Tannaz Karimi

In light of Abbas Araqchi’s upcoming visit to Moscow and his meeting with Putin, it is essential to address the challenges facing Iran’s diplomatic strategy. The current negotiations in Islamabad are likely headed toward a deadlock, primarily due to Pakistan’s shifting priorities and its alignment with U.S. interests. Iran must establish a negotiation framework that

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) serves as a crucial economic and financial hub in the Persian Gulf, playing a significant role in the political and economic landscape of the Middle East. With its strong financial infrastructure and strategic location, the UAE functions not only as a trading partner for Iran but also wields substantial influence

A report from Oxford Economics predicts that a prolonged U.S. military conflict with Iran, resulting in a six-month closure of the Strait of Hormuz and intensified attacks on energy infrastructure, could trigger a global industrial recession. World economic growth could plummet to 0.6% by 2026, the worst performance since COVID-19.  This scenario demonstrates that military

Pakistan’s current behavior towards Persian Gulf Arab countries cannot be analyzed through a simple dependent-independent lens. Instead, Pakistan finds itself entangled in a “three-layered strategic dependency” puzzle: These intertwined layers make the cost of severing ties with the financial-security network of Saudi Arabia significantly higher than the cost of maintaining conditional dependency. The Buyback of