanks and former senior officials of those countries’ foreign ministries. Mousavian’s good knowledge of various fields of Iran's foreign policy, including West Asia, Europe and Americas, has caused him to be considered without a doubt as worthy of carrying the title of the master of Iran's public diplomacy. 

It’s been years since we discussed that the Ministry of Education should have opened up an opportunity for kids and cinema.

Iranian official Amir-Abdollahian said Trump’s trip to Riyadh most likely follows up on Saudis’ proposal for investment up to $200bn for infrastructure and energy sector.

A Jewish lawmaker at the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) says Jews can freely practice their religion in Iran and have always enjoyed better living conditions in the Islamic Republic than in Europe.

Francois Nicoullaud
In the following, you will find Francois Nicoullaud's last analyses on Iran and its environment, as well as on the issues of nuclear proliferation and disarmament.