Adil Al-Salmi

Adil Al-Salmi
Features Iran's General Qassem Soleimani makes a phone call near the historic Citadel of Aleppo, winter 2016. (Fars)

Four Iranian Narratives on the Collapse of the ‘Resistance’ in Syria  

One hundred and ninety-two days separated the last meeting between Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Syria’s ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Tehran…

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World 03 December 2025, Iran, Teheran: View of the smog-ridden metropolis of Tehran. Photo: Aref Taherkenareh/dpa

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Media Accuse Rouhani of ‘Serving Israel’

Media outlets aligned with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have accused former president Hassan Rouhani and his associates of “doing Israel a service,” escalating…

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World An Iranian Kheibar-Shekan medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) placed next to a large banner depicting Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (C) in Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran, 27 September 2025. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

IRGC Aerospace Force Vows Response to Any Fresh Attack

The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps' Aerospace Force said on Tuesday that Iranian forces were ready to respond to any fresh attack amid…

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Features Photo posted on Larijani’s Telegram account last May

Iran Faces Power Struggle Over Nuclear Talks Management

A renewed debate is simmering in Tehran over whether Iran’s nuclear file should remain under the Foreign Ministry or be returned to the Supreme National…

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Features Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during their talks after the third Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit in Tehran, November 23, 2015 (File - Getty)

Iranian Leaks: How Rouhani Persuaded Putin to Keep Assad in Power

Two months after Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria was overthrown, an Iranian magazine revealed details of the first meeting between former Iranian President…

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World Pezeshkian speaks to members of the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday. (Iranian Presidency)

Iranian Advisor: Leadership Recognizes Need for Direct Talks with Washington

A senior advisor to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has revealed that Iran’s leadership has reached a consensus on the necessity of engaging in direct…

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Features An Iranian woman walks by the former US embassy in Tehran. (AFP)

Iran in a Quarter Century: Clash Between the ‘Revolution’ and the State

For the past quarter century, Iran endured a bitter conflict between the ideological aspects of the “revolution” and the strategic view aimed at protecting the…

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World  Iranian women pass in front of an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran, Iran November 6, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Iranians Torn Between Harris, Trump

As the US election reached its final stages, opinions in Iran varied on Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and her Republican challenger, Donald Trump, as well…

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