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After Months of War, Neither Iran Nor the U.S. Has Broken the Other’s Leverage
Two months ago, Iran appeared to be betting that it could outlast the United States: surviving the military campaign, keeping pressure on the Strait of…
Iranian Parliament Advances Bill That Could Sharply Restrict Foreign Contacts
Iran’s parliament is advancing a national security bill aimed at countering foreign intelligence infiltration that, in its currently reported form…
Iran Turns to China and Overland Trade as Maritime Blockade Squeezes Economy
Months into the war and renewed U.S.
Despite Negotiations, Iran Plans to Outlast the United States
A week ago, Iranian officials were signaling meaningful progress toward an arrangement with Oman over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, potentially…
Iran Faces Worsening Gasoline Crisis
Iran’s long-running gasoline imbalance is beginning to look less like a manageable economic problem and more like a serious vulnerability. Domestic…
Iran Mourns Iraj, the “Champion of Persian Singing,” Dead at 94
Hossein Khajeh Amiri, the celebrated Iranian singer known by his stage name Iraj, died on Wednesday, August 12, at the age of 94. One of the most…
Does Mohsen Rezai’s Return to the Security Council Signal a Change of Course?
Iran has replaced the secretary of its Supreme National Security Council, installing former Revolutionary Guard commander Mohsen Rezai in one of the…
Killing of Tehran Religious Singer Raises Questions Over Motive and Possible Political Links
Iranian police and judicial authorities are investigating the abduction and killing of Hamidreza Rajabzadeh, a 30-year-old religious singer in Tehran…
Pezeshkian's Two-Year Report: War Survival, a Reckoning Over January's Dead, and an Economy Still "Sinking"
President Masoud Pezeshkian marked two years in office with a televised interview that has so far run in two installments, covering wartime survival…
Iran and Oman Reach Understanding on New Hormuz Corridor, But Say the Strait Isn't Reopening
Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on the coordinates of a new, temporary shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, though officials in…
Jailed Activists and Reformist Clerics Step Up Opposition to Iran's Execution Wave
A growing chorus of Iranian political prisoners, reformist clerics, and human rights advocates is speaking out against Iran’s escalating use of the…
Why Iran's Supreme Leader Has Not Been Seen or Heard in Five Months
Tehran has started offering a technical answer to an increasingly political question. On Sunday, August 2, Hamshahri — a daily newspaper affiliated with…
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