Mehrdad Khonsari is a former Iranian diplomat and a Senior Consultant at the ‘Iranian Centre for Policy Studies’.
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionRaisi’s first 100 days: a bad omen for what lies ahead for Iran
Hopes for a better future for Iran, amid resumption of talks on the nuclear deal, seem slim while the regime remains...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionWho decides Iran’s presidential elections?
On Friday, Iranians will go to the polls to vote for the new president. But the will of the people is not the only...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA call for sanity and tolerance in Iran at a time of national emergency
An open letter to Iran’s head of judiciary and deputy leader of Iran’s council of experts, Hojat-ol Eslam Ebrahim Raissi.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIranian hardliners 'engineer’ parliamentary elections in a show of defiance
Many in Iran had foreseen the outcome since 2018 when President Trump first sealed the fate of the reformists by...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIran: wanting revenge but needing compromise
How is Soleimani’s demise likely to alter Iran’s policy options?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUS and Iran both need a new deal
Breaking the current impasse requires an interim gesture by the US which provides Iran with the incentive it needs...