Analysis

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  Analysis

  2020-11-10

  Tehran willing to risk Iranian lives with Chinese vaccine

  The Iranian regime has said it is prepared to collaborate with China and Russia to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, but Iranian health experts remain sceptical.

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  Analysis

  2020-10-12

  Russia vows to trade arms with Iran -- but at what cost?

  Moscow's opposition to the extension of the UN arms embargo on Iran risks bringing sanctions to Russia and damaging Russian interests in the Middle East, analysts say.

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  Analysis

  2020-06-29

  Mahan Air pilot interview highlights IRGC's global manipulation efforts

  An interview with a Mahan Air pilot carrying Qassem Soleimani aboard his flight in 2013 has once again drawn attention to the IRGC's destabilising actions in the region.

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  Analysis

  2020-06-22

  The Putin regime: a perennial malign actor on world stage

  Undermining governments, fomenting unrest, spreading disinformation and supporting the indiscriminate killing of innocents around the world are the unfortunate hallmarks of the Kremlin.

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  Analysis

  2020-01-20

  Esmail Qaani: loyal successor to Soleimani's destructive legacy

  Qaani has played a major role in feeding wars and crises in the Middle East. But it will be difficult for him to emulate his predecessor's charismatic leadership.

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  Analysis

  2020-01-10

  Tehran faces mounting pressure to allow 'credible' crash investigation

  A growing number of countries are suggesting the crash of a Ukrainian airliner outside Tehran was caused by an accidental missile strike.

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  Analysis

  2020-01-08

  Soleimani killing a blow to Yemen's Houthis

  The Iran-backed militia will suffer a setback with the loss of the IRGC Quds Force commander, who had supplied it with arms and training.

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  Analysis

  2019-12-24

  New ISIS leader remains shrouded in mystery

  If Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's successor is to avoid an internal leadership challenge, he will be forced to step out of the shadows, experts say.

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  Analysis

  2019-10-17

  Russian forces eye long-term presence in Syria

  Four years after they intervened in Syria in support of the regime, Russian military forces are showing no signs of leaving the country.

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  Analysis

  2019-03-13

  New IRGC leadership lacks military experience, analysts say

  As veterans of the Iran-Iraq war make way for the next generation of officers, the military backbone of the IRGC is softening, observers say.