Iranian voters picked a moderate president Christopher Clary and Hussein Banai - July 8, 2024 Hussein Banai discusses Iran's power structure and the big takeaways from the 2024 presidential elections.
Iran’s president has died. What happens now? Christopher Clary and Hussein Banai - May 20, 2024 Iran has a succession plan – and a population that’s deeply dissatisfied with the current regime.
Iranian women have been protesting mandatory hijab for decades Mona Tajali - October 2, 2022 Both outside and within Iran’s government, women have been strategizing for this moment. So why did the movement catch fire now?
Are Iran’s hijab protests different from past protest waves? Ali Kadivar - September 22, 2022 Broader and broader swaths of society are showing that they’re outraged, with grievances that won’t soon go away.
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
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