Iran International

Umud Shokri

Senior visiting fellow, George Mason University

Washington-Based Foreign Policy and Energy Geopolitics Adviser.

ANALYSIS Iran’s troubled energy sector gets an untested tsar

ANALYSIS Tehran eyes Caspian energy boost, risking deeper dependence on Moscow

ANALYSIS ExxonMobil’s Iraq return highlights Iran's stalled oil ambitions

ANALYSIS Tehran’s high-tech oil vision clouded by old problems

ANALYSIS What’s behind US move to sanction Iran’s fintech sector

ANALYSIS Sanctions reloaded: what’s at stake for Iran as snapback looms?

ANALYSIS Iran, Israel race to court Azerbaijan as rivalry in Caucasus heats up

Tehran’s Hurdles In Extracting Lorestan’s Shale Oil

Iran Renews Iraq Gas Contract Amid Production Uncertainty

Saudi Iranian Relations Remain Cool Despite Renewed Diplomatic Ties

Qatar’s Gas Ambition Affects Iran’s Reserves

Limitations Abound On Iran's Ability To Boost Oil Output

Russia And Iran Enhance Energy Collaboration Amid Sanctions

Obstacles Hinder Progress of Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline

The Economic Fallout Of The Gaza Conflict For Iran

Iran's Chabahar Space Center: Balancing Ambitions And Realities

Iran-Russia Arms Trade: Geopolitics And Global Implications

Iran Plans More Nuclear Reactors Despite Serious Hurdles

Turkey And Iran Try To Find Common Ground Amid Complexities

Iran's Hydrogen Fuel Production Plans Face Significant Hurdles

Iran's Gas Shortage Prompts Increased Use Of Dirty Fuels In Industry

Iran Remains Undecided About International Financial Conventions

Turkmenistan Stops Gas Exports To Iran Amid Winter Cold

Iran Claims Lower Unemployment But Numbers Say Otherwise

Iran Becomes A Member Of BRICS, With Hopes And Challenges

Iran Announces Questionable Oil Export Revenues

GCC, Iran's Northern Neighbors Expanding Financial Ties

The Car Mafia's Shadow In Iran-China Electric Vehicle Ventures

Iran Faces Serious Challenges To Become An LNG Exporter

Why Iran Consumes Five Times More Gas Than Turkey?

Iran Nurtures Ambitions For The Venezuelan Oil Market

Chalous Gas Field Unlikely To Make Iran A Big Supplier

Turkey-Azerbaijan Link Fuels Iran’s Gas Dilemmas