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  • Small plane flying the message ‘Thank you, President Trump’ up the Hudson River over Jersey City.
    The "New Middle East"

    Pax Israelia or bellum aeternum?

    With the support of the USA, Israel is reshaping the Middle East. Though framed as a path to stability, their strategy risks locking the region into a permanent conflict.

  • Funeral procession with coffins draped in Iranian flags, strewn with rose petals.
    Iran and Israel

    "A war of extremisms"

    Both Israel and Iran are driven by dangerous forms of fundamentalism, says former IAEA analyst Behrooz Bayat. He explains how close Tehran is to developing a nuclear bomb and the logic behind Israel's attacks.

  • U.S. President Joe Biden (left) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah in July 2022
    USA and Saudi Arabia

    Nuclear deal likely to prompt a Middle East arms race?

    One part of a predicted, closer U.S.-Saudi relationship is particularly controversial. Experts fear Saudi Arabia may use a civilian nuclear energy programme, supported by the U.S., to develop their own atomic bombs

  • Iran's deal last spring with Saudi Arabia, brokered by China, highlighted the emergence of an unstable equilibrium in the Islamic Republic's foreign policy.
    Iran-Saudi deal

    The Islamic Republic's dilemma

    Iran's deal last spring with Saudi Arabia, brokered by China, highlighted the emergence of an unstable equilibrium in the Islamic Republic's foreign policy. Amin Naeni and Ali Fathollah-Nejad explore the inherent tensions

  • 'Maximum pressure' gears up

    Protests drive Iran's Saudi deal

    On 10 March 2023, the world woke up to the breaking news that Middle East rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia had forged a deal to restore diplomatic relations within two months and refrain from interfering in each other's domestic affairs. Ali Fathollah-Nejad and Amin Naeni examine Iran's motivations

  • Archrivals Iran and Saudi Arabia establish diplomatic relations through China's mediation. If this rapprochement is serious, the cards in the Middle East will be reshuffled, writes Karim El-Gawhary from Cairo.
    Iran-Saudi rapprochement

    Cooperation rather than confrontation?

    Arch-rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia are to re-establish diplomatic relations thanks to China's mediation. If this rapprochement is serious, the cards in the Middle East will be reshuffled, writes Karim El-Gawhary from Cairo

  • When does a crack in a building become dangerous? When it occurs in a load-bearing element and is so large you can see inside the structure, engineers say. In such cases, the house in question is ripe for demolition. Similarly in the case of monolithic systems.
    Cracks in Iran's regime?

    The Iranian elites' deafening silence

    A speech by a high-ranking member of the Revolutionary Guard recently caused speculation in Iran. Religious leader Khamenei has also dismissed Tehran's former police chief and replaced him with someone even more brutal, raising fears of further escalation. By Ali Sadrzadeh

  • After a short cigarette break, a fully laden kolbar sets out on the final leg of the journey. Exposure to the mercy of the elements is not the only risk for kolbars, who are regularly monitored and frequently shot at by Iranian border patrol officers

    The Kolbars of Iran’s Kurdistan

  • A few days ago, numerous people from the German cultural scene wrote an open letter to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, demanding that respect for human and civil rights should be a prerequisite for nuclear negotiations with Iran. Human rights violations should be legally punished and the dialogue with civil society should be strengthened
    Frankfurt Book Fair

    Iran drops out, citing interference

    Iran has withdrawn its participation in the Frankfurt Book Fair, accusing the event of meddling in the country's domestic affairs. Organisers have denied the accusation. By Kristina Reymann-Schneider

  • The Kolbars of Iran's Kurdistan

    Hundreds of porters, locally known as ‘kolbars’, cross the mountainous border between Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan all year round. With Iran’s economic crisis deepening, ever more Kurds are choosing this poorly paid and extremely dangerous job as the only way to make a living and provide for their families. Images and text by Konstantin Novakovic

  • Iran protests: Graffiti from Tehran to Mexico City

    Graffiti and protests in support of the women of Iran who have risen up against their oppressors are indicative of the solidarity felt by many around the globe. By Shabnam von Hein

  • "Public discontent has been piling up for a long time," says Kaviani. "But now something new is taking place. We used to dismiss the younger generation as 'apolitical' and a bit 'superficial', concerned more about the virtual reality of chat platforms, Instagram, Tik Tok, or music on Spotify. We failed to realise that this generation, too, wants the chance to live a better life."
    Iran protests

    "Change that goes beyond the moment"

    The protests in Iran have entered their third week with no indication that Tehran is prepared to address the demands that are echoing through the streets. Radio Farda’s Hannah Kaviani spoke to Erik Siegl for Qantara.de

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