In Iran, the ‘hardliners’ are a politically powerful group who follow the strict principles of the 1979 revolution.
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The US military buildup in the Middle East is now sufficient for Trump to order military action against Iran at any moment.
The US administration may sense that Iran is weak and ready to do a deal. But negotiations could be undone by intransigent red lines.
Forty years of data suggests atrocities are on the rise globally.
Mass protests are not new to Iran – they have a long and violent history.
Iran faces a double erasure: violence imposed by a ‘necropolitical’ state and the revival of patriarchal alternatives that promise change while sidelining women.
Iranian universities have long been places of reform and political imagination – as well as targets of censorship and repression.
Iran’s internet shutdown cuts off most communication with the outside world during violent repression of national protests.
Thousands of Iranians have been killed in the current protests. But the longer the regime maintains its blackout, the more people will be driven onto the streets.
The demands of Iran’s ethnic minorities differ from many of those in Tehran, and they have reason to fear the return of the Pahlavi monarchy.
Information is still getting out despite an almost total internet blackout, especially with the help of diaspora groups. That poses a big problem for the government.
Perhaps no one outside of Venezuela should care more about the US invasion and capture of President Nicolás Maduro than the Islamic Republic of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.
Angered not just by social crises, Iranians are asking fundamental questions about the costs and sacrifices demanded by the Islamic Republic’s ruling ideology.
Musk’s ability to switch satellite communications on and off can make a considerable difference to sensitive situations.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced a five day period of mourning following the discovery of wreckage on hillside.
Iranian commentators are warning of a potential economic shock and wider public unrest should Trump resume his ‘maximum pressure’ campaign against the country’s leaders.
Narges Mohammadi is being denied treatment for serious heart and lung issues.
Iranian artists are showing renewed determination to promote freedom as a cultural necessity in Iran, even in the face of a government crackdown.
Iran’s savage use of executions and prisoner rape has failed to quell the “women, freedom, life” movement.
The pattern of slow, cautious decision-making in Iran is a critical factor in the Iran nuclear negotiations that has widely been ignored.
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PhD Candidate in International Relations, Deakin University; Dublin City University
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Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University
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Professor of Near Eastern Studies, University of Arizona
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FBA Professor of English Literature, King's College London
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Lecturer in Law and Socio-legal Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Lecturer in Film and Television Studies, University of Glasgow
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Fellow at the Center for Middle East Studies, University of Denver
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Ph.D. Researcher, International Security and Foreign Policy, Virginia Tech
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Associate Professor of Art & Design, UMass Lowell
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Associate Professor of Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Senior Research Scientist, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Reader in International Development, University of Westminster