Iran and IAEA Poised to Finalize AgreementAccording to a knowledgeable source, Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency are expected to reach an agreement in Cairo
Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
tensions in Kurdistan region.
2. Roots of instability
The Kurdistan region today is grappling with several interwoven crises:
Partisan divisions and internal competitions: The deep KDP-PUK gaps that have long shaped the power structure in the autonomous region remain the leading destabilizing for ...
tensions, as Iran held talks in Geneva with European parties to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Britain, France, and Germany have threatened to trigger the deal’s snapback mechanism, which would restore UN sanctions, but postponed their decision until August 31. Iran has s ...
tensions, undermining cooperation with the IAEA, and damaging the credibility of the Security Council. Supporting a Russia-China proposal for a technical extension of Resolution 2231, he described it as a “practical step” to allow diplomacy more time.
tensions. Moscow also reaffirmed its support for Iran in international forums, particularly the UN Security Council.
Separately, Iran's engagement with China highlighted the potential for advancing the two countries' comprehensive strategic partnership. Beijing has declared its support for ...
tensions after the US withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018, reinstated sanctions, and pursued its “maximum pressure” campaign, while Europe failed to deliver on its promises to preserve the deal.
tensions would inevitably break its ranks.
Lebanon is a country with a sectarian structure, and its army echoes this ethno-religious diversity. Its forces are a mix of Shia, Sunni, Christian, and Druze. This composition is superficially a sign of national unity, but in critical moments, it can beco ...
tensions, and ethnic-sectarian violence have their heavy shadow on the economy and on the nation's bumpy road to economic recovery.
Expensive reconstruction
A report by Washington-based Al-Tahrir Institute suggests that reconstruction alone costs between $250 billion to $400 billion. Thi ...
tensions.
Araghchi also stressed that Iran will take all necessary steps to prevent the re-imposition of UN sanctions under the snapback mechanism. The talks in Cairo are therefore being closely watched as they may determine the terms and conditions of renewed cooperation between Iran and the IAEA.
tensions from escalating into full-scale civil war.
Currently, Hezbollah continues to emphasize its logic for retaining its weapons against the encroachments of the Zionist regime. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has himself acknowledged that the current disarmament plan is an initiative of the Amer ...