By Martin Love

American “exceptionalism” is fading at warp speed…

Americans, at least 80 percent of over 320 million souls, are getting walloped by one thing or another. They are having a hard time coping, and while the coping problems may be their own fault either from ignorance or a lack of broad perspective, what’s going on is really not their fault. The United States looks like what it has often claimed other countries are, and often because of U.S foreign policies and war mongering: a “failed” or failing state. So, what is this?

By Deniz Caner

Banning Hezbollah, an example of Germany's double standard in domestic policy

TEHRAN – Rumors of Germany’s ban on Hezbollah's activities, which have been circulating since Nov. 2019, came true on Ap. 23, 2020.

By Zahra Mirzafarjouyan

Dubai Expo 2020 postponement to affect UAE economy

TEHRAN– While Expo 2020 Dubai has been postponed one year due to the coronavirus pandemic, some experts believe that the postponement will have a big impact on the UAE economy and derails at least temporarily a range of tech projects.

By Professor Hisae Nakanishi

Economic sanctions and novel coronavirus: What is humanity today?

Iran has faced dual and unprecedented challenges now. One is a large number of citizens infected with the novel coronavirus. The shortage of medicine and medical equipment is profound. The other challenge is how to tackle the impacts of prolonged economic sanctions.

By Javad Heirannia

How to maintain peace in Persian Gulf region

TEHRAN – The presence of foreign forces in the Persian Gulf has caused regional security efforts to secure the interests of these powers.

By Chris Cook & Mahmood Khaghani

The Shape of Things to Come

Like everyone else, Iranians observed the extraordinary U.S. oil market events of 20th & 21st April 2020 and wondered what on earth was going on, and what it means for Iran's future as a major oil producer.  In Tehran, in October 2008 I recall similar astonishment as the global dollar financial system experienced a meltdown from which Iran was safely insulated. 

By Payman Yazdani

Significance of IRGC comdr. remarks, review of Trump's bluffs and setbacks

TEHRAN – Commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami along with IRGC Navy Commander Admiral Alireza Tangsiri and a group of deputies from the IRGC headquarter visited Naze’at region as well as Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs on Thursday morning.

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Launching “Noor-1” satellite to accelerate merging multi-polar world

TEHRAN – Anthony Cartalucci says launching Noor-1 satellite is not only a warning to Iran's enemies but also adds a greater degree of balance to emerging of a multipolar world.

By Ali Amiri

Developed nations can learn from developing states in coronavirus fight 

I'm working in medical equipment supplier company. I have to go to many hospitals and medical laboratories to provide their needs. Recently, I found out some points that could be very important for all health systems around the world. 

By Mehdi Azizi

1st Iranian military satellite utter surprise for ignorant west, world

TEHRAN – Iran could manage to launch its first military satellite, the Noor-1 Satellite, by the domestically-built launcher Qassed (messenger) on Wednesday morning to expand its international presence in the space industry.

By Yuram Abdullah Weiler

Armed groups in U.S. protest coronavirus shutdown

In the not-so-united United States, conservative-backed protests against state-ordered quarantines have erupted in a number of cities. Seeing an opportunity to push his open America agenda, U.S. president Donald Trump has encouraged the anti-shutdown demonstrations, which have included armed groups among the participants who are clamoring for an end to the stay-at-home orders.  Many state governors, however, insist that opening for business too soon and without adequate testing would lead to a sharp jump in coronavirus infections.

By Mahmood Monshipouri, professor at San Francisco State University

The post-coronavirus world order

At the earlier stages of the struggle against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, governments across the globe are still in a reaction mode and politicians are making decisions as they go.  

COVID-19 pandemic can hit Israeli regime harder than expected 

Military-spying character of the Israeli regime coupled with costly occupation and blockade of the Palestinian territories will certainly narrow down its economic capabilities as COVID-19 outbreak has reduced Tel Aviv's incomes remarkably, a political science expert said.

By Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi

Will the U.S. experience decline or reemerge?

TEHRAN - World War II ended after the United States' forces used mass-destruction weapons for the first time in world history against two Asian cities which left nothing but the mass killing of a vast number of Japanese civilians. The US atomic bombardment of the Japanese cities was a new evil innovation in utilizing science and technology by individual countries to gain more power. The new world order was formed by the US over the globe in 1945.

By Zahra Bahadivand Chegini

COVID-19, an uninvited guest who helped us cherish our planet, family more

The widespread outbreak of the coronavirus has created a new situation in the human world. From political troubles and disputes to the humankind’s potential vulnerability to confront nature, and the increasing importance of science in human life, are part of changes and hints caused by the introduction of the virus into modern human life.

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

U.S. is killing Iranians and the world is complicit

TEHRAN - A visibly sick and exhausted medic continued to see patients in her small hospital cubicle, writing medical prescriptions with her right hand and receiving intravenous infusion on the left hand. She was a doctor and patient both and had a perfectly acceptable excuse to skip work but she didn’t.

