Heshmat Alavi

Business in Iran: new opportunities for west, or a delusion?

On Friday before holidays, the Obama administration took another step in favor of Iran by removing some of the obstacles on doing business with entities within the country. On the same day, the US Treasury released new rules that specified US wouldn't sanction foreign companies and individuals doing business with boycotted Iranian entities, provided they maintain only minority interests in the projects.

Iran Actually Pleased After Brussels Attack

The March 22nd terrorist blasts in Brussels that left more than 300 people killed and injured came as an unbelievable shock. However, the response seen from the ruling mullahs in Iran was quite different, acting as a startling reminder of Tehran’s reactions following last November’s Paris attacks.

The Story Behind Iraq's Iran-backed Shiite militias

As the international coalition in Iraq may be tightening their grip over ISIS, another very dangerous phenomenon spiraling out of control are the Iran-backed Shiite militias roaming freely on killing sprees across Mesopotamia. This is a dire menace called Islamic extremism that can threaten the very fabric of this once iconic cradle of humanity.

ISIS: Outcome of a failed policy toward Iran

From summer 2014 onward a widespread international coalition has established against ISIS. However, the fate of this campaign is very much dependent on getting a rooted understanding of the rise of this phenomenon that has now turned into a global crisis.

Mullahs' regime stuck in epicenter of crises

The waves of back-to-back crises are reaching the coasts of the Iranian regime, with no stopping in sight. The economic dead-end, administrative corruption and explosive unrest and dissent in a society of 80-million, with a foreign policy engulfed in a nuclear calamity, its puppet Nouri Maliki being set aside from the Iraqi Prime Ministry and the possible fall of Bashar Assad in Syria, have all rallied to target the heart of the mullahs' dictatorship in Tehran.

A shade Dissention in pursuing nuclear talks

Nuclear negotiations between P5+1 countries and Iran have ceased for the time being. The talks passed its second deadline, while some aftermath talks, between undersecretaries, were continued later in December. A new deadline was set for June. The news of Iran’s atomic programs has now depreciated from the top news.

Mullahs’ regime stuck in epicenter of crises

The waves of back-to-back crises are reaching the coasts of the Iranian regime, with no stopping in sight. The economic dead-end, administrative corruption and explosive unrest and dissent in a society of 80-million, with a foreign policy engulfed in a nuclear calamity, its puppet Nouri Maliki being set aside from the Iraqi Prime Ministry and the possible fall of Bashar Assad in Syria, have all rallied to target the heart of the mullahs’ dictatorship in Tehran.