Covering topics ranging from security and politics to business and society, IranSource draws on written analysis and multimedia content to inform a broader public conversation about Iran from an array of angles and perspectives.
It aims to identify the challenges, opportunities, and policy conundrums facing the US-Iran relationship and present a range of options to address them.
Editor: Holly Dagres
Thu, Sep 19, 2019
Trump’s Iran policy is widening the battlefield
The attack on the Aramco facility illustrated the latest salvo in a dangerous new normal that has come about in the Middle East: a constant widening and deepening of the conflict between an Iranian-led axis and the United States and its allies.
Tue, Sep 3, 2019
Iran counters ‘Maximum Pressure’ by reaching out to the Kurds
Sensing the immense geopolitical challenges Iran is facing, these Kurdish groups—which seek autonomy through armed struggle—might be testing the waters amid mounting regional pressure on Tehran.
IranSource by Tamer Badawi
Mon, Sep 16, 2019
From overtures for US talks to threats of war with Iran
Rejected again and embarrassed by the escalation in the Persian Gulf his policies have incentivized, Trump is likely to make similar belligerent comments this year and US-Iran relations will only worsen.
IranSource by Barbara Slavin
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Iran’s revolution turns forty
Fri, Feb 8, 2019
Iran’s Revolution, 40 Years On: Israel’s Reverse Periphery Doctrine
IranSource by Natan Sachs
Mon, Feb 4, 2019
As Iranian youth evolve, so do their means of communicating
IranSource by Holly Dagres
Mon, Feb 4, 2019
Protests are a Permanent Feature of Iran
July 15, 2009 was a historic day in Iran’s recent history. Some three million people marched in silence on Enghelab (Revolution) Street in the capital of Tehran to convey their anger at the Islamic Republic in the most peaceful manner. The regime had disconnected cell phone services in a failed effort to prevent the march, […]
IranSource by Nazila Fathi
Mon, Jan 28, 2019
Persia Is Back, but in a Different Form
A powerful trend at the international level—led by the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia—is trying to sell the idea that Iran’s active regional presence, together with its missile program and location at several of the world’s geostrategic chokepoints, is an attempt to restore the Persian Empire and is a fundamental danger to global security. […]
IranSource by Kayhan Barzegar
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