Iran

The Trump Administration’s Withdrawal from the JCPOA

Knut Traisbach • Nov 21 2023 • Student Features

Even when agreements fall apart, such as between the US and Iran over Iran’s nuclear programme, they can leave lasting effects that form a basis for future negotiations.

Opinion – Rojhelat a Year After Jina’s Movement and the Iranian Response

Allan Hassaniyan • Nov 13 2023 • Articles

Self-determination, rather than just a regime change in Iran, is what will truly fulfil Kurdish dignity and liberation.

Opinion – Narges Mohammadi’s Nobel Peace Prize and Iran’s Historic Clash

Soheil Ashrafi • Oct 6 2023 • Articles

Khamenei is legitimised as a clerical leader only in an Islamic society where women are instrumentalised to continuously bestow legitimacy on his rule.

Opinion – Environmental Loss and Repression in Iran

Wilder Alejandro Sánchez • Aug 15 2023 • Articles

Environmental challenges in Iran, like dangerous levels of air pollution in Tabriz, the pollution of the Aras River, and the dying Lake Urmia, make the life of Azerbaijanis even worse.

Thinking Global Podcast – Mohammed Baharoon

E-International Relations • Jul 26 2023 • Features

Mohammed Baharoon explores the ‘quantum’ politics of the Middle East, its regional dynamics, the role of the BRICS, and the effects of the Russo-Ukrainian War in the region.

Opinion – China’s Saudi-Iran Deal and Omens for US Regional Influence

Shaarif Sameer • Mar 16 2023 • Articles

The pivot to Asia has caused tremendous damage to American leadership in the Middle East, leading to a power vacuum that is being filled by China.

Opinion – The Iranian Regime’s Continuing Oppression Amid Growing Protests

Nadeem Ahmed Moonakal • Jan 4 2023 • Articles

The nature of the response to the protests reveals the regime’s fear as it faces one of its most serious legitimacy crises.

Opinion – How Iranian Women Are Charting the Course for Freedom

Ahou Koutchesfahani • Nov 25 2022 • Articles

We are witnessing an ongoing feminist revolution, in which Mahsa Jina Amini’s tragic death will be forever remembered as its spark. For woman, for life, for freedom.

Iran and Afghanistan: Growing Tensions after the Return of the Taliban

Grant Farr • Aug 23 2022 • Articles

The Taliban have been in power in Afghanistan for a year and Iran is still attempting to ascertain if they can work with the Taliban in any capacity.

“No Friend of Iran”: Tehran’s Responses to the Taliban’s Return to Power in Afghanistan

Jamsheed K. Choksy and Carol E. B. Choksy • Sep 13 2021 • Articles

Part of Tehran’s outreach to the Taliban has been to blame Afghanistan’s chaos on the US. But, past events suggest that the Taliban is no friend of Iran.

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