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Apr 29, 2021

Iranian women in the year 1400: The struggle for equal rights continues

By Mehrangiz Kar and Azadeh Pourzand

A new report outlines an image of women’s struggles for equality to help US policymakers better understand the intricacies of Iranian society and to design policies that support—but do not supplant or undermine—the women’s movement.

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Apr 29, 2021

COVID-19 depressed women’s employment everywhere, and more so in Iran

By Nadereh Chamlou

In Iran, the closures and the pandemic have depressed women’s already low economic participation rates by about 20 percent. However, even during periods of relatively high economic rates of growth, female labor force participation and unemployment rates have remained unmoved.

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Apr 28, 2021

Russia secretly feared the Iran nuclear deal. Here’s why.

By Mark N. Katz

Even if the US and Iran do find common ground over the JCPOA, Moscow no longer needs to fear that it will lead to a broader US-Iran detente as there are too many other issues that Washington and Tehran disagree over.

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Apr 26, 2021

Iran must end its relentless violations against the Baha’is

By Nazila Ghanea

Iran's human rights violations against Baha’is have been distinctly state-driven, multifaceted, and severe.

Iran Middle East

In the News

Apr 25, 2021

Azodi quoted in the New York Times about Zarif’s leaked tape
Elections Iran

In the News

Apr 24, 2021

Slavin quoted in VOA on Iranian presidential elections
Elections Iran

In the News

Apr 23, 2021

Slavin quoted in Tehran Times on JCPOA talks in Vienna
Iran Middle East

In the News

Apr 23, 2021

Slavin joins Al Hurra to discuss nuclear talks in Vienna

By Atlantic Council

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Apr 23, 2021

‘Poison pill sanctions’ are hard for Vienna negotiators to swallow

By Brian O’Toole

“Poison pill sanctions,” a large list of sanctions that would have been allowed under the 2015 nuclear accord, are clearly the sticking point in the ongoing negotiations and the focus of the technical working groups in Vienna.

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Apr 21, 2021

More questions than answers about Iran’s nuclear intentions

By Frederic C. Hof

If negotiations aimed at reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear talks fail and economic sanctions on Iran remain in place, would Tehran seek to field nuclear weapons?

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