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Almost No Creativity

Almost No Creativity

The governor of Iran’s Central Bank Valiollah Seif says Iran has seen “almost nothing” from the US, facilitating Iran’s financial transactions following the nuclear deal. That phrasing has given the country’s principlist newspapers and news agencies headlines with minute differences, even in font sizes.

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Rouhani’s Right Decision

Rouhani’s Right Decision

An essay by Mohammad Ali Sobhani, former director general for Middle East affairs at the Iranian Foreign Ministry, published in Tehran’s Shargh daily

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S300 Finally in Iran?

S300 Finally in Iran?

Iranian media was abuzz on Monday with pictures of what was claimed to be the first batch of the S300 missile defense system delivered to Iran. Has Moscow fulfilled its promise after 9 years?

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