Iran

The expected victory of a hardline, conservative candidate in the forthcoming Iranian presidential elections could become a hindrance to fulfilling the country’s economic agenda and lead to greater domestic instability.

• Nagapushpa Devendra
• June 03, 2021
• IDSA Comments

The talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia mediated by Iraq may help in the de-escalation of regional tensions.

• Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
• May 25, 2021
• IDSA Comments

Armenia and Azerbaijan have come to blows over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh after a quarter of a century. There are numerous geo-strategic interests at play in the conflict that will impact regional peace and security.

• Deepak Kumar
• October 28, 2020
• IDSA Comments

On May 8, 2018, President Trump withdrew the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Since the JCPOA is endorsed by a United Nations Security Council Resolution and supported by the international community, Trump has had to justify this controversial decision. Based on data extracted from Trump’s Twitter account and taking advantage of Theo van Leeuwen’s (2008) discursive construction of the legitimation model, this article addresses the following question: How has Donald Trump attempted to delegitimize the JCPOA?

• Hossein Nourani , Afsaneh Danesh , Mohammad Reza Nouri , Farzaneh Latifi
• July 2020
• Strategic Analysis

The pandemic continues to amplify the crisis in West Asia, making it hard for governments to cope with it individually. In the absence of a coordinated effort at the regional level, the road to economic recovery will be long and uneven.

• Nagapushpa Devendra
• May 29, 2020
• Backgrounder

While it is unlikely that the Iranian regime will be able to weather the COVID-19 crisis without the support of the international community, its efforts at seeking international support largely remain a work in progress.

• Meena Singh Roy , Prabhat Jawla
• April 16, 2020
• Issue Brief

The European Union-3 and Iran are indeed up against formidable odds to keep the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) alive going forward.

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv
• February 21, 2020
• IDSA Comments

On 30 December 2019, a cluster of viral pneumonia cases of unknown origin emerged in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China which soon spread across the world. (1) From the first… Continue reading A Summary of Effective Management of COVID-19 in Iran Collaboration of Civil and Defense forces

• Ali Karami
• January-June 2020
• CBW Magazine

The situation in Persian Gulf has been on the boil with several tit-for-tat actions raising the chances of a direct confrontation. However, Iran will be cautious in choosing an all-out war given its vulnerabilities against the US military might.

• Md. Muddassir Quamar
• January 13, 2020
• IDSA Comments

The distraction of Chabahar’s questionable economic rationale and the embellishment of a centuries-old fascination with Suez alternatives, whilst entirely logical from a Muscovite perspective, must cede priority to New Delhi’s immediate interests in its own strategic backyard

• Philip Reid
• November 30, 2018
• IDSA Comments