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JCPOA, the Road Map for Iran-EU Relations
Proceedings of the IRD panel on Tehran-Brussels relations in the post-JCPOA era.
Read MoreRafsanjani’s Obscure Intentions in Face-Off with Guardian Council
It is hard to read Expediency Council chairman Hashemi Rafsanjani’s unprecedented remarks in defense of Hassan Khomeini and criticism of the Guardian Council.
Read MoreBeyond the Household: Who Is Guiding Adel al-Jubeir?
The course of actions by the Saudi FM raises serious questions about his hidden agenda.
Read MoreAirplane Mode
The new deal Iran recently struck with Airbus is a harbinger for many Iranians of an age of improved flight safety and more facilitated tourist inflow, but not everyone is happy.
Read MoreOde to Vigilantism?
A police crackdown on protesters who gathered in front of the Petroleum Ministry office in Tehran has taken them by shock.
Read MoreRohani’s Visit to Europe: Moving towards Active Foreign Policy
An essay by Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri, a university professor and expert on international affairs
Read MoreControversy over ‘Reinforcement’ of Basij
Last week, while controversies over the upcoming twin polls, candidate disqualifications, and debates regarding the prospects of the nuclear agreement kept hitting the headlines in Iran, the ninth parliament passed an act giving the Basij unprecedented privileges in sociopolitical spheres.
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