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?
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
Reviving the Iran nuclear deal requires tackling these three issues Henry Rome and Eric Brewer - March 18, 2021 But winding back Iran’s nuclear program and Trump-era sanctions won’t be easy
How the assassination of an Iranian scientist could affect nuclear negotiations with Iran Farzan Sabet - December 11, 2020 Fakhrizadeh’s death potentially complicates a path back to a nuclear deal and follow-up agreements.
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
What will happen to Iraqi Shiite militias after one key leader’s death? Ranj Alaaldin - February 28, 2020 This won’t help U.S.-Iran tensions
Trump is still pushing for a new nuclear deal with Iran. How likely is that? Nicholas Miller - January 14, 2020 Let’s examine the key factors for pursuing such a deal.
Could U.S. actions topple Iran’s government? Alexander Downes - January 11, 2020 Here’s why it would be extremely difficult.
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.
Why did Iran’s government shut down protests so quickly and violently? Dina Esfandiary - December 4, 2019 Doing so stopped the protests — but probably won’t next time.
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.
Is there a way out of the Iran crisis? Mohammad Tabaar - October 2, 2019 Yes, research provides insight into Iran’s foreign policy — and a possible way to stop the escalation between Iran and United States.
Dan Coats just resigned as Director of National Intelligence. Here’s why that matters. Michael Poznansky - July 30, 2019 Whoever succeeds him almost certainly will be a less independent voice.
If Trump backs down from his latest Iran threat, will he lose support? We checked. Steven Schaaf, Miles M. Evers, and Aleksandr Fisher - June 25, 2019 Trump may well have all the political cover he needs.
War with Iran is probably less likely than you think Michael Horowitz and Elizabeth N. Saunders - June 17, 2019 Here’s what to watch for.
Iran reduces commitment to the nuclear deal amid increased U.S. pressure Dina Esfandiary - May 9, 2019 President Rouhani gives remaining parties of the JCPOA a 60-day deadline to help protect Iran’s interests before walking away.
Would Iranians welcome a new nuclear deal? Think again. John R. Cookson and Dina Smeltz - March 26, 2019 Trump’s withdrawal has made its citizens cynical about negotiations.
What Trump doesn’t get about ideology in Iran. It’s about nationalism, not theocracy. Shervin Malekzadeh - June 25, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74879" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Iranian fans at a stadium before
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
New data shed light on the dramatic protests in Iran Peyman Asadzade - January 12, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68064" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Iranian riot police prevent university students
Why is Iran arresting its protesting youths? Shervin Malekzadeh - January 10, 2018 [caption id="attachment_67954" align="aligncenter" width="960"] University students attend an anti-government protest
Why haven’t reformists joined the protests sweeping Iran? Ali Kadivar - January 5, 2018 [caption id="attachment_67875" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Anti-riot Iranian police prevent university students
What are the lessons of the Arab uprisings for Iran’s protests? Marc Lynch - January 2, 2018 [caption id="attachment_67724" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this photo, by an individual
How Iran fights the Islamic State Dina Esfandiary - June 14, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59835" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Police control the scene around 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
Iranian President Rouhani won reelection. Here’s how reformists got him there. Ali Kadivar - May 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58718" 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
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
How elections are secularizing Iranian politics Shervin Malekzadeh - May 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40789" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man distributes electoral posters in
Should the U.S. worry about tensions between Shiite and Sunni Muslims in central Asia? Sebastien Peyrouse - May 15, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40467" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] People gather for the monument unveiling
People think that economic sanctions hurt Putin and helped undermine apartheid in South Africa. They’re wrong. Sam Winter-Levy and Nikita Lalwani - May 6, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39938" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Russia's Bank Rossiya has been targeted
How Iranians’ use of an app is changing politics and civil society Shervin Malekzadeh - April 26, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39706" align="aligncenter" width="908"] An Iranian woman takes pictures with
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 women, the Green Movement and an app shaped Iran’s elections Narges Bajoghli - March 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36611" align="aligncenter" width="908"] An Iranian voter shows her hand
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
How Rouhani could lose even if reformists win Iran’s election Payam Mohseni - February 24, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36313" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani briefs
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 new business of education in Iran Shervin Malekzadeh - August 19, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28645" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Iranian school girls attend a 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
What's really at stake in the Iran deal? Identity politics. - July 16, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27547" align="aligncenter" width="4000"] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, speaking in
What’s really at stake in the Iran deal? Identity politics. Sidra Hamidi - July 16, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27547" align="aligncenter" width="4000"] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, speaking in
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 Farzan Sabet - 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 - 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 Eric Lob and Hossein Mahdavi - 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 - 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? Paasha Mahdavi - 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? - April 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23693" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad
The Iranian nuclear controversy is also about saving face Thomas Doyle - April 12, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23610" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani,
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
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
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
The decline of Iran’s Blogestan Mahsa Alimardani, Fred Petrossian, and Arash Abadpour - April 11, 2014 [caption id="attachment_9330" align="aligncenter" width="1000" special=""] An Iranian uses a computer
Five key questions – and answers – about Iran's social media influence Henry Farrell - December 17, 2013 [caption id="attachment_4169" align="aligncenter" width="979" special=""] (Morningside Analytics)[/caption] The explosion of
Action is not Synonymous with Force Erica Chenoweth - August 29, 2013 This is a guest post from Deborah Avant, Sié Chéou-Kang Chair
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