August 9, 2026
Photo: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, […]
August 8, 2026
Photo: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, […]
July 24, 2026
For decades, preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons has been one of the central pillars of U.S. foreign policy since the end of World War II. […]
July 22, 2026
The Trump administration approved a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia at a delicate moment for Middle Eastern security. The proposed 30-year accord would enable […]
July 21, 2026
On March 1, 2026, Iranian drones struck Amazon Web Services (AWS) facilities in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. Days earlier, a separate strike had already […]
July 15, 2026
On July 7, 2026, President Donald Trump announced from Ankara that the United States would lift CAATSA sanctions imposed on Türkiye in 2020 and would consider restoring […]
July 6, 2026
Photo’s Source: https://dailybeirut.com/ There is a version of this story Washington likes to tell itself: the U.S. and Iran finally cut a deal, the guns […]
July 3, 2026
The farewell ceremonies for Ayatollah Martyr Seyed Ali Khamenei, the late leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, are not merely occasions to bid farewell to […]
June 20, 2026
Executive Summary The world has been fighting over Iran’s nuclear program for over 20 years. Wars have been fought. Sanctions have been imposed. People have died. […]
June 17, 2026
Executive Summary The war that opened against the Islamic Republic of Iran in February 2026 has revived one of the oldest questions in Middle Eastern security: […]
May 26, 2026
Photo Source: https://www.sbs.com.au/ Introduction Against the backdrop of escalating tensions in the Middle East and the official visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to China […]
April 21, 2026
THE entire international community is appreciating Pakistan’s deft diplomacy in preventing the termination of the ceasefire between Iran and the United States. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif […]
April 15, 2026
PAKISTAN succeeded in convening historic direct talks between Iran and the United States, known as the Islamabad Talks, on April 11-12, 2026. Both sides had started […]
April 15, 2026
Source: https://www.chinausfocus.com/foreign-policy/chinas-achilles-heel-in-relationship-with-arab-gulf-states Against the backdrop of the escalating military strikes launched by the United States and Israel against Iran, the regional security situation has deteriorated […]
March 26, 2026
THE US-Israel ongoing war against Iran has heightened the salience of missile defense systems. The substantial deployment of low-cost drones and ballistic and cruise missiles compels […]
March 17, 2026
ISRAEL and the US expectations that decapitation of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, through massive airstrikes, would terminate the regime seem driven by “wishful thinking” […]
March 6, 2026
Abstract The February 2026 joint military strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran mark a fundamental shift in Middle Eastern strategic relations. This article […]
January 6, 2026
Introduction: The Algorithmic Battlespace Warfare is undergoing a profound revolution, not in explosive yield, but in the cognitive processes that select targets. The advent of Artificial […]
November 24, 2025
Source: Wikipedia, Mushroom cloud from the explosion of Castle Bravo, the largest nuclear weapon detonated by the US, in 1954 PRESIDENT Trump has repeatedly called for renewed […]
August 1, 2025
1. Introduction One of the main goals of the United States (US) Presidential Administration, since Donald Trump retook office in January of 2025, has been to […]
July 16, 2025
Photo’s source: https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250626A033UK00 From June 25 to 26, 2025, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Defense Ministers’ Meeting was held in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. As […]
June 17, 2025
Introduction In a June 11th, 2025, article, the prominent Israeli media outlet Haaretz was presenting and contextualizing Israeli Prime-Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s question on what was wrong […]
June 16, 2025
Note by H.E. Mr. Seyed Hossein Sadat Meidani, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Romania, 16 June 2025 On June 13, 2025, Israel launched […]
June 13, 2025
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Bucharest-Romania Press Release Regarding Israeli Regime’s military aggression against the territory of The Islamic Republic of Iran on 13 […]
May 11, 2025
On May 6th, 2025, President Donald Trump promised a “really, really positive”, “as big as it gets” announcement related to the Middle East, for Thursday […]
April 25, 2025
Introduction The Syrian civil war has long transformed the region into a fragmented geopolitical chessboard, attracting the involvement of regional and global powers. With the recent […]
April 24, 2025
The prospect of a direct military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America stands as one of the most complex […]
