Ehsan Abdoh-Tabrizi

Ehsan Abdoh-Tabrizi is a freelance researcher of history, politics and international relations with specific interest in Iran and the Middle East. He has worked for consultancy firms such as Control Risk and Exclusive Analysis.

A spectre is haunting Iran: the curious revival of monarchism

Iran’s monarchism has regained much prestige and legitimacy, but is the claimant to the throne equal to the task?

By Ehsan Abdoh-Tabrizi

/ 31 Jan 2019

Iran’s mass protests beyond class boundaries

Iran’s recent protests shattered the myth of the Islamic Republic’s solid base among Iranian working class and traditionalist rural-dwellers and the simplistic narrative of middle class versus working class protesters.

By Ehsan Abdoh-Tabrizi

/ 1 Feb 2018

Iran’s presidential election: the cynical moderate versus the representative of the deep state

As the incumbent moderate president faces off the Islamic Republic's deep state, potential variations and the shadow of previous disputed elections looms menacingly.

By Ehsan Abdoh-Tabrizi

/ 17 May 2017