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Nima Khorrami is an analyst at NSSG Global, a research associate at the Arctic Institute in Washington, DC, and a former associate researcher at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek.
الخطوط الأمامية الرقمية: ما كشفت عنه الحرب التي استمرت 12 يوماً عن تطور استراتيجية إيران السيبرانية
خلال الحرب بين إسرائيل وإيران في يونيو، دارت معركة أكثر هدوءًا ولكنها مهمة في الفضاء الإلكتروني، مما يسلط الضوء على كيفية قيام طهران بتحسين استخدامها للأدوات الرقمية لتشكيل ساحة المعركة، والتحكم في الروايات المحلية، وإبراز نفوذها في الخارج. على الرغم من عدم فعالية استجابة إيران الإلكترونية من الناحية العملياتية إلى حد كبير، إلا أنها شكلت مرحلة جديدة في تطورها الاستراتيجي.
Putin’s visit to the Islamic Republic: Bringing Iran closer to Russia while building long-term leverage over Tehran
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s July 19 visit to Tehran will have important repercussions for the region’s evolving security environment as well as the trajectory of Iranian-Russian relations more specifically. Although officially billed as seeking to revive the “Astana peace process” on Syria, the significance of the trip has less to do with the trilateral meeting between Iran, Russia, and Turkey and more with the deepening of ties between Moscow and Tehran.
Amid dust storms and drought, Turkey and Iran are at odds over transboundary water management
Water is slowly emerging as yet another potential cause for dispute between Ankara and Tehran. As of late, the two neighboring states have been at loggerheads over a number of issues, including Syria and Iraq, where they have opposing interests. After years of quiet diplomatic juggling, the issue of transboundary water management is gradually taking center stage in the two countries’ relations, a development that could, in the medium run, have serious repercussions for regional security.
