Amid Fuel Protests, Iran’s Hardliners See Historic Opportunity

December 12, 2019 / Tahrir Forum

Citing external pressures and foreign intervention, Tehran has brutally cracked down on dissidents.

Swamped in a Triple Crisis

Spring 2019 / Essays

Following the 2017–18 uprising, Iran is sick, stuck in three endemic crises with a foreign policy unlikely to alleviate what ails it

Saved by Europe or Killed by Trump?

May 17, 2018 / Tahrir Forum

A commentary on whether Europe will be able to salvage the Iranian Nuclear Pact or if the Trump Administration can unilaterally scrap the JCPOA.

Mashhad’s Rebuke to Rouhani

January 31, 2018 / Tahrir Forum

Entrenched interests based beyond Tehran stand to gain politically from the Iran protests of late December and early January, leaving President Rouhani’s administration at a crossroads.

Questioning Iran’s Regional Ambitions

January 29, 2018 / Tahrir Forum

Now that the Islamic State has all but been defeated, some Iranians are beginning to wonder what they will receive in return for supporting regional allies.