South Azerbaijan Question in Evolution: Identity, Society, and Regional Security-By Emil Aslan Souleimanov and Josef Kraus Iranian Azerbaijanis have historically been considered the country’s most loyal ethno-linguistic minority. Predominantly Shiite, with religion being the most important source of collective identity, Turkophone Azerbaijanis had until the 1920s provided numerous dynasties to the Persian …

Will the Mullahs’ Regime See Its 40th Anniversary? By-Boris Gulko Until recently, Iran was lucky. It was approaching domination in the Middle East. In addition to Lebanon, Iran controlled Iraq, Syria, and the Iranian client has been successful in the civil war in Yemen. A common idea is needed to …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Apr 5 This much, at least, can be said for Mohammed bin Salman, the putatively reformist crown prince of Saudi Arabia: He has made all the right enemies. Among those who would celebrate his end are the leaders of ISIS, al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, and Hamas, as well as …

Washington, U.S Mar 21 The Foreign Assets Control Office at the Treasury of the United States Authorized companies to provide free internet for Iranian on Tuesday. In a statement issued in this regard, The Iranian Regime tries to restrict access to satellite services, block access to social networks and impose other …

Markets are soaring, but divisions are deepening among citizens of both developed and developing countries. Liberal democracy currently has less legitimacy than at any time since World War II, and the global order is unraveling. There has been plenty of turmoil in international politics over the past 20 years, but …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Feb 14  Bahrain has ordered 17,000 English school textbooks reprinted for labeling the body of water surrounding the Arab island kingdom as the “Persian Gulf”, a political taboo, state news agency BNA reported on Monday.  Bahrain and the other U.S.-allied Gulf Arab states resent the term, which is commonly …

ANKARA, Turkey Jan 12 At least 120 PKK terrorists were neutralized in counter-terror operations over the last one month across Turkey, according to the figures compiled by Anadolu Agency. Despite harsh winter conditions, security forces dealt a heavy blow to PKK terror organization with operations held from Dec. 1- Dec 31, …

Why Trump’s Jerusalem move is triggering a chain reaction-By :Monica Showalter There’s nothing like a little U.S. leadership.  President Trump’s announcement that he is moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem is seeing a heartening chain reaction as other nations follow our lead.  Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu says he’s hearing from all …

Domestic unrest: Iran’s worst nightmare-By: Keyvan Salami The threats posed by Iran in the Middle East through its support for terrorism, extremism and Islamic fundamentalism are undeniable. Its continued backing of various militias has established for Tehran a so-called Shiite crescent across the region. Growing domestic unrest, especially after the …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Nov 16  Literally granting themselves the moniker as one of the “…largest and most influential grassroots political organizations,” the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is, like most NGOs peddling influence in Washington, not what it appears to be; however unsurprising as this is, what is startling is that …