Published by the Atlantic According to the Trump administration’s latest messaging, talks between the United States and Iran are deadlocked because of infighting in Tehran. The military hard-liners of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps must… Iran’s Leaders Mostly Want a Deal
Published by the Atlantic When Shahrzad went to demonstrate in the streets of Tehran on January 2, she was buoyed by one fact: The day before, President Trump had promised that if Iran killed protesters,… What Iranians Want From Trump
Published by the Atlantic Under the cover of a total internet shutdown that has now lasted more than 100 hours, Iran’s security forces have unleashed bone-chilling brutality on protesters, killing at least 2,000 people, according… The Islamic Republic Will Not Last
Published by the Atlantic Few world capitals have been as shaken by the dramatic ouster of Nicolás Maduro as faraway Tehran. Anti-Americanism has united Iran and Venezuela in a tight alliance for more than two… Change May Be Coming to Iran
Published by the Atlantic At the end of November, two aging clerics gave speeches in Tehran reflecting on the lessons to be drawn from the summer’s Israeli and American strikes on their country. The contrast… ‘Nobody Knows What to Do About the Future’
Published by the Atlantic For more than a decade, after the government of Iran deemed his work “propaganda against the system,” the filmmaker Jafar Panahi was banned from making films or leaving the country. He… What an Iranian Filmmaker Learned In Prison
Published by the Atlantic In early September, Zarah Sultana made a bold announcement. “Labour is dead,” the 31-year-old socialist member of Parliament told a crowd of hundreds gathered in Newcastle. She had left Britain’s ruling… How Not to Get a Progressive Party off the Ground
Published by the Atlantic The U.S. attacks on Iranian nuclear sites this past weekend don’t seem to have launched a new American forever war, as some critics feared they would. Instead, they may have helped… A Cease-Fire Without a Conclusion
Published by the Atlantic For President Donald Trump, last month’s spat at the White House with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky was “great television.” To the rest of us, it was a horrifying realization of our… A Battle for the Soul of the West
Published in the Atlantic The Iranian regime spent decades building the Axis of Resistance, a coalition of anti-Western militias that extended Tehran’s influence deep into the Arab world. But what takes years to build can… The Axis of Resistance Keeps Getting Smaller