Published by the Washington Post Arash Azizi, a professor of history at Clemson University, is author of “What Iranians Want: Women, Life, Freedom.” This piece is adapted from an essay in the spring 2024 issue… The paradox of Iranian film: Greatness out of repression

Published by CNN Denis Villeneuve is busy these days. His film, “Dune: Part Two,” just opened in the US, with a $190 million budget, ensemble cast of stars and loyal following of the franchise. It’s already one of the most talked-about films… Opinion: Why a line of dialogue truly can define a film

Published by the Atlantic Council Iran is set to hold elections for its parliament and its Assembly of Experts, the body tasked with supervising and picking the supreme leader, on March 1. But while the… March 1 is the upcoming Iranian elections. The terrain looks more divided than ever.

Published by ISPI Online For the past quarter of a century, Iranians who demand sociopolitical change have often alternated between strategies of electoral participation and street protests. Closing of one avenue has often encouraged resorting to… Iran: Political Deadlock or Social Tinderbox?

Published by Spectator On Thursday, a 60-year-old Japanese crime boss appeared in a New York court to respond to charges that he helped traffic illicit material from Myanmar to Thailand. You might expect this to… Iran and the Yakuza

Published by the Wall Street Journal On Sept. 16, 2022, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody in Tehran after being arrested for allegedly wearing an improper veil. Her death sparked a wave of protests… A 16-Year-Old Killed by the Iranian Regime Had Dreams of a ‘Normal Life’

Published in the Atlantic Iran and the United States have been in a shadow war with each other for years. That the conflict has never spilled into all-out war is only because both countries have… Iran’s Proxies Are Out of Control