The sacred fig and the death of patriarchy
Siyavash Shahabi, The Fire Next Time, 24 January 2025 On 17 March 2025, the director of the film The Seed of...
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Ondřej Krátky: Only the axis of resistance can stop Israel’s machine for conflict escalation in the Middle East
Veronika Sušova-Salminen, Vladimir Mitev Czech Middle East expert Ondřej Krátký, founder of the website rebuildsyria.cz, spoke to Cross-border Talks' Veronika...
The Israeli escalation trap has exploded
On 1 October, the Islamic Republic of Iran took action in response to the killings of 'Axis of Resistance' leaders...
Fereydoun Majlessi: Israel’s retaliation against Hezbollah was not primarily directed against Iran. Iran should not enter in wars it cannot win
Faiza Sadr, Setareh Sobh newspaper, 30 September 2024 The Persian Bridge of Friendship, 1 October 2024 Cross-border Talks: Fereydoun Majlessi...
Konrad Watrin: Amid the gloom of polycrisis, there are also reasons for optimism
Vladimir Mitev Konrad Watrin is a historian, political scientist and specialist on the Middle East (PhD), who has been working...
Cabinet of national consensus: how pragmatism is redefining reforms in Iran
Shamsoddin Shariati, LSE Blogs, Middle Eastern Centre, 5 September 2024 The new president’s entire cabinet was approved by the Iranian parliament two...
Why will Iran’s response be different from what we expect?
Following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on 31 July, just hours after the inauguration of new...
Does the new Iranian president have a chance to change his country?
The pragmatic Pezeshkian is aware that he has gained some, though certainly limited, room for change, but the question is...
Iulia Joja: Washington might force Ukraine to negotiate peace, no matter who is the new US president
Vladimir Mitev, Veronika Sušová-Saminen The Middle East Institute's Black Sea Director Iulia Joja was a guest on Cross-border Talks in...
Understanding Iran’s election engineering and its global ramifications
Siyavash Shahabi, The Fire Next Time, 6 July 2024 The post discusses the intricate political dynamics in Iran involving its...
