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Iranian Studies in Uzbekistan: Shared Heritage, Academic Capacities, and Prospects for Future Cooperation
Syria: From Managing Influence to Managing Clashes (An Analysis of the August 2026 Developments in Light of the Ankara–Tel Aviv Rivalry)
Interview with Mehdi Sanaei, Author of Orientalism in Russia
Institutional Partnership Between IRAS and Scientific and Cultural Publications to Advance Research and Publishing Initiatives
International Symposium: “Avicenna’s Teachings in Today’s World”
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Interview with Mehdi Sanaei, Author of Orientalism in Russia
"The Idea of 'Iran for All Iranians' Must Be Placed on Our Agenda"
Rereading Nikolai Gogol’s Taras Bulba at the Time of the Ukraine War and its Impacts on Russian People
Although Taras Bulba has been recognized as the symbol of Russian patriotism, this novel contains levels of meaning beyond the mere praise of Russian ethnicity. Otherwise, it would be an unknown story rather than a classic in world literature.
An Analysis of Armenia Not Welcoming Tripartite Negotiations
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Caucasus affairs said: Armenia is angry with Russia over its failure to give a quick and decisive response regarding the lifting of the blockage of the Lachin Corridor, and by not welcoming tripartite negotiations, it intends to show its dissatisfaction, but this action will not help to improve the situation and enables the Republic of Azerbaijan to find the possibility for more movement.
The ineffectiveness of setting the oil price ceiling for Russia to surrender
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: Recently, the Group of Seven, including seven countries with advanced economies, decided to set the price ceiling of Russian crude oil at 60 dollars per barrel in order to hit the main source of Moscow’s income at the same time as the country’s war against Ukraine is prolonged. The European Union also supported the Russian oil price cap and the US government welcomed it. Pouria Nabipour – PhD in Political Science and International Relations
OGAS & The Fate of the Soviet Internet; A Great Story of Communication History During the Cold War (Part I)
Amidst the turbulent and strained relations between the United States and the Soviet Union in the early 1960s, when Khrushchev was heavily criticized, and the Bay of Pigs invasion and Cuban Missile Crisis set the stage for a nuclear war, a small group of cybernetics living in Moscow and Kyiv were designing "electronic socialism" known as OGAS.
Iran, Russia private sectors discuss completion of North-South Corridor
During a meeting between a Russian delegation to Iranian northern city of Rasht and Iranian businesspersons in the city, the two sides explored ways for expansion of cooperation with the focus on the completion of a strategically important International North-South Transit Corridor.
Iran private sector calls for forming a joint working group with Belarus for removing trade obstacles
President of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has urged the need for forming a joint working group with Belarus for identifying and removing trade obstacles.
Relations between Tehran and Moscow are on the fast track
In the last few days, significant news about the expansion of cooperation between Iran and Russia has been published in the media. In the first news, new details of the oil and gas agreement between Iran and Russia were published
Foreign fighters seek ‘adventure’ in Ukraine – captured colonel
The officer claims to have been surprised by the reason his British troops gave for joining Kiev’s forces
