Foreign Policy

Malley could not make further statements apart from already known facts in the face of US senators’ questions, thus, he has confirmed that Biden will avoid any assertive Iran initiative.

Raisi’s visit to Oman is an indicator of Iran’s determination, which is stuck politically and economically, to overcome the problems through a pragmatic agenda.

Iran, which defines Türkiye’s dam activities on transboundary waters as “unacceptable”, tries to create a public opinion against Türkiye through serious accusations.

Consequently, Türkiye utilized its balancing impact in favor of Iran in the Maximum Pressure policy era, may facilitate that influence to contain Iran’s adventurism under the new conditions.

The tradition of the elected governments not completed five-year tenure continued with the removal of Imran Khan from the office of PM before the end of his term.

Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine War, Iran has come into prominence as one of the states that supports Russia through its discourse and votes in the UN.

The evaluation made by the Supreme Leader Khamenei without using “Russia” and “invasion” indicates Iran’s sidedness in the crisis that does not concern itself directly.

Issues related to the Vienna talks and the desire to take advantage of the Russia crisis brought Iran and Qatar together. However, that may be a problem for Russia.

The Iran-Israel shadow wars maintain at a new stage, including drone retaliations.

The Vienna agreement will affect domestic power balances, but the crucial impact can be on the regional policies.

The connection between the Hashd al‑Sha’abi and the outbreak of the anti-government protests in 2019 known as the Tishreen (October) protest movement uprising is often overlooked due to the presupposed distinctions between both events.