Raisi in Beijing: Iran-China strategic plans go full throttle

Raisi's visit to Beijing, the first for an Iranian president in 20 years, represents Tehran's wholesale 'Pivot to the East' and China's recognition of Iran's centrality to its BRI plans.

Iranian president has no plans to meet Biden during UN General Assembly

Raisi says he does not intend to meet with US officials during his visit, however, he reiterated that Iran is serious about reviving the JCPOA 'if it's a good and fair deal'

Former US President approved covert Pentagon plan to begin ‘shadow war’ with Iran: Report

According to former US officials from the Trump administration, the plan called for 'sabotage, propaganda and other psychological operations' in Iran

Iran-IAEA joint statement calls for ‘no politics’ in their ongoing cooperation

Tehran will allow the UN watchdog to service monitoring cameras inside its nuclear sites

Iranian passenger plane blocked from refueling in Germany due to US sanctions

Due to US sanctions, the plane was forced to fly 1,000km on dwindling fuel supplies before landing, putting the lives of passengers at risk

Israeli army chief says plans to strike Iran have ‘greatly accelerated’

The latest threat from Tel Aviv comes as the US hopes to see Tehran return to JCPOA negotiations

Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan to stage joint naval exercises

The drills will take place mere months before joint maritime exercises scheduled between Iran, Russia and China

US plans to sanction Iran’s guided missile, drone programs: Report

Officials claim these programs pose "a more immediate threat"

White House official visited Oman in hopes of restarting nuclear talks: Report

The IAEA has recently ruled that traces of near-weapons grade uranium found in Iran were not intended to be used for a nuclear bomb

Sultan of Oman on first visit to Iran in 10 years

Iran's supreme leader also met with the Omani Sultan and expressed Tehran's desire to improve ties with Egypt

US charges Chinese citizen over alleged weapons smuggling to Iran

Prosecutors claim the Chinese national helped provide Iran with isostatic graphite, an ultra-fine grain needed to produce rocket nozzles

Oman open to investment in Iran’s industrial sector

Despite rampant western sanctions, Iran has managed to ink bilateral agreements with regional nations to advance its industries

IAEA reinstalls surveillance cameras in Iranian nuclear sites: Report

This follows recent talks between the chief of the IAEA and the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Agency in March

Iranian, Omani FMs meet for regional security talks

The two foreign ministers discussed the JCPOA, Palestine, the ongoing reconciliation talks in Yemen, and the conflict in Sudan

Neglecting JCPOA revival would be ‘huge mistake’: Lavrov

The Russian official stressed that reviving the Iran nuclear deal depends fully on the west, saying that 'the ones who destroyed it must now bring it back to life'

UN seeks sanctions relief for Iran

The western sanctions have had a negative impact on several sectors in Iran, mainly its medical industry

Qatar releases 17 Iranians ‘accidentally’ arrested for entering its waters

Information in relation to the timing of the arrests and detention durations have yet to be disclosed

Israel too small to threaten Islamic Republic: Iranian General

Israel's chief of staff, Herzi Halevi, claims Israel has the capability to strike Iran without assistance from the US

Iran and Saudi Arabia: a Chinese win-win

The single Iranian-Saudi handshake buried trillions of dollars of western divide-and-rule investments across West Asia, and has global leaders rushing to Beijing for global solutions.

US wants ‘interim’ nuclear deal with Iran: Report

Talks to revive the Obama-era nuclear agreement broke down late last year after the US accused Iran of making 'unconstructive' demands

Iran set to extend gas pipeline to Oman

The company behind the project confirmed that it will extend the pipeline by 1,000 km

Iran, Qatar trade volume expected to reach $3bn by 2025

The boost in volume of trade between Doha and Tehran includes re-exports, joint investments, transit, production, and imports

ICJ rules Washington must compensate Tehran for illegally freezing Iranian assets

The world court entirely dismissed Washington's arguments that about $2bn of Iranian assets were used to 'sponsor terrorism'

Russia, Iran discuss regional cooperation

The foreign ministers also discussed Iran's relationship with Saudi Arabia following the Chinese brokered-deal, as well as the situation in Ukraine

US Threat Report: Washington facing ‘critical years’ in Great Power competition

Unlike in previous years, the 2023 annual US Threat Assessment Report  views West Asia through the prism of a Great Power competition that threatens to nudge the world into a post-US multipolar order. 

Iran extends invitation to Saudi King

The Iranian foreign minister confirmed that Riyadh has already extended an invitation to the Iranian president

Xi, Putin call for resumption of JCPOA

The resumption of the JCPOA was one of the several topics discussed during Xi's visit to Moscow

Russia chides EU big three for dissolving INSTEX trade mechanism for Iran

After Germany, the UK, and France shut down INSTEX, Iran blasted their 'absolute failure to be financially independent from the US'

US and Saudi policies diverge over Yemen

Riyadh wants to exit its Yemen quagmire and is willing to end the siege on Ansarallah-controlled areas. Washington will have none of that, and is sabotaging a Saudi-Yemeni peace deal.

The Valdai meeting: Where West Asia meets multipolarity

At Russia's Valdai Club meeting - the east's answer to Davos - intellectuals and influencers gathered to frame West Asia's current and future developments.