Category: Masoud Pezeshkian
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World on brink as UK, France and Germany issue chilling warning to Iran over attack fears
Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. HOME News Politics Royal Showbiz & TV Sport Comment Finance Travel Life & Style UK World Politics Royal US Weather Science History Weird Nature Sunday InYourArea The leaders of the three European powers have issued a chilling warning to Tehran, as the US deploys guided missile subs…
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Iran’s strategic affairs deputy Zarif resigns over President Pezeshkian’s cabinet choices
Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif resigned as the nation’s vice president of strategic affairs over dissatisfaction with President Masoud Pezeshkian’s cabinet selection. Mr Zarif announced his decision in a social media post on Sunday. Parliamentary commissions were set to meet on Monday to discuss cabinet nominations after the names of ministerial nominees were…
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Iran’s Pezeshkian names UN-sanctioned official as nuclear agency head
UN-sanctioned Eslami has served in several ministerial roles under previous Iran presidencies [Getty/file photo] Iran’s newly-elected president re-appointed a US-educated official who came under United Nations sanctions 16 years ago as head of the country’s nuclear department, state TV reported Saturday. Mohammad Eslami, 67, will continue his work as chief of Iran’s civilian nuclear programme…
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The Nervous Wait for Mideast Escalation
If one thing is for certain, it’s that the rules of engagement between Israel and Iran have shifted. That’s seen in the exchange of strikes between the two in April, when Israel targeted the Iranian consulate in Damascus on Apr. 1, killing a senior commander in the powerful Revolutionary Guard, among several others. Tehran responded…
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Israeli Assassinations Risk A New Wave Of Regional Retaliations
2 Aug 2024 Issue: 67 / 31 By: Yesar Al-Maleki A red banner, symbolic in Iran of vengeance after a major assassination, was raised at the Jamkaran Mosque in the City of Qom just a day after the 31 July assassination in Tehran of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh. Mr Haniyeh had been in Tehran for the…
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Why President-elect Pezeshkian’s focus on Arab ties makes sense for an Iran facing monumental socio-economic challenges
Iran’s president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian’s has written two open letters to the world, prompting speculation about what his agenda will be and whether he can deliver. His messages so far, aimed at three separate audiences – Iran’s immediate neighbors, the West, and China and Russia – represent a peace offering, but they come with caveats. Pezeshkian…
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Iran Update, July 23, 2024 – Critical Threats Project
8 hours ago Information Cutoff: 2:00pm ET The Iran Update provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities abroad that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. It also covers events and trends that affect the stability and decision-making of the Iranian regime. The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and…
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Pezeshkian’s Presidency: Covenant and Crisis?
“I swear, on my honor, not to forsake you in the hard journey ahead of us. Do not forsake me,” Iran’s president-elect, Masoud Pezeshkian, appealed to the Iranian public on X, formerly known as Twitter, following his surprise victory in the July 5 presidential election. Pezeshkian’s message, far from triumphant, reflects his awareness of the…
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The U.S. Should Negotiate With Iran on One Issue Right Now
Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian has signaled an openness to resuming dialogue with Washington on nuclear matters, and senior figures in his administration have indicated their readiness to even negotiate with a future president Donald Trump—the man directly responsible for triggering the unraveling of the 2015 nuclear deal. Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian has signaled an openness…
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Middle East peace and the US election – Oman Daily Observer
Following his near-death experience, Donald Trump chose a running mate who takes ideas seriously. To be sure, JD Vance has adopted a host of different positions over his short career, even attacking Trump before becoming his attack dog. The Democrats will naturally make the most of these inconsistencies, and Republicans will predictably counter with partisan…
