Protests Commentary

Iran's Counterrevolution

Jacob Heilbrunn | Jan 07, 2010
It is wholly premature to dismiss the possibility of radical change in Iran.

A Failed Revolution

Hossein Askari | Aug 17, 2009
Iran’s opposition is leaderless and has little hope. The theocratic regime’s violent campaign to stifle all dissent is working.

Misreading Tehran

Suzanne Maloney | Jun 26, 2009
America’s Iran watchers blew it. To make sure we aren’t caught by surprise with Tehran’s politics again, we need to understand the deep republican streak of the Iranian people—and the lengths to which their leaders will go to stifle it.

The Un-Islamic Republic

Hossein Askari | Jun 22, 2009
The time for restraint in the Iranian election dispute has passed. America must throw its rhetorical weight behind the demonstrators and push for harsh sanctions to undermine the clerical regime.

Shunning the Mullahs

Hossein Askari | Jun 17, 2009
Iran is seeing its greatest crisis since the 1979 Revolution. If America avoids legitimizing the regime, the government may well fall.

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