Iran Liberalism

Interviewed by David Barsamian KGNU, Boulder, CO 28 May 2019 Nader Hashemi is Director of the Center for Middle East Studies and teaches Middle East and Islamic politics at the Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He is the au…

If Iran were to hold a referendum on the Islamic Republic today, over 70% would clearly oppose itamong them the wealthy, academics, clerics, village, and city-dwellers. This remarkable hypothetical was not declared by an exiled Iranian dissident, but by the w…

As tension builds between Washington and Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran is under a lot of pressure. And, in the wake of considerable domestic unrest in 2018 and sporadic unrest this year, we should not be surprised to see leadership changes across Irans…

US sanctions hurt the average Iranian, not those in charge - that was the sentiment at Tehran's Grand Bazaar on Tuesday. Most Iranians have suffered economic hardship sparked by reimposed and newly created American sanctions after US President Donald Trump p…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) While opinions differ across Tehran’s Grand Bazaar about the ongoing tensions between the US and Iran over its unraveling nuclear deal, there’s one thing those in the beating heart of Iran’s capital city agree on: American sanctions hurt the…

While opinions differ across Tehran's Grand Bazaar about the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran over its unraveling nuclear deal, there's one thing those in the beating heart of Iran's capital city agree on: American sanctions hurt the average person,…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) While opinions differ across Tehran's Grand Bazaar about the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran over its unraveling nuclear deal, there's one thing those in the beating heart of Iran's capital city agree on: American sanctions hurt t…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) While opinions differ across Tehran’s Grand Bazaar about the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran over its unraveling nuclear deal, there’s one thing those in the beating heart of Iran’s capital city agree on: American sanctions hurt t…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) While opinions differ across Tehran's Grand Bazaar about the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran over its unraveling nuclear deal, there's one thing those in the beating heart of Iran's capital city agree on: American sanctions hurt t…

Iran has summoned  the United Arab Emirates chargé daffaires in Tehran to protest that the UAE allowed the US to use its Al-Dhafra base in UAE to launch the Global Hawk surveillance drone (worth some $130 million) that was downed on the 20thof June by the Ira…