April 9, 2025
IRAN is a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and continues to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Iranian ruling elite frequently reiterates its […]
February 17, 2025
Image Credit: Manuel Augusto Moreno, Getty Images The adversarial relationship between Iran and Israel has deep historical roots, tracing back more tough to the 1979 […]
February 11, 2025
HE Dr. Seyed Hossein Sadat Meidani delivers the speech on the Occasion of 46th Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of Iran at Rapsodia Hall, the Grand […]
January 12, 2025
Source of the photo: President Donald Trump, BBC Despite the fact that Joe Biden is still holding power in the United States and the country’s […]
November 23, 2024
Photo’s source: https://www.aa.com.tr/en, President Donald Trump and Premier Benjamin Netanyahu Trump has previously proclaimed himself the “best thing that could ever happen to Israel” (Schechter), […]
October 26, 2024
The rapid transformation in global geopolitics, the vertical proliferation of nuclear weapons, nuclear-armed states signaling to use nuclear weapons to intimidate adversaries, and the escalation of […]
October 15, 2024
We are facing two major and historic global transformations, while the fate of both transformations remains uncertain. First: The global order that emerged after World War […]
September 21, 2024
Venue: Grand Hotel Bucharest 5*, Rapsodia Conference Hall (1st Floor), Blvd. Nicolae Bălcescu, nr.4 (Piața Universității), Sector 1, Bucharest Organizers: MEPEI (Middle East Political and Economic […]
August 6, 2024
Palestinian group Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran on Wednesday, 31st July in an attack attributed to Israel, hours after an Israeli strike […]
August 1, 2024
Note by H.E. Dr. Seyed Hossein SADAT MEIDANI on the Election of New President of the Islamic Republic of Iran In the name of God, the […]
July 18, 2024
Photo: the Iran’s newly-elected president, Masoud Pezeshkian The ultimate authority over Iran’s major policies lies with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while the president of […]
May 29, 2024
Photo: Iranian President Ebrahim RAISI and Foreign Minister Hossein AMIR-ABDOLLAHIAN On May 19, 2024, a tragic helicopter crash in a mountainous and forested area of […]
May 20, 2024
ÎN NUMELE LUI DUMNEZEU, CEL ATOTPUTERNIC Declarația Ambasadei Republicii Islamice Iran la București cu privire la decesul Excelenței Sale, Președintele Ebrahim Raisi și a […]
April 2, 2024
Press Communiqué Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Bucharest with respect to the terrorist attacks to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s diplomatic premises and […]
August 31, 2023
The debate was organized by the EuroDefense Romania and the Middle East Economic and Political Institute on August 30, 2023 For the moment BRICS cannot […]
June 23, 2022
Thursday, 07 July 2022 Venue: Marshal Garden Hotel, 5th Floor – Panoramic 1 Conference Hall, Calea Dorobanților 50B, Bucharest, Romania Organizers: MEPEI (Middle East Political and […]
April 7, 2022
Mohammad Eslami, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Photo’s source: www. www.irangov.ir On April 6th, 2022, Mohammad Eslami, chief of the Atomic […]
March 31, 2022
Photo’s source: iranintl.com On March 30th, 2022, the US imposed sanctions to a procurement agent from Iran and to his related group of companies, accusing […]
March 7, 2022
Photo’s source: www.iaea.org On March 5th, 2022, the general director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) met Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and Mohammad […]
February 23, 2022
Book description: On a general note, this book assesses Iran’s role in contemporary geopolitics. In particular, it examines three main intertwining circles: Iran’s development and political […]
February 23, 2022
On 2nd December 2021, the Bucharest-based think-tanks Middle East Political and Economic Institute (MEPEI) and EuroDefense Romania, in partnership with IPIS (the Institute for Political and […]
January 17, 2022
Logo of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (source: www. wikipedia.org) On January 16th, 2022, three Iranian diplomats have arrived in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah to reopen […]
December 14, 2021
Photo’s source: www. presstv.ir On December 9th, 2021, after the joint commission meeting in Vienna, Ali BAGHERI KANI said the parties have “serious will” to continue […]
November 9, 2021
Photo’s source: www.radio.gov.pk On November 7, 2021, Iran started a large-scale military drill after US navy confrontation in the Sea of Oman over a seized […]
September 2, 2021
Source of the photo: Tehrantimes.com On September 1, 2021, Germany and France urged Iran to return “as quickly as possible” to Vienna negotiations on reviving […]
August 30, 2021
Iranian Foreign Minister delivering a speech in the Baghdad Conference. Source: www.irangov.ir On August 28th, 2021, Iranian and Gulf Arab officials met in Baghdad in […]
July 30, 2021
