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 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
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
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
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