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The Lopsided Iran-China Partnership Presents More Questions than Answers
On February 14, 2023, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi paid his first official visit to China...
At the Crossroads of Asia, Uzbekistan Reaches Out to the Gulf
For centuries, an invisible thread has connected what is now Uzbekistan and the GCC-member states:...
Iranian Nuclear Program: Tough Choices for the United States
The future of Iran’s decades-old nuclear program is one of the most difficult foreign policy...
As the Rial’s Value Drops, Pressure on the Raisi Government Grows
The value of the Iranian rial fell sharply in February 2023, decreasing from 440,000 rials...
Iranian-Saudi Normalization: From Hostility to Cooperative Rivalry
Ties between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia are among the most complicated...
Iran-Saudi Agreement: In Search of Stable Oil Exports and New Relations
The relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia has been fraught with tension for decades, with...
The Iran-Saudi Agreement is Not a Game Changer
The China-brokered agreement restoring relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, announced on March 10, is...
Dictatorship Without a Dictator: Iraq 20 Years After the Invasion
Two decades after the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s statues in Baghdad and the dawn of...
Traveling Through History on the Forgotten Hejaz Railway
Imagine boarding a train in Istanbul, and arriving in a city in the Gulf region...
Italy and the UAE Chart a New Course
Italy’s relationship with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ran aground in 2021—the culmination of a...
Iranian-Saudi Rapprochement: Searching for Substance Amid Symbolism
The recent announcement that Iran and Saudi Arabia would restore their bilateral diplomatic relations has...
Iran’s Aviation Industry Is in Dire Straits
The secretary of the Association of Iranian Airlines announced earlier this year that the price...