On July 29th, 2021, the first edition of the Journal MENA in FOCUS was launched in an invitation-based event, held in Bucharest. As the ongoing pandemic […]
July 19, 2021
On July 18, 2021, according to the Wall Street Journal, the US is weighing new sanctions on Iran’s oil sales to China as a way to […]
July 1, 2021
On June 29, 2021, Yair LAPID, Israeli Foreign Minister during a visit to UAE, opened the first embassy of the Jewish state in the Gulf. LAPID […]
June 24, 2021
On June 23, 2021, a building belonging to AEOI (Iranian Atomic Energy Organization) came under sabotage attack according to the Iranian state media. The attack occurred […]
June 23, 2021
On June 22, 2021, a US official said that the US authorities have seized a range of Iran’s state-linked news websites, which they accused of spreading […]
June 15, 2021
The Islamic Republic of Iran said it reached a broad agreement with the US for the lifting of sanctions on its industrial sectors, including energy. It […]
June 10, 2021
On June 9, 2021, Wendy SHERMAN the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State said that negotiations between Iran and the world powers on how to revive the […]
June 9, 2021
On June 7, 2021, the Iranian media reported that Ali Akbar MOHTASHAMIPOUR, a former interior minister and Iranian cleric who is considered the founder of Lebanese […]
May 26, 2021
On May 25, 2021, Iran’s Interior Ministry has released a final list of the candidates found qualified by the Constitutional Council to run for president in […]
May 25, 2021
On May 24, 2021, Rafael GROSSI the General Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced in Vienna that the three-month agreement with Iran, which […]
May 24, 2021
On May 23, 2021, Iran’s parliament speaker told the country’s state TV that a three-month monitoring deal between Tehran and the UN nuclear watchdog expired. As […]
May 13, 2021
On May 12, 2021, Former Iranian President Mahmoud AHMADINEJAD filed his nomination on the second day of registration to run in the June presidential elections. He […]
April 30, 2021
On Monday, 26th of April 2021, around 8 P.M local time, an American Navy patrol ship fired warning shots towards an Iranian patrol boat in the […]
April 16, 2021
On the 11th of April 2021, Israeli attacked the Iranian nuclear plant in Natanz, which resulted in an explosion and a power outage through the area. […]
April 13, 2021
On April 13, 2021, Iranian President Hassan ROUHANI had a meeting in Teheran with the Russian Foreign Minister Serghei LAVROV. Iranian president appreciates Moscow’s support at […]
April 8, 2021
Background of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran Nuclear Deal is an agreement that […]
March 20, 2021
The Second Tehran Dialogue Forum was held online on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. It was led by Dr. Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour the president of the Institute […]
March 19, 2021
The Second Tehran Dialogue Forum was held online on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. It was led by Dr. Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour the president of the Institute […]
March 18, 2021
The Second Tehran Dialogue Forum was held online on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. It was led by Dr. Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour the president of the Institute […]
March 12, 2021
On March 12, 2021, the state-run shipping company reported that an Iranian container ship was damaged in an attack in the Mediterranean. The company added that […]
March 10, 2021
The Biden administration has revived the prospects of the JCPOA agreement. However, progress in discussion on both the reinstatement of the agreement and on Iran’s broader […]
February 25, 2021
On the 24th of February 2021, the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES) President Dr. Werner Fasslabend discussed with Ali Soltanieh, F. Iran Ambassador […]
February 12, 2021
Summary The following paper approaches the current situation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) and developments between the stakeholders, in the light of recent […]
January 20, 2021
On November 19th 2020, the Middle East Political and Economic Institute, alongside the EURISC Foundation, organized the 6th yearly International Conference dedicated to the Middle East […]
November 19, 2020
On November 19, 2020, the Bucharest-based think-tanks the Middle East Political and Economic Institute (MEPEI) and the EURISC Foundation organized the Webinar/ International Conference “Post-pandemic: A […]
October 20, 2020
On October 18, 2020, the 13-year long UN arms embargo on Iran was lifted. In Iran, the end of arms restriction was announced through an official […]
September 21, 2020
On Saturday, September 19, 2020, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that all UN sanctions against Iran were “back in effect” under the “snapback” provision […]
September 2, 2020
On September 1, 2020, the signatories to the Iran nuclear deal are meeting in Vienna as the US urges the reimposition of international sanctions on Tehran […]
August 22, 2020
