The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) is a proposed multinational infrastructure initiative aimed at upgrading connectivity between the three regions through integrated trade, energy, and digital networks. Announced at the G20 summit in New Delhi in September 2023, IMEC is envisioned partially as a counterweight to China’s international infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative.
Pezeshkian’s overtures: Cosmetic change or real shift in power?
Where is Ali Khamenei? That is the question on the minds of many Iranians and foreign observers in the aftermath of the 12-day war between Iran and Israel. As missiles rained down and retaliatory strikes escalated, one voice was conspicuously absent: that of the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic.
Trump at war with Iran: Regime change, risk, and the hidden battle inside Tehran
The United States is now at war with Iran, or at least something dangerously close to it. The June 21 US strikes on key Iranian nuclear infrastructure, including the underground Fordow facility, marked a dramatic escalation. Yet Washington has carefully avoided calling this a full-scale war.
في مرمى النيران: كيف تقوض الحرب بين إيران وإسرائيل أجندة أردوغان
تهدد الحرب الشاملة التي تشنها إسرائيل على إيران بقلب الديناميات الإقليمية وتوازن تركيا الدقيق. ويشكل هذا الصراع تهديدات فورية ومخاطر استراتيجية طويلة الأمد لتركيا.
الولايات المتحدة لديها فرصة لفرض تنازلات على إيران في صفقة محتملة
مع اشتداد الصراع بين إسرائيل وإيران، تتزايد التحذيرات من أن الحرب قد تؤدي إلى انتشار إشعاعي خطير ومدمر في معظم أنحاء المنطقة. لكن مواقف مختلف الأطراف الفاعلة الرئيسية في الخليج وخارجه فتحت الباب أمام تسوية سياسية أوسع بين الولايات المتحدة وإيران يمكن أن تنهي الأعمال العدائية قبل أن يتحقق مثل هذا السيناريو الخطير.
As the war between Iran and Israel continued, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered a speech on June 17, framing the conflict as an “imposed war” and calling for national unity. But instead of using this moment to explore diplomatic off-ramps, particularly as President Donald Trump signaled the possible direct participation of the United States in the war on the side of Israel, Khamenei opted for posturing over negotiation and left the Iranian people even more fearful about the future.
A divided and distracted America edges towards another major Middle East war
As the world watches and waits to see whether the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates into a wider war and whether the United States gets more directly involved, Americans remain sharply divided and mostly distracted by events closer to home, for now.
President Donald Trump threatens Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. But measured language and disciplined policy can help prevent escalation and protect American interests.
The Israel-Iran war: Scenarios for the days — and years — ahead
The evolving confrontation with Israel and the United States places the Islamic Republic of Iran at a critical inflection point. Tehran faces choices that range from limited negotiation and strategic restraint to escalation and eventual collapse. The following analysis explores the key scenarios that could unfold in the coming days, weeks, and years.
The Iran-Israel Conflict and the Future of the Iranian Regime
Senior Fellow Alex Vatanka joins hosts Alistair Taylor and Matthew Czekaj to examine the dramatic escalation between Israel and Iran following Israel’s targeted strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, infrastructure, and senior IRGC officials. Vatanka discusses how the Iranian regime is responding, the risk of wider regional conflict, and whether the current campaign could mark the beginning of the end for the Islamic Republic.
Where do we go from here? Day 5 of the Israel-Iran war
The past four days have clarified much about what Israel wants from this conflict, what Iran can and cannot do to fight back, and what decisions confront the American president over the next few days.
