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Call for Membership in IRAS Study Groups
The Iran War and the New Power of Diplomatic Access
The Meeting on “The Mecca Pact and Collective Security in the Persian Gulf” Was Held
The Leipzig/Halle Drone Crisis and the Entry of German–Russian Relations into a New Phase
Iranian Studies in Uzbekistan: Shared Heritage, Academic Capacities, and Prospects for Future Cooperation
Expert opinions
The Leipzig/Halle Drone Crisis and the Entry of German–Russian Relations into a New Phase
The official attribution of the Leipzig/Halle drone attack to Russia, however, did not merely intensify tensions between Berlin and Moscow; it rapidly acquired a European dimension
Message of Putin’s trip to UAE, Saudi Arabia: Moscow is not isolated
President Putin, nonetheless, exercised caution during his travels to foreign countries due to the International Criminal Court’s indictment that labeled him a war criminal.
Russian professor proposes free trade regime and common technological space with Iran
MOSCOW - Russian Professor Andrey Bezrukov suggests establishing a free trade agreement and a common economic and technological space between Russia and Iran.
Why has Russia questionably preferred to remain silent regarding revival of Azerbaijan’s sovereignty in qarabag?
the consequences of Ukraine war mitigating Russian monopolistic and hegemonic positions in Caucasus have created the vacuums in the region which are being filled by the new extra regional countries including Turkey and China.
Chabahar Port Transit Project: The Eastern Wing of the International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC)
The Chabahar Port Transit Project, is of great importance in the “International North–South Transport Corridor” (INSTC), because it is the only Iranian port with direct access to the Indian Ocean., writes Valdai Club expert Vali Kaleji.
The complex web of interdependence and threat balancing that prevents war between Iran and Azerbaijan
espite the mutual threat perceptions, the recurring tensions between the two countries have not gotten out of control and led to military conflict. In fact, over the past three decades, relations between Tehran and Baku have consistently followed a cycle of escalating and de-escalating tensions.
Iran Not Opposed to Deployment of EU Monitoring Mission Along Armenian-Azerbaijani Border
Tehran’s position on the EU mission is important for a number of reasons. First, following the collapse of the Soviet Union and throughout the past three decades, traditionally, Iran has opposed the intervention of extra-regional forces, especially the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, EU and United States, in the regional conflicts of the South Caucasus.
Capacities and Dimensions of Russian Investment in Iranian Oil and Gas Fields
under the current conditions of sanctions, which have stopped foreign investment in Iran’s oil and gas industries, Tehran hopes it can capitalize on the postwar conditions in Russia following the end of the Ukraine conflict and the extensive Western sanctions against Moscow to attract additional investments from the Kremlin.
