{"id":8916,"date":"2021-03-24T19:55:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T16:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/?p=8916"},"modified":"2021-03-24T19:57:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T16:57:52","slug":"rasanah-issues-iran-case-file-for-february-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/news\/rasanah-issues-iran-case-file-for-february-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Rasanah Issues Iran Case File for February 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The International Institute for Iranian Studies (Rasanah) issued its monthly report, Iran Case File (ICF)<\/em> for February 2021.  It provides readers in general and researchers in particular, an accurate and in-depth analysis of Iran\u2019s affairs and a comprehensive review of its dynamics. The file is divided into three main parts: Internal Affairs, Arab Affairs<\/em>, and International Affairs.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the ideological level, the activities of the Najaf Marjaya and its  efforts to support the moves undertaken by the current Iraqi government to restore the country\u2019s sovereignty posed a challenge to Iran which backs pro-Velayat-e Faqih armed militias. The visit of Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, to Iraq and his keenness to visit the top cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani carried a symbolic  message that the international community supports the Najaf Marjaya in its support for  the Iraqi government. At the political level, amid the continuation of the economic crisis and the deepening political deadlock, the Iranian supreme leader has sensed  the difficulty in motivating Iranians to go to the ballot boxes for the upcoming election in June. At the economic level, the disagreement between the government and the Parliament dragged on for two consecutive months. The debate only ended when the supreme leader directly intervened, especially as the sources to finance the budget were  unclear and unrealistic, in light of declining oil revenues and the government\u2019s inability to secure alternative sources. At the military level, Iran\u2019s naval forces (the army and the IRGC) carried out in mid-February a naval drill with Russia and several other countries in the northern Indian Ocean dubbed \u201cIran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arab Affairs<\/em> discusses  how the Iran-Gulf  interactions in February were relatively calm, with both sides waiting to know the direction of US policy under President Joe Biden. The month  was marked by some  degree of escalation which was done to  \u201ctest the waters\u201d and impose \u201cwell-calculated  pressure.\u201d  The file also discusses Qatar\u2019s attempts to acts as a mediator between Iran and the Gulf states and between Iran and the United States. It also sheds light on the escalating  missile attacks against Saudi Arabia  by  Iran-backed militias, the Iranian media escalation against Saudi Arabia. In the Iran and Yemen<\/em> part, the file discusses the continuous Houthi  escalation   after the United States  revoked the designation of the Houthi militia as a terrorist group. As for the Iran and Iraq<\/em> part, the file reviews the  mutual military escalation between the United States and Iran, the  impact of which spilled over into  Syria\u2019s territories. The pro-Iran militias in Iraq intensified their attacks using Katyusha missiles  against US targets, and the United States responded by striking the headquarters of  Iranian militias in eastern Syria. Regarding Iran\u2019s presence in Syria, the United States  on February 25 carried out  airstrikes targeting several facilities and buildings situated at a border crossing point that is  used by a host of Iran-backed militias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Affairs<\/em> reviews the tenets of the Biden\u2019s policy towards Iran, casting light on the varying points of view within the Biden administration. A team in the US State Department believes that it is important to link the understandings with Iran with one another to reach a comprehensive settlement on the outstanding issues. This position is adopted by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.  Another team in the US administration believes that it is important to urgently address Iran\u2019s nuclear breaches, considering that Iran\u2019s recent steps pose a threat which is immediate and pressing in the medium term.  Further, the file mentions that United States also agreed to resume  a strategic dialogue with Israel regarding  the Iranian file and agreed to convene a  joint strategic forum on Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regarding the course of Iran-Europe relations, the E3 (UK, Germany and France) are exerting concerted efforts to successfully mediate between the United States and Iran,  and Europe is dealing with Iran in a more resolute manner than it did  during Trump\u2019s tenure.  Europe has regularly condemned Iran\u2019s  breaches of the nuclear deal. The Europeans have also been more candid and insisted on the need to amend the  provisions of the nuclear deal. However, the Iranian political currents still debate on the policy to be adopted towards the United States as the presidential elections are approaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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