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Sep 26, 2022

‘Women, life, liberty’: Iran’s future is female

By Sayeh Isfahani

Women, young and old, have been at the forefront of the uprising, just like every other protest in Iran over the past decades.

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Sep 20, 2022

The Supreme Leader is still alive. But when he does eventually die, how will succession play out?

By Barbara Slavin

Whoever succeeds Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, that person will have been thoroughly vetted for loyalty to the Islamic Republic and its practices.

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Sep 15, 2022

Iran’s president let it slip that inflation is at least 60 percent. Here’s how it happened.

By Anonymous

President Ebrahim Raisi is not known for making news in his comments to the press. But on August 28, Raisi accidentally did so when he spoke in detail about the Iranian economy.

Economy & Business Iran

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Sep 14, 2022

Britain is mourning Queen Elizabeth II. But for many Iranians, she was the ‘Queen of Coups.’

By Holly Dagres

While Queen Elizabeth II did not play a direct role in British imperialism and actually reigned as the empire declined, Iranians inside and outside Iran will never forget the role Britain once played in exploiting their country’s wealth and controlling their destiny.

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Sep 7, 2022

Rumors of Mojtaba Khamenei being crowned with the Supreme Leader’s turban have been circulating for years. Now it may happen.

By Anonymous

As President Ebrahim Raisi has stumbled, the prospects of the only other likely candidate for Supreme Leader have advanced. Attention is now focused on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s second son Mojtaba, who seemed from the outset to be orchestrating Raisi’s presidency.

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In the News

Aug 29, 2022

Azodi quoted in The New York Times on the developments on Iran-Russia’s military partnership

By Atlantic Council

Iran Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 26, 2022

Dagres quoted in The Washington Post on the merits of the Iran nuclear deal

By Atlantic Council

Iran Nuclear Deterrence

In the News

Aug 25, 2022

Slavin interviewed on Al Jazeera about the challenges to the Iran nuclear deal

By Atlantic Council

Arabic Iran

In the News

Aug 25, 2022

Slavin interviewed on Al Hurra about the US and Iran in Syria

By Atlantic Council

Arabic Iran

IranSource

Aug 25, 2022

The Ukraine war has made Iran and Russia allies in economic isolation. Here’s how.

By Alam Saleh and Zakiyeh Yazdanshenas

A now heavily-sanctioned Russia may seem a weakened strategic partner for Iran; however, the imposition of western sanctions and the demonization of Russia may bring Moscow and Tehran closer as mutual enemies of the United States and NATO-led international framework.

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