The pandemic is likely to have positive and negative impacts on Iran's regional influence Iran has become a regional epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic with a myriad of impacts on the country and the region. [...]

With a limited capacity to treat just 6500 COVID-19 cases at one time, the Syrian health infrastructure is not equipped to handle any major outbreak of the virus. Since the announcement of the first case [...]

As events are still unfolding, it is too early to forecast the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic (CVP) on the already unstable region. Also, it is hard to make generalizations as the crisis is affecting [...]

As the Western countries grow relatively preoccupied with the containment of the pandemic and its repercussions on internal fronts, the MENA region is expected to experience increased volatility.  Lacking the capacity to mitigate the economic [...]

The assassination of Soleimani brought Iranians from across the spectrum together against the USA — halting internal debates on how to deal with the Trump administration

After the unexpected assassination of Qasem Soleimani, Iran will follow a gradual escalation strategy in the region

It is important not to paint Iran’s all political actors with the same brush; whilst some branches are prone to violence

After the shocking assassination of Soleimani, it is likely there will be a protracted war of attrition launched by Iran through proxies and allies in Iraq

The official position of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) towards the assassination of Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis