Trading Khashoggi for Syria: US withdrawal and Turkey's policy towards Kurds
Interview with Paul Pillar.
Read MoreInterview with Paul Pillar.
Read MoreMuharrem İnce from Republican People’s Party says he would immediately establish diplomatic ties with Syria if he won the coming election.
Read MoreBy Kaveh L. Afrasiabi
Read MoreIn an op-ed for Iranian Diplomacy, senior political analyst Sadegh Maleki discusses similarities between Turkish president and Ataturk.
Read MoreAn article published on Fararu takes a second look at Turkey’s recent shift toward Iran and Russia.
Read MoreIn an interview with Moderate news agency Khabar Online, political scientist and former diplomat Hermidas Bavand has discussed the Persian Gulf crisis between Qatar and its neighbors.
Read MoreAn unprecedented visit to Turkey by Iran’s Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces is viewed as a remarkable sign that the two countries have reached common ground on some sensitive issues.
Read MoreTerrorist attacks in Tehran diverted attention from key developments in the Persian Gulf and Iraq, says analyst Sadegh Maleki.
Read MoreMiddle East expert Mohammad-Ali Dastamali believes Turkey’s Erdogan should seek a share proportionate with Turkey’s capabilities and opportunities in Syria and Iraq.
Read MoreFor Moscow, Damascus is a card it could use to extract concessions from the West and get rid of sanctions. By Ali Bigdeli.
Read MoreTurkish officials have joined countries that accuse Iran of a destabilizing role in the region. Tehran has remained self-restrained but Iranian media outlets have already begun to fire back.
Read MoreIran has seen Astana talks as a potential prelude to the resolution of the Syrian crisis, but some observers are warning that it might not go as Iran wishes.
Read MoreWill Tehran be marginalized in its partnership with Ankara and Moscow, or it can take advantage of the new dynamics created by Turkey’s involvement?
Read MoreIn a blog post published on Khabar Online, foreign policy expert Hassan Lasjerdi discusses recent developments in Syria, expressing hope that coordination between key players could pave the way for a final solution to the crisis.
Read MoreIran’s former ambassador to Damascus Mohammadreza Raouf Sheibani argues that influential players in Syria are now more optimistic about a solution to the crisis after the liberation of Aleppo.
Read MoreIn an article written by Vahid Samadi, Fars News Agency calls on Russia to adopt resistance in Syria.
Read MoreBells have been tolling for Iran’s water crisis but there seems to be a nation-wide lack of interest. Foreign policy has also failed to take its own part.
Read MoreMosul is no Jarabulus but the Euphrates Shield Operation has provided Turkey with tools and opportunities which have given the country the upper hand in Syria in the face of Iran and Russia, writes Middle East expert Mohammad-Ali Dastmali.
Read MoreIn an interview with Iranian Diplomacy, Shireen Tahmaaseb Hunter of Georgetown University discusses Middle East developments in the wake of the nuclear deal.
Read MoreHow Ankara and Riyadh have shortened the life of friendship and foes in the Middle East.
Read MoreWhy has the Turkish Army entered Syrian territory at this point?
Read MoreErdogan will utilize the failed coup’s windfall as a mechanism for political mobilization to tackle the Kurdish problem that extends to Syria and Iraq.
Read MoreVeteran diplomats and analysts discussed the background and aftermath of the failed coup d’état against Erdogan.
Read MoreAn essay by Saleh Nikbakht, an expert on legal affairs, published in Tehran’s Shargh daily
Read MoreFriday prayers on July 22, 2016.
Read MoreAcross the political spectrum, Iranian media condemned the failed coup d’etat in Turkey, while blaming Erdogan’s policies as conducive to the putsch.
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