Introduction The United States has suffered an unprecedented defeat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in an attempt to extend the arms embargo on Iran. […]
August 13, 2020
In the afternoon of August 12th, the product tanker WILA was boarded by Iranian Special Forces from a helicopter, in international waters off Khor Fakkan Anchorage, […]
August 6, 2020
When the US unleashed its most aggressive sanctions ever on Iran in August 2018, it reserved the first hammer blow for the car industry to hurt […]
July 27, 2020
On July 26, 2020, Doha, the US Special Representative for Iran and Senior Adviser to Secretary of State, Brian Hook, has said that the Gulf dispute […]
June 24, 2020
On June 23, 2020, the US blacklisted four steel, aluminum, and iron companies operating in Iran’s metals sector as well as sales agents of Iran’s largest […]
June 16, 2020
On June 15, 2020, Mariano GROSSI the head of European Atomic Agency said Iran must provide inspectors “prompt access” to two sites where the country is […]
June 12, 2020
This book was published by Middle East Political and Economic Institute and Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies (IMESS), Tehran, Iran in October 2013 as the […]
May 14, 2020
On May 13, 2020, the United States publicly threatened to trigger a return of all UN sanctions on Iran if the UN Security Council does not […]
May 4, 2020
On May 04, 2020, Iran dismissed as “illegitimate” efforts by the United States to extend the U.N. Security Council arms embargo on Tehran, an Iranian Foreign […]
April 30, 2020
On April 29, 2020, the Secretary of State Mike POMPEO is publicly arguing that the United States is still a participant in the Iran nuclear deal […]
April 22, 2020
On April 22, 2020, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said successfully launched the country’s first military satellite, Noor – 1 (“Light”), into space; just a […]
April 2, 2020
On March 31, 2020, France, Germany, and the U.K. announced that Europe completed its first export of goods to Iran using INSTEX – “special purpose vehicle” […]
January 10, 2020
The Trump administration’s strategic miscalculation in assassinating Iranian General Qassem Soleimani has institutionalized anti-American sentiment in Iran’s domestic politics and among the Iranian public. This has […]
July 18, 2019
The joint roundtable between the Middle East Political and Economic Institute (MEPEI) and the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) was held on the 26th […]
July 11, 2018
In the Name of God, the Almighty Your Excellencies, Ambassadors and Heads of Missions, Distinguished Guests, Esteemed Audience, Ladies and Gentlemen, I welcome all of you, […]
June 27, 2017
“Evolutions in Fighting Terrorism and the New Challenges of the Middle East” is an event organized by the Bucharest-based think-tank MEPEI (Middle East Political and Economic […]
February 10, 2017
IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE COMPASSIONATE, THE MERCIFUL 1. At the beginning of this speech, I am very pleased to hold the Islamic Republic of […]
June 13, 2016
Department of International Studies and Contemporary History – Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca in cooperation with Middle East Political and Economic Institute […]
June 8, 2016
On the 2nd June 2016, Bucharest was the host of the International Conference “Fighting Terrorism for World Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection”, organized by MEPEI – […]
May 26, 2016
Middle East Political and Economic Institute (MEPEI), The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and EURISC Foundation request the pleasure of your company to attend […]
April 13, 2016
Event: Intensive courses Venue: Hotel Marshal Garden, Bucharest The date of the event: 18th April- 19th May 2016, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, from 17:00- 20:00 Organizer: Centre […]
August 17, 2015
Irrespective of one`s ideological and political affiliations, Tuesday 14th of July 2015 was an “historic day” both in Iran`s diplomatic book and for the international community. […]
July 17, 2015
After 19 days of intense squabbling, the negotiators in Vienna finally announced the attainment of a deal that curbs Iran’s nuclear programme in exchange of gradually […]
July 10, 2015
Lately, the Iran nuclear talks have become one of the most debated issues of international agenda, since the deadline are extended from one day to another, […]
July 6, 2015
The last days brought into question the closed-door nuclear talks from Vienna, negotiations that have covered more than 12 years of brinkmanship between Teheran and the […]
June 26, 2015
Recent events occurred on the world scene have brought to the fore the Iranian nuclear issue which has got, in fact, a particular significance for the […]
February 11, 2015
HE Mr. Hamid MOAYYER, the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Romania Speech on the 36th Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution Your Excellencies, Distinguished […]
March 17, 2014
The signing of the Geneva nuclear deal (Joint Plan of Action – JPOA) on November 24, 2013, has been considered from many quarters as the beginning […]