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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (right) greets Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Aug. 7, 2021. Source: YouTube/Screenshot.

Iran lauds Hezbollah, Hamas attacks on ‘Zionist enemy’

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The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRCG) praised the head of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah on Saturday for its might in the face of the “Zionist enemy.” “While the strength of Hezbollah...
Supporters gather in Washington Square Park in New York to protests for access to water as drought and struggling economy batter Iran, July 22, 2021. Credit: Luigi Morris/Shutterstock.

Iranian protests spread again, but so far, the regime has them under control

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Demonstrations in Iran’s Khuzestan province—as a result of an ongoing drought and corruption with the government—and elsewhere have grown, though experts tell JNS that they are smaller than in 2019 so far and the...
Iran's president-elect Ebrahim Raisi. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

The Biden administration has a Raisi problem

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Ebrahim Raisi will be sworn in as the eighth president of the Islamic Republic on Thursday. According to the Iranian press, dozens of foreign delegations will attend the ceremony in Tehran, even amid a...
Ebrahim Raisi during Iranian presidential elections, June 14, 2021. Credit: Armin2210 via Wikimedia Commons.

Incoming Iranian president intends to seek removal of US sanctions

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Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday that he will actively work to remove U.S. sanctions on his country. “We will seek to lift the tyrannical sanctions imposed by America. But we will not tie...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reviews new nuclear achievements during the country’s National Nuclear Energy Day in Tehran, April 10, 2021. Credit: Iranian Presidency Office.

Rouhani: Israel ‘took Iran’s nuclear secrets and gave them to Trump’

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Outgoing Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in his last speech to his cabinet ministers on Monday night that Israel did seize Iran’s nuclear archive, as former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had revealed in...
Ebrahim Raisi. Credit: Mohammad Hossein Taaghi via Wikimedia Commons.

Israeli Foreign Ministry: EU sending representative to Raisi’s swearing-in ‘puzzling’

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Israel is less than enthusiastic about the European Union’s decision to send a high-level representative to attend the swearing-in of Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday On Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lior Hayat tweeted: “The...
Quds Day rally in Tehran, May 2019. Credit: saeediex/Shutterstock.

Iran’s nuclear program a central pillar of its ‘Shi’ite revival’ vision

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Becoming a nuclear-armed state is a central aspect of Iran’s “Shi’ite” revival program, and the Iranian regime believes that developments are moving in line with its vision, an Israeli expert on the Islamic Republic...
Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi during the election campaign, June 14, 2021. Credit: Armin2210 via Wikimedia Commons.

Report: Iran not resuming nuclear talks until takeover of Raisi government

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Iran will not resume talks with world powers over a return to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear accord until President-elect Ebrahim Raisi’s government is operative, Reuters reported on Thursday. This probably won’t be until...
Iran's president-elect Ebrahim Raisi. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Iran’s new president likely to usher in new era of defiance and hegemony

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In his first news conference since his victory in Friday’s election, Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi immediately adopted a defiant stance on Monday, saying, “The U.S. is obliged to lift all oppressive sanctions against Iran,” adding...
Ebrahim Raisi during Iranian presidential elections, June 14, 2021. Credit: Armin2210 via Wikimedia Commons.

Iran’s president-elect says ballistic-missile program not up for discussion

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“The U.S. is obliged to lift all oppressive sanctions against Iran,” Iran’s president-elect Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday, taking a hardline position regarding ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna. Speaking at a news conference shortly after...