How Iran war bacame Trump's Achilles' heel

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – The US war on Iran was supposed to be swift and decisive. Instead, it has produced a war of attrition that is eroding Trump's support at home faster than any battlefield setback could.

Trump in Beijing: America's weakest hand in century

TEHRAN, May 15(MNA) – Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, following weeks of careful media positioning — but the visit carried an unmistakable subtext.

By: Mohsen Pakaein

No trust, no deal: Why Tehran rejects US overtures?

TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – Iran has repeatedly said that the United States is playing a double game by seeking negotiations while sustaining military pressure, and warned no breakthrough is possible until Washington fundamentally changes course.

What Netanyahu prusues from ceasefire violations in Lebanon?

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Israel's escalating attacks on Lebanon have less to do with security and more with one man's survival. Netanyahu faces corruption charges — and peace would put him in the dock.

By: Mohsen Pakaein

The UAE: An unreliable neighbor

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – From backing Saddam Hussein to sheltering US troops, the UAE has never been a neutral neighbor to Iran, and the recent war has made that clearer than ever.

Israel could drag UAE back into war quagmire

TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – The United Arab Emirates has intensified rhetoric against Iran as the United States attempts to project military strength in the Persian Gulf region amid rising tensions.

What does Iran mean by managing the Strait of Hormuz?

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – The Persian Gulf is no longer that vulnerable body of water, treated like a foreign protectorate, whose littoral states would tremble at the mere repositioning of a U.S. aircraft carrier from Washington.

By: Mohsen Pakaein

Martyred Leader's strategic words on Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – In 1987, Iran’s Martyr Leader predicted the Persian Gulf would shatter America’s ‘superpower majestic.’ Four decades later, his words have become reality.

With end of imported security;

New era taking shape in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – A limited but consequential military confrontation between Iran and the United States has accelerated a fundamental rethinking of security arrangements in the Persian Gulf.

By: Ranjan Solomon

Ceasefire as spectacle: Trump’s theatre of war and withdrawal

TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – In his second term, Trump’s ceasefires are performative feints—alternating annihilation threats with abrupt peace deals—designed more for domestic optics than ending conflicts.

A strategic review of South Korea’s conduct during Iran war

TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) – Humanitarian aid and dispatching a special envoy to Tehran were only a few important signs of South Korea’s positive and constructive approach toward Iran during the recent 40-day war.

Five reasons why Islamabad talks reached a stalemate

TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) – The stalled negotiations between Iran and the United States remain at the forefront of global geopolitics, following Pakistan-mediated talks in Islamabad earlier this month that concluded without a breakthrough.

A story of hegemonic decline;

West scrambles to save imperialism

TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) – As unipolar certainties dissolve and a multipolar world takes shape, the Western powers are abandoning the rulebook they once championed.

By: Mohsen Pakaein

“I lie, therefore I am.”

TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – "The Lying Shepherd" is a story about a shepherd who occasionally shouted for fun, "The wolf is coming! The wolf is coming!" People ran to him to save shepherd, sheep, but shepherd laughed and people realized that he had lied.

By: Mohsen Pakaein

Why is naval blockade a violation of ceasefire?

TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – The US naval blockade of Iran is a clear violation of the ceasefire agreement, an act of aggression under international law, and gives Iran the legitimate right to retaliate in self-defense.

How Iran turned pressure into initiative

TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Authority is no longer measured by who strikes first, but by who manages the chaos that follows. In the 40-day war, Iran proved it can sustain pressure, seize momentum, and redefine the equation.

Why does Iran reject negotiation under blockade, threats?

TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Experience has shown that entering negotiations under pressure not only fails to yield concessions, but can also lead to a form of "political humiliation."

By: Ranjan Solomon

Iran, Trump, and the politics of threat

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – The loudest threats are often the clearest signs of strategic discomfort.

How Iran shattered Washington's short war plan?

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – The real cost of the war on Iran wasn't just in dollars, but in the collapse of the "quick victory" assumption itself.

Trump always backs down: What is behind ceasefire extension?

TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – Trump treats foreign policy as theater. But when the curtain rises on real costs, the bluff collapses. Iran knows the script very well.

By: Mohsen Pakaein

Iran's legal legitimacy in controlling the Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – Iran's control of Hormuz isn't defiance—it's law. Bound by 1958 innocent passage rules, not 1982 transit rights, Tehran holds legal ground that Washington can't challenge.

Palantir vs. Iran: The algorithmic kill chain

TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – Palantir's AI accelerates warfare's kill chain, compressing target decisions to seconds. But as speed trumps precision, can human judgment survive algorithmic war?

Why securing a deal with Iran won't happen Trump's way?

TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – The strategic and cultural blindness behind Washington‘s failed Maximum Pressure policy is the very reason that the Trump administration has not been able to reach a deal with Iran.

By: Ranjan Solomon

Failed diplomacy and America’s strategic retrenchment in Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Donald Trump's failed diplomacy and empty threats against Iran changed nothing. America's Iran misadventure exposed the growing gap between hegemonic ambition and strategic reality.

A war that was supposed to be short, but changed the balance

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – The war was meant to be brief. But power has layers—and Iran's strategic depth turned a quick strike into a slow shift of the balance.

Why Israel's security doctrine no longer works?

TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – The Israeli regime's security doctrine—absolute deterrence, unprovoked strikes, war abroad—crumbled in the 40‑day war, as Iran's resilience and the Axis of Resistance held firm.

By: Mohsen Pakaein

Desire for negotiations or psychological operation?

TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Donald Trump claims to be seeking a ceasefire, but where's the goodwill? Forced by Iran's resilience, Washington's latest diplomatic overture is merely a mask for military failure and deception.

Lebanon truce signals Iran’s strategic upper hand

TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – A 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon, announced by Trump, reflects shifting realities on the ground, where mounting costs for Israel and coordinated pressure by Iran and Hezbollah reshaped both the battlefield and diplomacy.

When resistance redefines the equations

TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – In international relations, powers respond not to objective might but to perceived will. Fear invites pressure; consistent steadfastness forces recalculation and shifts the balance toward managed tension.

The defeat of coercion against Iran's civilizational logic

TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – American aggression has united global critics in condemnation as Iran counters hollow threats with strategic patience—exposing a widening rift between outdated force and civilizational logic.