En
Ar

Author: Dr. Banafsheh Keynoush

Dr. Banafsheh Keynoush

Banafsheh Keynoush is the co-author of the book The Abraham Accords: National Security, Regional Order and Popular Representation (Rowman and Littlefield, 2025) and a chapter therein entitled “Iran and Israel: A Distorted Connection”. She is also the author of the The World Powers and Iran: Before, During and After the Nuclear Deal (Palgrave, 2022). She can be followed @banafshkeynoush.

Iran

The Iran War Spills Into Latin America

Geopolitics

Argentina’s decision in late March to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a...

Iran

The Impact of Leadership Loss in Iran

Politics & Governance

The most recent round of military strikes by Israel and the United States has targeted...

Iran

Iran’s Reach in Latin America: Strategic Networks and U.S. Pressure in Ve...

Geopolitics

Washington’s efforts to remove President Nicolas Maduro from office turned Venezuela into a new arena...

Iraq

Gaza’s Post-War Order: What Iran Stands to Lose

Geopolitics

This fall, as world leaders convened in Sharm El Sheikh to discuss the future of...

Iran

From Caution to Cooperation: Iran-Pakistan Relations in the Shadow of Regio...

Geopolitics

Against the backdrop of heightened tensions in the Middle East, Iran and Pakistan are quietly—yet...

Iran

Shifting Power Dynamics in the South Caucasus: Iran’s Uncertain Future in...

Geopolitics

The recent peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan, announced at the White House on August...

Iran

Baku’s Distance: How Israeli and Turkish Ties Blocked Iran’s Reach

Geopolitics

Two weeks before the outbreak of war between Israel and Iran in mid-June, President Masoud...

Iran

Tehran’s Defense Doctrine: Avoiding All-Out War and an Imposed Peace

Geopolitics

Tehran’s response to recent U.S. strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities reveals a foundational principle guiding...

Iran

Following Israel’s Attacks, Iran Shores Up Diplomacy—and Strikes Back

Geopolitics

On Friday, June 13, Israel launched a preventative strike on Iran to roll back its...

Qatar

Unfairly Maligned? The Cost of Mediation on Qatar-U.S. Relations

U.S. – Gulf Policy

Following the Hamas attack against southern Israel on October 7, 2023, calls have risen in...

Iran

Challenging Prospects for Saudi-Iranian Talks

Geopolitics

A fifth round of talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran, held in late April 2022,...

Subscribe to Receive Latest Updates from GIF.