Iranian expert on intra-Afghan talks:

Trump wants an agreement at any cost for his own election

IRAS interview with Nozar Shafiei - International affairs analyst   Following a 10-day delay, talks between representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban finally opened in Doha with 21-member delegations. Representatives of the Afghan government travelled to Doha in Qatar, including ...

IRAS & Gorchakov fund

Россия и Иран: перспективы сотрудничества в посткоронавирусном мире

   Центр по изучению Ирана и Евразии (IRAS) совместно с фондом поддержки публичной дипломатии имени А.М. Горчакова  приглашает членов Клуба Горчакова, партнеров и всех заинтересованных лиц принять участие в онлайн-дискуссии "Россия и Иран: перспективы сотрудничества ...

Latest developments of Greater Eurasia addressed in international confab in Moscow

The three-day international workshop dubbed "Designing Greater Eurasia: In Search for Common Interests" was held in Higher School of Economics National Research University in Moscow in middle of March 2020. Organized by the Russia's Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Presidential ...

Top adviser to Iranian FM attends Mideast Confab in Valdai Discussion Club

The Ninth Middle East Conference with the theme of “Middle East in a Time of Change: Towards New Stability Architecture” was held in the Valdai Discussion Club on February 17-18, 2020 in Moscow, attended by several high-ranking global officials, senior adviser to Iranian Foreign Minister ...

Eid-al-Fitr Mubarak!

The Institute for Iran-Eurasia Studies (IRAS) would like to send warmest wishes to Muslims around the world, celebrating Eid.   This past month, many in the world endured challenges and senseless violence that broke the hearts and tried the souls. Our prayers are with the hundreds of innocent ...

EVENT: Contemporary Russia-Iran Partnership: Prospects for Development

  Date: March 14, 2017 Time: 15:30 to 17:30 (GMT +3:30) Venue: International Media Center “Rossiya Segodnya”, Moscow, Russia / IRAS Conference Center, Tehran, Iran     Speakers: Igor Ivanov, RIAC President, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russian Federation (1998 –...

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: Centenary of the first period of the independence in republics of Caucasian (1918-1921) (Caucasus Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia)

  Institute for Iranian Contemporary Historical Studies intends to hold international conference with the theme of “Centenary of the first period of the independence in republics of Caucasus” in collaboration with a number of institutions and scientific research centers based on newly ...

EVENT: Iran and Ukraine: 25-Year Diplomatic Relations and the Prospects of Bilateral Ties

Date: February 27, 2017 Time: 17:00 to 19:00 (GMT +3:30) Venue: IRAS Conference Center, Tehran, Iran   Speakers: H.E. Sergey Burdilyak, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Iran H.E. Akbar Ghasemi, Former Iran's Ambassador to Ukraine   Presider: Davood ...

EVENT: IRAS-DOC Research Institute Dialogue

  Date: January 31, 2017 Time: 16:00 to 18:00 (GMT +3:30) Venue: IRAS Conference Center, Tehran, Iran   Speakers: Vladimir Yakunin, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, DOC Research Institute; Head of the State Governance Department, Faculty of Political Sciences, Lomonosov Moscow ...

IRAS Publishes Research Paper on Iranian-Russian Partnership

The Institute for Iran-Eurasia Studies (IRAS) is pleased to announce that its joint project with Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) published today. This research paper dubbed "Russia-Iran Partnership: an Overview and Prospects for the Future" was written in three languages (English,...

EVENT: Principles and Facilities of Iranian-Azerbaijani Cooperation

Date: November 27, 2016 Time: 17:00 to 19:00 (GMT +3:30) Venue: IRAS Conference Center, Tehran, Iran   Speakers: Farhad Mammadov, Director of Center for Strategic Studies (SAM)     Mesiagha Mohammedi, Senior research fellow at SAM     Gulmira Rzayeva,...

EVENT: Iran-Turkmenistan Ties; Past Experiences, Future Prospect

  Date: November 7, 2016 Time: 17:00 to 19:00 (GMT +3:30) Venue: IRAS Conference Center, Tehran, Iran   Speakers: Safar Berdiniyazov, Special Envoy of Turkmenistan's Foreign Ministry Myrat Nazarov, Advisor to Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Amangeldi Rahmanov, Head of College ...

EVENT: Regional Developments and the Prospects of Iranian-Russian Relationship

Date: September 18, 2016 Time: 17:00 to 19:00 (GMT +3:30) Venue: IRAS Conference Center, Tehran, Iran   Keynote Speaker: H.E. Mr. Levan Dzhagaryan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Islamic Republic of Iran Presider: Davood ...

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Visits IRAS

The Institute for Iran-Eurasia Studies (IRAS) was pleased to host Mr. Ibrahim Rahimpour, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Oceania, on August 1, 2016 to discuss the potentials of upcoming trilateral meeting with Iranian-Russian and Azerbaijani presidents in Baku, capital city of Azerbaijan ...

Iran Launches Website Designed to Foster Economic Ties

Iran’s Embassy to The Russian Federation officially launched a bilingual website (access via: www.irrutrade.ir) specified to improving bilateral economic ties. Mahmoud Vaezi, Iranian Minister of Communications and Information Technology, and Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak were distinguished ...

EVENT: Roots and Causes of Rising Extremism in Central Asia and its consequence on Iran’s National Security

Date: July 26, 2016 Time: 18:00 to 20:00 (GMT +3:30) Venue: IRAS Conference Center, Tehran, Iran   Speakers: Rasoul Mousavi, Former Iran's Ambassador to Tajikistan; Senior Fellow, IRAS Mohsen Haidarnia, Former Iran's Cultural Counselor to Kazakhstan; Senior Fellow,...

Eid-al-Fitr Mubarak!

The Institute for Iran-Eurasia Studies (IRAS) would like to send warmest wishes to Muslims in Eurasian and Caucasian nations celebrating Eid.   This past month, many in the world endured challenges and senseless violence that broke the hearts and tried the souls. Our prayers are with the hundreds ...

EVENT: Turkish Foreign Policy, A Century after the Sykes–Picot Agreement

Date: May 17, 2016 Time: 15:30 to 17:30 (GMT +3:30) Venue: IRAS Conference Center, Tehran, Iran   Speaker: Eyüp Cüneyt Akalin, Associate Professor of Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey   Presider: Davood Kiani, First Deputy Director, IRAS   Description: The ...

Eurasian Reconfiguration as Part of New World Order

Date: April 25, 2016 Time: 18:00 to 20:00 (GMT +3:30) Venue: The IRAS Institute, Tehran, Iran   Speakers: Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief, Russia in Global Affairs; Chairman of the Presidium, Council on Foreign and Defense Policy; Research Director, Valdai International Discussion Club Jahangir ...

Vali Kaleji

Iran and Armenia: From the Historical Links to the Strategic Requirements

Iran’s approach to Armenia as the only Christian neighboring country is a national, cultural, and historical one and an example of successful relations in the foreign policy area after the Islamic Revolution. Moreover, among the 15 neighboring countries, the mutual relations between Iran and ...