by Matin Kordnavahsi | Apr 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Bottom Line & Above 12 – 18 April 2023 Wanted: A Geopolitical Copernicus The triumphalist mood in Tehran continued apace this past week. As reported in the PersuMedia Daily Summary, principlist media and commentators are giddy with what they...
by Matin Kordnavahsi | Apr 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Bottom Line & Above 5 April – 11 April 2023 A Not So Wonderful Day in the Neighborhood The past month has been largely a happy one for Iranian foreign policy. Taking advantage of Washington’s focus on competition with the great powers, Riyadh’s...
by Matin Kordnavahsi | Apr 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Bottom Line & Above 29 March – 4 April 2023 Reconsidering the Reformists Confession, they say, is good for the soul. And, although our past behavior here at PersuMedia is no more checkered than the next guy’s, we do have at least one confession to...
by Matin Kordnavahsi | Mar 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
Bottom Line & Above 22 – 28 March 2023 Can Iran Translate Diplomatic Success into Prosperity? The diplomatic rabbit that Ali Shamkhani extracted from the Saudi hat earlier this month—with a big assist from China—has produced a lot of expansive thinking...
by Matin Kordnavahsi | Mar 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Bottom Line & Above 15 – 21 March 2023 The Nezam Does a Little Spring Cleaning for Nowruz Nowruz, the Iranian new year holiday celebrated at the coming of spring, traditionally is a time for households to clean house and purchase new clothes so that the...
