How the Ukraine crisis could make the Syrian civil war worse Tiina Hyyppä and Aaron Pilkington - May 23, 2022 Shifting Russian troops away from Syria risks opening up new threats
Iran passed restrictions on contraception and abortion. Will that distract protesters from the economy? Pardis Mahdavi - December 21, 2021 Controlling women’s bodies may not work as well this round
Iran elected a hard-liner president. What does that mean for the nuclear deal? Henry Rome - June 21, 2021 Ebrahim Raisi’s anti-Western views may limit the benefits that many Iranians hope to see under a revival of the deal
We know one thing about Iran’s new president, even before this week’s election. He won’t be a reformer. Hossein Mahdavi - June 17, 2021 The consolidation of power within the Revolutionary Guard leaves little room for opposition politicians
Iran and Turkey have become drone powers James Rogers - January 27, 2021 Drones have become the weapon of choice around the world.
Reviving the Iran nuclear deal will be harder than it looks Henry Rome - November 22, 2020 Politics in the region — and in the United States — have changed since 2015
The covid-19 crisis could strengthen Iran’s ‘invisible government’ Hossein Mahdavi - May 7, 2020 An increased social welfare role for groups within Iran could undercut the rationale for U.S. sanctions
Could U.S. actions topple Iran’s government? Alexander Downes - January 11, 2020 Here’s why it would be extremely difficult.
Will Soleimani’s death change Iran’s relationship with the Revolutionary Guard? Dina Esfandiary - January 8, 2020 Soleimani’s heavy-handed approach of using armed militias and proxies turned local opinion against Iran.
If any Iranians supported Soleimani’s killing, it would’ve been dissidents on Twitter. The opposite happened. Steven L. Wilson and Layla M. Hashemi - January 7, 2020 The attack may have united Iranians in outrage against the U.S.
How did the U.S. get to the brink of war with Iran? Afshon Ostovar - January 3, 2020 The assassination of Soleimani will provoke Iran to act
Iran shut down the Internet to stop protests. But for how long? Ali Kadivar - November 26, 2019 The government won’t find it easy to address protesters’ grievances.
Iran’s network of fighters in the Middle East aren’t always loyal to Iran Ariane Tabatabai and Becca Wasser - May 20, 2019 They are more than willing to ignore what Iran tells them to do.
Why are Iraq’s paramilitaries turning on their own ranks? Renad Mansour - February 18, 2019 [caption id="attachment_83855" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilization
Who to blame for the protests in Basra, Iraq? Safwan Al-Amin and Marsin Alshamary - September 14, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77741" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Protesters trample a portrait of Iran's
What Iraq’s election means for its Shiite militias Ranj Alaaldin - May 12, 2018 https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/baghdad-residents-vote-in-parliamentary-election/2018/05/12/77c31d4c-55d0-11e8-a6d4-ca1d035642ce_video.html Today's parliamentary elections in Iraq are the country’s first since the Islamic
Trump wants to wring a ‘better deal’ from Iran. Here’s why that’s so unlikely. Nicholas Miller - May 8, 2018 Within the next few days, the Trump administration will decide
Iran’s involvement in Syria is costly. Here’s why most Iranians still support it. Peyman Asadzade - October 19, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65055" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Mourners escort the truck carrying the
In Iran’s elections, the hard-liners lost. What comes next? Payam Mohseni - May 26, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58885" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
What’s really at stake in Iran’s presidential election Naghmeh Sohrabi and Hossein Mahdavi - May 18, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58521" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A veiled Iranian woman supporting conservative
Iran’s holding presidential elections. Here are the candidates to watch. Farzan Sabet - April 27, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57385" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the
Why the death of Iran’s leading moderate could strengthen its reformists Hossein Mahdavi - January 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_52890" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, foreground
There’s a battle in Iran over the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps business empire Nader Habibi and Eric Lob - January 5, 2017 [caption id="attachment_52079" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Iran's Supreme Leader tyatollah Ali Khamenei
Fighting the Islamic State won’t change the sectarian image of Iraq’s militias Mieczyslaw Boduszynski - December 28, 2016 [caption id="attachment_51868" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Iraqi rapid response forces gather during
Here’s what ordinary Arabs think about the Syrian refugee crisis Chris Tenove and Alexandra Siegel - September 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46446" align="aligncenter" width="584"] The text of the tweet translates
Here’s what could happen if a President Trump tore up the Iran nuclear deal William Spaniel - July 11, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43550" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The mushroom cloud of the first
Why the triumph of moderates is a setback to Iranian democracy Mohammad Tabaar - March 9, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36973" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Iranian voters fill out their ballots
Iran’s election wasn’t about moderation or democracy. It was about how Iran will re-engage with the world. Hossein Mahdavi - March 3, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36711" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during
How Iran’s elections marginalized radicals and consolidated a new political center Shervin Malekzadeh - February 29, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36557" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Iranian voters fill out their ballots
