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
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
Factbox: The outcome of Iran’s 2020 parliamentary elections
Now that the elections are over, this guide aims to illuminate its outcome and why there was a low turnout.
Tue, Feb 25, 2020
Cover-ups and incompetence: Iran as the Middle East’s coronavirus epicenter
For now, Iran has not banned its citizens from traveling to China, which as of midnight on February 25 has confirmed nearly 65,000 infections within its border.
IranSource by
Wed, Feb 19, 2020
Fantasies of regime collapse in Iran come without a plan
In pushing for regime collapse in Iran, US officials should at least be aware of what they’re courting. Even if their policy is successful, it could be more disastrous than what they’ve ever imagined.
IranSource by Borzou Daragahi
Subscribe to The Iranist
Subscribe to receive a weekly newsletter on all things Iran brought to you by the Atlantic Council.
Iran’s revolution turns forty
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
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
The views expressed in IranSource are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Atlantic Council, its staff, or its supporters.
