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مراسل في طهران

In Tehran, reporting on politics

An Iranian police office stands on patrol near a poster depicting Iranian soldiers holding a net in the shape of the Strait of Hormuz, with US military aircraft ensnared in a fishing net, on May 9, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Analysis

إلى أي مدى ستتنازل إيران في محادثات وقف إطلاق النار مع الولايات المتحدة؟

A correspondent in Tehran

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Baluch Iranian youths cross a street in Zahedan, in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan bordering Afghanistan, on Dec. 18, 2025.

Analysis

إيران تُشدد حملتها الأمنية التي كانت تُشنّ في زمن الحرب في المناطق ذات الأغلبية الكردية والبلوشية

A correspondent in Tehran

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Women shop from a street vendor at Enghelab Square in the capital Tehran on Nov. 11, 2025.

Analysis

من الاحتكار إلى البطالة: الاقتصاد الإيراني ينهار تحت الضغط الأمريكي

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A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025.

Analysis

قبيل قمة ترامب وشي، تتطلع إيران إلى الصين كضامن - ولكن مع بعض التحفظات

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A woman walks past a banner featuring Iran's late supreme leaders, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C), next to newly elected Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran on April 19, 2026.

Analysis

لماذا يُنذر سلوك إيران في زمن الحرب بقطيعة دائمة مع دول الخليج؟

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A billboard with the image of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wraps the front of a building in Tehran on May 5, 2026.

Analysis

مناورة إيران في الخليج: مهاجمة الإمارات لتغيير حسابات الولايات المتحدة

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Soldiers from Iran's land, navy, air force and special forces parade on the occasion of National Army Day in Tehran, capital of Iran on April 18, 2025, in Tehran, Iran.

Analysis

كيف تعيد إيران بناء جيشها المنهك في ظل وقف إطلاق النار الذي يخفي وراءه إعادة تقييم الوضع؟

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A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

The Ateela 2 oil tanker boat navigates the sea on April 28, 2026, on Qeshm Island, Iran, in the Strait of Hormuz.

Analysis

إلى متى سيصمد الاقتصاد الإيراني أمام الحصار البحري الذي فرضه ترامب؟

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A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 23: A police officer stands holding a flag in Valiasr Square beneath a mural of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on April 23, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Earlier this week, U.S. President Donald Trump announced an extension of the current ceasefire between his country and Iran, despite Iran declining to attend the latest proposed round of peace talks in Islamabad. The focus of the war has shifted largely to the Strait of Hormuz, where both sides are trying to assert control over the critical m

Analysis

جولة عراقجي في روسيا والمناطق المجاورة تختبر سبل كسر الجمود بين الولايات المتحدة وإيران

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In Tehran, reporting on politics

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the press during a visit to the shrine of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut's southern suburbs on Jan. 8, 2026.

Analysis

مع تفاقم الصراع على السلطة في إيران، وتعثر المحادثات الأمريكية، من يملك زمام الأمور في طهران؟

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A correspondent in Tehran

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Iranians drive next to a billboard displaying pictures of nuclear scientists, centrifuges and a sentence reading in Farsi "Science is the power," at Enqelab Square in Tehran, on Aug. 29, 2025.

Analysis

ما الذي ترغب إيران حقاً في التنازل عنه بشأن برنامجها النووي؟

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People walk past a wall mural along the roadside in Tehran on April 12, 2026.

Analysis

البقاء أولاً: هل ستخفف إيران من حدة خطوطها الحمراء في المحادثات الأمريكية لترسيخ مكاسب الحرب؟

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A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics