Jahangir Karami
In practice, Iran and Russia had significant security cooperation in the past few years of the Syrian crisis and this extended to the operational level in the military field. Although this cooperation is vital and effective for their interests and for stability and security in the Middle East, but can we really consider these actions as a strategic alliance or strategic cooperation?

Gary Lewis
Returning to the barren landscape after almost four years, I was able to see water. Not nearly enough, but much more than last time. The lake is reviving. And this revival is the result of an immensely successful collaborative effort involving many players – some Iranian, some foreign.

Hossein Malaek
President Hassan Rouhani will pay an official visit to Moscow on March 28, 2017. The importance of Rouhani’s visit lies in the fact that Tehran-Moscow relations have now moved to a new level, and there is need for talks at a higher level between officials of the two countries.

Melkulangara Bhadrakumar
The common thread running through the two major ‘hot spots’ in the Middle East today – the conflicts in Syria and Libya – is undoubtedly the threat to international security from the extremist groups operating in these theatres

Nosratollah Tajik
The Rouhani administration has six foreign policy shots, which have little to do with the six-shooter of militarism.

While Iranians would bear the brunt of Donald Trump's visa ban, if it ever comes into force, international officials say the country has quietly emerged as one of the most generous towards refugees.

Reza Bahar
Formation of suffocating clouds of dust over parts of Iran and their severe health and environmental implications have prompted many experts across the country to find a way out of the crisis mainly caused by regional drought.

John Limbert, the former U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for Iran, dismisses the view that Iran intends to revive the Persian Empire.

Hadi Khosroshahi
President Hassan Rouhani’s administration has placed plans on the agenda over the past four years to influentially boost the Islamic Republic’s ties with other countries. Undoubtedly, good relations with other nations, particularly the Persian Gulf littoral states – on the basis of national interests – are highly valuable and produce positive political, economic and cultural results. 

Kamran Karami
Political observers believe that the intense diplomatic traffic among Iran, Kuwait and Oman during the past month has been aimed at exchanging messages for the beginning of diplomatic dialogue between the two sides of the Persian Gulf.