Iran’s government was widely criticized and mocked Saturday, after the Interior Minister called “epic” the run-off parliamentary elections that recorded the lowest turnout in the 45-year history of the ...
Read More [+]
Javad Zarif – Involved In
How Princeton got burned by its outreach to Iran
As US-Iran relations thawed during the Obama administration, Princeton University saw an opportunity to make the school a central player in bridging the decades-long divide between the two antagonists. ...
Read More [+]
Read More [+]
Who is Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – and why does he matter
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been the key figure in Iranian political life for more than 40 years, and the country’s political and religious figurehead since 1989. ...
Read More [+]
Read More [+]
Khamenei’s Nuclear Fatwa: A Fiction From The Start
Analysis: For two decades, Iran's Supreme Leader's "nuclear fatwa" has served as a shield for Tehran's denial of nuclear weapon ambitions. But how trustworthy can this fatwa really be? ...
Read More [+]
Read More [+]
Iranian regime officials warn about Khamenei’s hollow decision-making structure
In a stark exposition of the current state of Iran’s political landscape, the governmental newspaper Etemad has illuminated the metaphorical “taxidermy” of the country’s electoral system and parliamentary
Read More [+]
Read More [+]
Misunderstanding Iran
Periodically, the United States or Israel makes a concession to an adversary, planning—or hoping—for reciprocity. The underlying assumption is that, as the stronger party, they can afford to be ...
Read More [+]
Read More [+]