Why Iran’s Assembly of Experts election is the real race to be watching Farzan Sabet - February 24, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36301" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Former Iranian president Ali Akbar Hashemi
Iran’s cyberattacks are likely to increase. Here’s why. Dina Esfandiary and Ariane Tabatabai - November 18, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32180" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Iran's President Hassan Rouhani arrives for a
What Iran will really do with its sanctions relief windfall Eric Lob - November 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31702" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif
Why did Iran’s parliament hold hearings on the nuclear deal? Hossein Mahdavi - October 6, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30277" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A general view of Iran's parliament
The danger of (mis)perceptions after the Iran deal Mohammad Tabaar - August 3, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28151" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="align center "] Iranian Foreign Minister
Why did Iran make a nuclear deal now? Rupal Mehta - July 17, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27560" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] A mushroom cloud rises with ships
How to interpret Iran's Islamic rhetoric - July 7, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27096" align="aligncenter" width="908"] In this picture released by the
How to interpret Iran’s Islamic rhetoric Mohammad Tabaar - July 7, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27096" align="aligncenter" width="908"] In this picture released by the
Iran's political economy under and after the sanctions - April 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23909" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] A shopkeeper counts Iranian bank
Iran’s political economy under and after the sanctions Kevan Harris - April 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23909" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] A shopkeeper counts Iranian bank
How Iranians are debating the nuclear deal Mohammad Tabaar - April 21, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23868" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivers
Iran's conservative consensus on the nuclear deal - April 15, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23787" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Traditional conservative and Iranian Judiciary
Iran’s conservative consensus on the nuclear deal Farzan Sabet - April 15, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23787" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Traditional conservative and Iranian Judiciary
Understanding Iran's supreme leader on the nuclear deal - April 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23725" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] A handout photo released Feb.
Understanding Iran’s supreme leader on the nuclear deal Eric Lob and Hossein Mahdavi - April 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23725" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] A handout photo released Feb.
Will Iran's parliament block the nuclear deal? - April 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23693" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad
Will Iran’s parliament block the nuclear deal? Paasha Mahdavi - April 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23693" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad
Where Iran’s hard-liners diverge from the moderates Shervin Malekzadeh - April 8, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23529" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad
Where Iran's hard-liners diverge from the moderates - April 8, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23529" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad
Iranian scientists and the nuclear deal Alexander Montgomery - April 6, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23477" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A poster of Iran's Supreme Leader
Iran’s grass-roots politics and the nuclear deal Ali Kadivar and Ali Honari - April 6, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23457" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iranians flash the victory sign while
Iran's grass-roots politics and the nuclear deal - April 6, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23457" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iranians flash the victory sign while
Strategic anti-Americanism in Iran from the hostage crisis to nuclear talks Mohammad Tabaar - November 4, 2014 [caption id="attachment_17734" align="aligncenter" width="620"] An Iranian woman stands in front
How worried should U.S. policymakers be about nuclear blackmail? Colin Kahl - July 9, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12752" align="aligncenter" width="615"] A military truck carries a Sejil
Soccer breeds nationalism and anti-regime protests in Iran Pejman Abdolmohammadi and Lars Rensmann - June 15, 2014 [caption id="attachment_11779" align="aligncenter" width="398" special=""] Iran's soccer fans protest their
Iran’s delicate nuclear consensus Farzan Sabet and Aaron Stein - May 29, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Iran's President Hassan Rouhani attends
They Said No: 2013 Iranian Presidential Post-Election Report Joshua Tucker - June 17, 2013 Continuing our series of election reports, the following post-election report
Dual(ing?) Executives Joshua Tucker - June 23, 2011 The NY Times has a "feature article today":http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/world/middleeast/23iran.html on Iranian
Things to Watch in Iran: Tuesday Edition Joshua Tucker - June 16, 2009 Despite facing some significantly high hurdles, which I have written
Lessons from the Orange Revolution Learned in Iran? Joshua Tucker - June 16, 2009 Drawing together the themes of protest, Twitter, and Iran that
Just What is Iran? Joshua Tucker - June 12, 2009 As Iranians head to the polls today for presidential elections