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Sep 5, 2019

Fighting corruption or just more political infighting in Iran?

By Tahereh Hadian-Jazy

A new crackdown on corruption in the Islamic Republic is roiling the country’s political elite and could have implications for the succession to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Sep 3, 2019

Iran counters ‘Maximum Pressure’ by reaching out to the Kurds

By Tamer Badawi

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.

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Aug 30, 2019

Iran issues rare criticism of India over Kashmir

By Fatemeh Aman

In the past, Tehran has been careful to avoid antagonizing the government in New Delhi and has sought instead to bolster Iran-India ties and to balance Iran’s relations with India and Pakistan.

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Aug 27, 2019

It’s time to admit that we don’t understand Iran’s economy

By Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

The United States is pursuing an “economic war” on the basis of a very crude understanding of Iran’s economy. Should the goal of its sanctions policy be havoc, such an understanding will suffice.

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Aug 23, 2019

The Trump administration’s Iran policy shows meager results

By Holly Dagres

Though there are differences between factions about how to confront the United States, the heavy US pressure on Tehran in recent months has led to a rally-around-the-flag effect as Iranians push back against what many view as a Western imperialism.

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Aug 19, 2019

Why an Iran-backed paramilitary group has rebuilt a shrine in a ruined Iraqi city

By Lizzie Porter

Construction of religious sites has a long history in both Iraq and Iran. The Imam Ali Brigades’ religious narrative justifies its presence in Sinjar, but their contribution to the patchwork of paramilitaries in a disputed area is a cause for concern.

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Aug 14, 2019

Is Iran’s president getting ready to step down?

By Shahir Shahidsaless

Although a Rouhani resignation under the immense pressure caused by economic woes and the hardliners’ constant attacks on him remains a possibility, it is unlikely.

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Aug 11, 2019

‘Maximum pressure’ campaign is bolstering Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

By Pia Hecher

The Trump administration’s unilateral withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and full re-imposition of sanctions against Iran have fueled the nationalist and anti-imperialist ideology that has become central to the mission of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).

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Aug 9, 2019

Iran’s Nationality Law Bill highlights challenges for legislative reform

By Tara Sepehri Far

A long-awaited bill that would allow the children of Iranian women married to foreign spouses to obtain citizenship for the first time hangs in the balance. Iran’s elected executive and legislative branches have advanced this bill, which would change the lives of thousands of Iranians.

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Aug 7, 2019

Why Germany resoundingly rejected joining a US-led mission against Iran

By Gert Hilgers

On July 31, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas announced Germany’s refusal to join a US-led military mission to safeguard the international shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian aggression and criticized what he called America’s “maximum tension” approach.

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