Ali Khamenei

Ahmadinejad vs. The Ayatollah

Abbas Milani | Jun 21, 2011

A battle royal between the president and the supreme leader has engulfed Tehran. The result? Khamenei and his allies are methodically and ruthlessly establishing the planet’s most unabashed theocratic despotism.

Zoroaster and the Ayatollahs

Abbas Milani | Dec 16, 2010

Iran's culture wars between its Persian imperial past and Arab Muslim influence have been raging since long before the 1979 revolution.

Pariahs in Tehran

Kenneth M. Pollack | Oct 20, 2010

We shouldn't believe all we hear about the success of Obama's Iran strategy. The world needs to put a stranglehold on Tehran.

Dreams of Babylon

Ryan Crocker | Jun 28, 2010

Iraq is not yesterday’s war. If Obama withdraws too quickly, the tenuous peace will collapse.

Patient Stabilized?

Stephen Biddle | Feb 29, 2008

Iraq may be emerging from intensive care, but it could use a bit more stitching up.

Invasive Procedures

Ian Bremmer | Feb 29, 2008

Saving Iraq and Afghanistan will require some extensive operations.

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Commentary

Overhauling U.S. Policy on Iran

Nader Hashemi | Dec 12, 2011

Iran is ripe for transition. Sanctions will not get the job done. It's time for an entirely new U.S. policy.

Of Terrorists and Turncoats: Exposing MeK and Its Defenders

Muhammad Sahimi | Oct 27, 2011

A power-hungry ideologue. An unelected president. The regime in Tehran and the MeK are two sides of the same coin.

Tehran and Terror: Unraveling the Mystery

John R. Schindler | Oct 14, 2011

This week's events make it irrefutable. It's time to face up to Iran's long-standing ties to international terrorism.

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Blogs

Keeping Iran From Saying Yes

Paul R. Pillar | Dec 29, 2011

The United States has made it almost impossible for Iran to say yes to whatever it is the United States is supposedly demanding of Iran.

Rationality and Centrism in Tehran

Paul R. Pillar | Jul 08, 2011

Politics in Tehran have become more reasonable than politics in Washington.

Books & Reviews

Revivalism, Shi‘a Style

John O. Voll | Jan 03, 2007

Energized Shi‘a represent a powerful challenge to Sunni extremism and jihadism.