Iran and Competitiveness of China
China is currently known as the world’s second biggest economic power after the United States of America. According to figures released in 2016, the United States’ gross domestic product stood at about 18 trillion dollars in 2016, while that of China was about two-thirds of America’...
Chabahar: Symbol of Iran's Resolve to Develop the Region
Iran's southeastern Chabahar port can be seen from two viewpoints. From the viewpoint of developing less-developed regions of Iran, it shows that in their drive to develop the southeastern part of the country, the Iranian government and nation are resolved to create a developed zone on a territory,...
Kazakhstan: A Dominant Power in the Future of Central Asia Region
Kazakhstan is the biggest republics according to its territory, but the second in the basis of population numbers among other Central Asian republics. At the same time, Kazakhstan is the richest one among Central Asian and Caucasian republics. During the Soviet Era, Kazakhstan lonely was one of the ...
Persian Gulf-Black Sea Corridor: A Major Change in Iran’s Geopolitical Position
In order to facilitate the transit of goods across their territory, countries try to create favorable conditions for regional exchanges. These attempts will eventually result in revenue for the transit country and help strengthen its political and geopolitical position in the international ...
As a stable country in the turbulent Middle East region, the Islamic Republic of Iran enjoys a remarkable position to play a better role in this region. Iran's land routes (including road and rail), air and marine routes are endowed with good infrastructure and are perhaps without parallel in ...
Iran's Oceanic Potentialities: Challenges and Opportunities
As a stable country in the restive Middle East region, Iran enjoys a good position to play a better role in the region. Iran is located at the best geographical position, which is similar to a crossroads. The country would be able to promote this geographical position to a geopolitical one if it could ...
Nowruz, a Ritual for Thanking God for His Blessings
Ze kuy-e yār miāyad nasim-e bād Nowruzi. Az in bād ar madad khāhi cherāgh-e del bar afruzi. ...
Diverse Perspectives on Iran's Future Status in One Belt, One Road Initiative
Securing its economic future, China requires an export market for its manufactured goods, and energy imports. It has to produce goods cheaper than that of its rivals for its own big market. If energy imports face difficulties and the final price becomes more expensive than in other regions, the final ...
Eurasia’s Recent Developments Place Regional Stability in Jeopardy?
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Eurasia has been constantly in turmoil. All this turmoil has its roots in the time of the Soviet Union; a government after the collapse of which all untoward consequences of its rule came to the surface and set the region ablaze. In the Caucasus region,...
Talibanism in Post-2014 Afghanistan
The hardline Islamic Taliban movement has proved to be a formidable fighting force in Afghanistan and a major threat to its government. The Taliban also threatens to destabilize Pakistan, where they control areas in the northwest and have been blamed for a wave of suicide bombings and other attacks....
Requirements and Obstacles to Iran-Russian Trade Ties
Russia's interests reside in strengthening the process of nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, improving regional stability and also expanding multilateral cooperation with Iran. However, various interests including those related to energy sector or military industries influence Russia's policy ...
Silk Road and China’s Initiative: an Important Opportunity to Boost Iran's Role
China’s latest initiative to revive the ancient Silk Road and the huge economic and cultural project known as the “One Belt, One Road,” have stirred new activities in countries located along the Silk Road. Countries located along the traditional path of this huge historical highway,...
A Meeting to Boost Relations among Iran, Turkey and Azerbaijan
The fourth trilateral meeting between the foreign ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Turkey and the Republic of Azerbaijan was held in northern Iranian city of Ramsar on Tuesday, April 5, 2016. The meeting at such a tumultuous time with high tensions in the region can be taken as a good omen ...
Future Prospects of relationship between Iran and Armenia
Islamic Republic of Iran according to its long term strategy in the vision of 2025 would be a country with the high level of interaction and relation with world environment. So the relation with neighboring countries is the first priorities of Iranian foreign policy. The relations between ...