Specter of Ahmadinejad Returns amid Mesbah-Rafsanjani Confrontation
Repercussions of an exotic election in Iran has yet to end, but somehow brought ex-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad under the spotlight once again.
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Idealism, Cynicism, Realism: The Ups and Downs of Abbas Abdi
Abbas Abdi has changed in many ways since the 1979 takeover of the US embassy in Tehran, but one habit seems to have remained intact: criticizing Hashemi Rafsanjani.
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No Council for Reformist Men
Barring Reformist bigwigs from the elections guarantees Principlists’ domination over the Council of Experts in what is arguably its most critical period.
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Lifting of Sanctions Will Take A Few Years
An interview with Dr. Abbas Maleki, a former Iranian deputy foreign minister
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Who Is Saeed Jalili?
Al-Monitor’s analysis of the National Security Council Secretary’s candidacy
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Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Knows Today’s World
An interview with Dr. Sadegh Zibakalam, a political science professor at Tehran University
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As Tough As It Gets: The Political Life of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
He never came down on one side of the fence, and that made him the dartboard of both left and right.
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