By Martin Love

Earth’s non-human species enjoying diminished human activity

NORTH CAROLINA - Reports are floating around that bigwigs in the U.S. Defense Department are discomfited if not appalled by Mike Pompeo’s attempts to increase aggression towards Iran in the midst of the viral pandemic. Some voices are even saying that the assassination of General Qassim Soleimani has backfired and was a “mistake” because it has not snuffed out Iran’s capacity or willingness to respond to U.S. aggression in Iraq and Syria and elsewhere.

Payam Mohebi

The coronavirus, a vaccine to prevent World WarIII!

Over the past centuries, countries have been proud of their high incomes and wealth, and have always sought to rule over other countries, a move which ultimately has led to war. It also considered one of the main causes of WWI and WWII.

By Martin Love

Trump, it seems likely, is finished politically

NORTH CAROLINA - On March 13, a “Friday the 13th” by the way, a date in the West anyway often considered to be full of bad news, bad luck and bad omens -- a superstition to be sure – U.S. President Donald Trump was ebullient and bragging that the U.S. stock markets had one of its best days ever. The U.S. equity market climbed almost 10 percent on the 13th after a previous several days of what can only be termed a serious mauling by the proverbial “bear”. No, the U.S. equity market did not make up its losses so far this winter, and in fact closed lower than the highs made just before the vicious recession of 2008-09 that affected the entire world.

By Hana Saada 

Take an in-depth look at Algeria’s New Republic 

ALGERIA - In February, 22nd 2019, millions of Algerians have taken to the streets in cities nationwide as well as abroad, shattering the wall of fear of silence, demanding the departure of the-then President Abdelaziz Bouteflika who proceeded to run for a fifth presidential term despite his poor health. This announcement sparked anger among Algerian citizens, giving birth to a massive grassroots movement in several cities, the biggest outpouring of dissent seen in Algeria for decades in 1988 due to social despair, which surprised the international community and observers of Algerian politics due to its peaceful nature.

By Yuram Abdullah Weiler

U.S. on collision course with the world’s first coronavirus pandemic

“We have never before seen a pandemic sparked by a coronavirus. This is the first pandemic caused by a coronavirus.” Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

By Mahdi Azizi

MbS and the risky adventure of seizing the throne

TEHRAN - Informed diplomatic sources have described the continued detentions by bin Salman in Saudi Arabia as the last move by the crown prince to capture the throne.

By Bagher Nassir

Chinese Twitter diplomacy on coronavirus

In January 2020 the coronavirus affected China’s image in the world. Turned to be a global fear, it influenced China’s international relations.

By Hossein Amiri

U.S.-Taliban pact: Agreement on a new war in Afghanistan

Tehran- After months of ups and downs, finally, a peace deal was signed between the Taliban and the United States in Doha on February 20, 2020.

By Mohammad Hashemi

Iran coronavirus crisis: Who is telling the truth?

In the aftermath of the current coronavirus outbreak, it can be said with certainty that today the world public opinion is less likely to think of anything else rather than the spread of this deadly virus and its dangerous dimensions and Iran is no exception.

By Ali A. Jenabzadeh

Iranians under attack by "Bad News Virus"

TEHRAN - Sadly, 1398 (mid-2019 to early-2020) was a hard year for Iranians; different incidents from the very beginning and now, coronavirus. But our people have been under attack by a much more powerful force: the bad news. During recent months, domestic and foreign media have been broadcasting black and white news about these events at a staggering pace.

By Martin Love

With solidarity, Iran will pull through

NORTH CAROLINA - Some 70,000 Iranians and veterans whose health was damaged by chemical warfare and who are still living with injuries caused by Western chemical agents supplied to Saddam Hussein in the 1980s are reportedly at extreme risk of dying from the Covid 19 virus, and some of these veterans already have been struck down in Iran.

By Seyed Ehsan Raisol-Sadati

The coronavirus and a look at the principle of continuity of public services

One of the basic concepts related to public administration theory is the principles of public service. The principles determines the executive framework and the ways in which public administrative theory enters into force. Because of their importance in social life, “public services” adhere to principles which are the foundation of administrative law, justifying and legitimizing many rules and regulations of administrative law.

By Martin Love

Javad Zarif’s brain should be duplicated at the U.S. State Department

NORTH CAROLINA - Javad Zarif is so correct, saying that the U.S. never should have invaded Afghanistan (nor should the U.S. have invaded or attacked or sanctioned so many countries since World War 2 for that matter.)

By Anna Karsten

Is it safe to travel to Iran as a solo female traveler?

Before I started reading more into Iran, all I heard about this country were stories about its politics. In the media, Iran seemed like a place where no one would ever want to visit. Can you imagine solo female travel in Iran?