-
Published in: North Africa, West Asia: InterviewIran’s decade of protests: an interview with Firoozeh Farvardin and Nader TalebiIranian academics Farvardin and Talebi discuss the grievances behind the protests, and their future trajectories
-
Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisDid the UN inadvertently recognise Iran’s guardianship of Iraq?A recent visit to Tehran suggests that the UN is officially recognising Iran's presence – and interference – in its...
-
Published in: Home: AnalysisJoe Biden steps into a high-wire dance with Iran hardliners over nuclear dealThe US is trying to salvage the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action before Iranian President Rouhani leaves office in...
-
Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisWhat the Cuban missile crisis teaches us about US-Iran diplomacy todayThe 1962 stand-off offers insights into dealing with the crisis following the US’s withdrawal from the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal
-
Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhile the world was locked down, Yemen faced an apocalyptic yearWith the international community preoccupied with COVID-19, the world’s largest humanitarian crisis worsened,...
-
Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhat does Biden’s presidency mean for the future of the Gulf?Will the new president undo Trump’s hawkish stance on Iran, Yemen, Libya and Qatar?
-
Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhat can the 2019 uprisings in North Africa and West Asia teach us?Only by building regional bridges can effective resistance to global capitalism be achieved.
-
Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIran’s #MeToo movement challenges patriarchy and western stereotypesThe movement is part of a global outpouring of anger against male privilege, with Iranian women as agents who do not...
-
Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIran: how to kill a languageZara Mohammadi was sentenced to 10 years in prison for teaching Kurdish. This is part of a state policy against minorities.
-
Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIranians say no to executionsWhile many are dying from COVID-19, the Iranian regime is still trying to execute those arrested in the November...
-
Published in: HomeIf Trump needs a war to win in November, which enemy will he choose?He’s failed on COVID-19 and the economy is tanking. Could a military adventure in Afghanistan, Iran or North Korea...
-
Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSyria: local agreements, regional rivalry and a global pandemicAs the regime moves towards capturing Idlib, rivalry between Russia and Iran to control Syria is growing.
-
Published in: North Africa, West Asia“Iran’s airspace is not safe”: is more isolation the answer?Will halting flights to Iran produce the desirable outcome and induce Iran into cooperation in the investigation of...
-
Published in: North Africa, West AsiaNo country for minorities: the inequality of state repression in IranTo build a solidarity movement with the Iranian people, one must listen to the voice of Iran’s oppressed minorities.
-
Published in: 50.50I'm a new wife in a foreign country, unable to go out and make friendsI was sent to Iran to be married. My family in Afghanistan ask me how Iranians treat me. How would I know? I’ve...
-
Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUS sanctions: collective punishment in the time of COVID-19The coronavirus outbreak exposes the fundamental inhumanity of US foreign policy in the Middle East.
-
Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFor Iran and the US, public health is a political weaponWith or without the US sanctions, the Iranian regime is neither capable nor interested in prioritizing the...
-
Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA call for sanity and tolerance in Iran at a time of national emergencyAn open letter to Iran’s head of judiciary and deputy leader of Iran’s council of experts, Hojat-ol Eslam Ebrahim Raissi.
-
Published in: North Africa, West AsiaYemen: the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the war torn countryThe 5th anniversary of the war in Yemen is a time for stock taking about the changes in the past year and prospects...
-
Published in: HomeIs US and Iranian military posturing meant to distract from COVID-19 failure?It would be crazy to start a major war in the middle of the pandemic – but don’t put anything past Trump and his...
Latest in "Iran"
New in our projects
-
Published in: ourEconomy: FeatureWelcome to the age of hysteria
