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Jul 4, 2018

Slavin Quoted in IRNA on Iranian President Rouhani’s Meetings with European Leaders

By Barbara Slavin

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Jul 2, 2018

Filmmakers Explore Changing Mores of Iranian Women

By Tahereh Hadian-Jazy

Films are a window through which one can glimpse cultural, social and political dynamics in societies and gain a better understanding of underlying cultural traits, traditions, beliefs and aspirations. Several recent films provide such insights about the changing mores of women in Iran. Tahmineh Milani, a feminist Iranian filmmaker, has been addressing women’s issues rooted […]

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Jun 27, 2018

As Iran’s Currency Collapses, What Can Stop the Panic?

By Farhad Rezaei

Iran’s currency, the rial, has experienced a historic low record crashing through 90,000 rials against one US dollar on the unofficial market and continuing its slide amid economic uncertainty caused by corruption, mismanagement and fear of returning US sanctions. The drop in the value of the currency is having serious polictical repercussions. The development has […]

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Event Recap

Jun 27, 2018

Iran’s Environmental Impasse

By Masoud Mostajabi

Iran’s environmental challenges are reaching a crisis point. Severe water and air pollution, deforestation, land degradation, desertification, climate change, and biodiversity loss are only a few of the increasing number of major environmental issues faced by Iran. These calamities have become a source of social and economic hardship, a threat to public health and a […]

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Issue Brief

Jun 26, 2018

Environmental and wildlife degradation in Iran

By David Laylin

Environmental degradation has become a major issue in Iran. It is a source of economic hardship, ill health, social disruption, and recent political protests.

Energy & Environment Iran

Issue Brief

Jun 26, 2018

Environmental and wildlife degradation in Iran

By David Laylin

Environmental degradation has become a major issue in Iran. It is a source of economic hardship, ill health, social disruption, and recent political protests. Climate change has been a factor in this deterioration but so has mismanagement of the country’s once ample natural resources. Our latest issue brief, Environmental and Wildlife Degradation in Iran, authored […]

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Jun 26, 2018

Iran’s National Soccer Team Unites an Otherwise Divided Nation

By David Shams

The one thing, besides Nowruz, that unites Iranians across the globe is Team Melli, the national soccer team. If social media is any indication, Team Melli is an obsession for Iranians everywhere. Iran qualified for this summer’s World Cup on June 17, 2017, the first time the country has punched its ticket for two consecutive […]

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Jun 25, 2018

EU-OFAC: A New Mechanism to Help Salvage the Iran Deal

By Axel Hellman

The US decision to withdraw unilaterally from the Iran nuclear deal and pursue a “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran is pushing Europe to find creative new ways to preserve economic relations with Iran and thus salvage the agreement. One idea, floated by the French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire, is the establishment of a European version […]

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Jun 20, 2018

Iran Postpones Key Bank Reforms Over Fate of the Iran Deal

By Farhad Rezaei

A priority for those in Iran seeking re-integration into the international economy has been banking reforms that conform to globally accepted standards. But hardline factions oppose the reforms as surrender to US-led financial institutions and their views have been reinforced by the US decision to unilaterally leave the Iran nuclear deal. On June 10, the […]

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Jun 18, 2018

How Recent Protests Could Revive Ahmadinejad’s Fortunes in Iran

By Giorgia Perletta

Until recently, few observers inside or outside Iran gave much weight to the notion of a comeback for discredited former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The disqualification of Ahmadinejad and his former top aide, Esfandiyar Rahim Mashaei, for the presidency in 2017, followed by the arrests of Mashaei and former vice president Hamid Baghaei on charges of […]

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