Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif shares his vision for the region post-Daesh, in an op-ed penned for Yeni Şafak, in which he proposes the foundation for a new regional body based on securing mutual interests and solving problems between neighbor countries peacefully.

I welcome you to the Islamic Republic of Iran to participate in the Second Tehran Security Conference. I hope that you will have a constructive and meaningful discussions and exchange of views in this Conference. I also hope that those who have arrived from outside Iran can have a pleasant stay in Tehran.

Ja’afar Haqpanah                                             
A review of the second Tehran Security Conference, which was themed “Regional Security in West Asia: Emerging Challenges and Trends,” will show that the event can be characterized with a number of steps, which were taken by Iran during the conference. 

Dr. Seyyed Jalal Dehghani Firoozabadi
The foreign policy behavior and strategic goals of the Islamic Republic of Iran are based on principles which must be accurately scrutinized for their correct understanding.

Aziz Hatamzadeh
Since the conclusion of the nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries, the European states have consistently supported it either individually or within framework of the European Union and have urged all parties to the deal to remain committed to it.

Ramin Nadimi & Hossein Ajorlou
North Korea tested a hydrogen bomb as well as intercontinental ballistic missiles, which flew over Japan, quite recently to show that it is serious about going on with its deterrence strategy, which is based on improving the country’s missile and nuclear capabilities.

Shahrouz Shariati
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iran are the main actors in the West Asia region. Therefore, the United States cannot ignore the role that these countries play in this region and, in view of its own interests, will finally have to rely on them for the resolution of such major crises as terrorism and Islamic extremism. 

Ali Omidi
Mohsen Dehnavi is an Iranian youth, who had been invited to the United States by Harvard University and returned to Tehran at the midnight of Wednesday, July 12, 2017, after being deported from an airport in Boston. Dehnavi, who had traveled to the United States along with his wife and three small children, was forced to return to Tehran after being detained for about 30 hours at Boston Logan International Airport. 

Amanollah Shafaei
Afghanistan announced its separation from Iran in 1747. Since that time and almost up to the end of the 19th century, diplomatic relations between the two countries were influenced by the policies of two superpowers of that time, that is, Britain and Russia.

Ali Esmaeili Ardakani
Early elections held in Britain by the leading Conservative Party, which were aimed at speeding up and energizing the process of the country’s exit from the European Union, known as Brexit, ended in a fragile victory for this party, which made it seek a coalition government.