Foreign Relations

Shayan Ghajar

With the end of the Iranian New Year festivities, Iranian state-owned or affiliated sites have started the year with a flurry of articles on Bahrain and the Saudi intervention. The articles demonstrate a massive and concerted effort on the part of Iran’s government to discredit Saudi Arabia’s intervention in Bahrain, as well as the treatment of Bahrain’s protesters by their government. more»

Shayan Ghajar

In his first press conference as Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Nabil El-Araby stated Egypt wants direct relations to resume with Iran. Egypt and Iran have been at odds for decades due to enormous conflicts of interest surrounding Egypt’s strong relations with the United States and Israel. However, in a development sure to evoke anxiety in Washington, the new post-Mubarak Egypt certainly seems to be seeking normalized relations with one of its longtime arch-rivals in the region. more»

Gonul Tol

WASHINGTON—The 1990s were marked by hostile relations between Iran and Turkey, which was the direct outcome of Turkish foreign policy elite’s conviction that Iran was supporting the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) and had a campaign to export Islamic revolution to Turkey. more»

Hossein Askari

WASHINGTON—Absent a miraculous turnaround on the part of the regime in Tehran, President Obama is poised to tighten the screws on Iran. Not only has Tehran reneged on a deal it tentatively accepted in Geneva, it has said that it intends to construct ten more secret enrichment sites and that it would abandon its nuclear drive only when the United States and its allies do the same. more»

Keyhan Kasravi

BERLIN—Widespread protests against the disputed June 12 presidential election are not limited to large cities in Iran. Many dissidents around the world use every tool available to cast doubt on the legitimacy of Iran’s government. more»