Sadegh Zibakalam takes a look at what prompted Iranian authorities to allow a protest rally outside the Turkish embassy to make the centennial of the Armenian genocide.
Hossein Mousavian, a former nuclear negotiator, has said that a strategy of regime change has been the mainstay of the West’s pressures and threats against Iran over the past few decades.
Aftab-e Yazd has analyzed the transfer of S-300 missiles to Iran, saying that Tehran can diplomatically use the crack which has emerged between Russia and the West.
Some Iranian politicians and analysts have cast doubt on a new Russian decision to implement the S-300 air defense system contract it has signed with Iran.
Alef, a news website, has quoted an Iranian reader as saying that Putin’s decision to revive a previously cancelled S-300 system contract with Tehran does not serve Iran’s interests [in the nuclear talks].
Hamid Zangeneh, an economics professor, says that a nuclear deal with P5+1is likely to raise people’s expectations that all problems can be solved overnight.
An editorial by Javan, a principlist daily, charts the path Iran has taken in the nuclear talks, explaining what should and what shouldn’t be done in the months before the final deal.
A principlist website says there were three main problems associated with a parliamentary committee session attended by Foreign Minister Zarif and its coverage by IRIB.
Sadegh Zibakalam, in an opinion piece, explains why Iran’s hardliners are not happy with what has been achieved in Switzerland after intensive nuclear talks.
Measures by Paris are more of hindrance than help; different stances by France and other members of P5+1 on nuclear talks can endanger what has been achieved so far.
Arman-e Emrooz says Secretary Kerry’s trip to Riyadh could be both positive – a sign of Saudi approval of a final deal – or negative – a sign that Riyadh’s might seek to derail the talks.
Tasnim News Agency dismisses Rafsanjani's claim about disclosure of nuclear secrets by MPs, arguing nobody knows any details of the talks to uncover them.