No one should be misled by surface calm. Although Iran’s rulers have temporarily forced protests off the streets through mass ...
For someone so instinctively non-interventionist, Donald Trump has developed a taste for military action – particularly when ...
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My Dream for Iran

Arash Azizi imagines a democratic, inclusive Iran after the 2022 protests—where culture, freedom, and pluralism can finally thrive.
The Iranian regime has made progress on its plans to “retire” access to the international internet, according to experts, who warn Iran is entering “a new age of digital isolation.” ...
Iran’s current wave of protests continues to spread across the country, as the United States weighs military intervention. Meanwhile, many Iranian people continue to struggle to pay for basic ...
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Iran and the New Middle East

The end of a theocratic Iran will mean the end of the Middle Eastern region’s vortex of instability.
A few weeks ago, Barakzai, an Afghan refugee, noticed that her usually friendly coworkers at a clothing store in the Iranian capital, Tehran, began treating her differently. They became cold and ...
On August 28, the E3 (Britain, France and Germany) set the clock ticking, triggering the snapback mechanism and warning Iran that it must show meaningful progress on nuclear diplomacy within 30 days ...
Even as the anti-regime protests seemed to slow down on Friday, experts say there is a major part of the country that could help decide the future of the country and that’s Iran’s complex ethnic ...
Editor's Note: This is part two of a two-part column. "Iran Past, Present, and Future: A Conversation with Marziyeh Amirizadeh, Part 1" can be read here. This week, January 16, marks the anniversary ...