Masoud Imani Kalesar

Iran

Protests in Iran: Is war with the US or Israel really imminent?

If the US and Israel refrain from striking, it cannot be ruled out that Iran's Revolutionary Guard itself may initiate hostilities. Iranian officials now claim they are prepared for both negotiations and war.

13 January 2026

Iran

Will Iran go nuclear now that Trump is in power or can a deal be done?

Will Iran build its first nuclear bomb or will it reach a deal with the West? A journalist from the Euronews Persian Service examines Tehran's options.

23 March 2025

Afghanistan

'I have not left Afghanistan,' says resistance leader Amrullah Saleh

Saleh told Euronews that he remains in the Panjshir Valley fighting alongside Ahmad Massoud.

3 September 2021

Afghanistan

Taliban rule won't last long, claims Afghanistan's 'acting president'

Amrullah Saleh spoke exclusively to Euronews from the Panjshir Valley, an area of the country not currently under Taliban control.

27 August 2021

Afghanistan

Analysis: Why did Kabul fall so easily into the Taliban’s hands?

Euronews' Masoud Imani Kalesar looks at the small print in Afghanistan's recent history to give us some ways to understand the recent developments.

20 August 2021

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: 40 years of instability, is there hope for peace?

Afghanistan: 40 years of instability, is there hope for peace?

25 July 2018

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: fighting terrorism through education

Can terrorism be defeated if illiteracy were eradicated in Afghanistan

23 July 2018

Afghanistan

Exclusive: The school the suicide bombers couldn’t shut

Euronews' correspondent Masoud Imani Kalesar visited Kabul in the wake of a deadly ambulance blast which killed dozens, and witnessed the violence - and Afghans' defiance - first hand.

29 June 2018

World

Abdullah: the ballot box, not bombs, will decide Afghanistan's future

Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the Chief Executive of Afghanistan, says his country is making progress despite many setbacks

12 June 2018

Afghanistan

Our bloodshed worth less than that of the West, says ex-Afghan intelli

Euronews spoke to former Afghan intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh who explained how his country is trapped between three clashing factions because of its geopolitical location

24 May 2018