Iranian hostage diplomacy becomes bolder;
Iran's shrinking economy;
A crisis of education;
The Iranian regime versus Masih Alinejad

A slackening of ideological bonds;
Tehran eyes the South Caucasus...;
...as Beijing buckles a bit

Iran's wilting economy;
Iran expands its role in the organ trade;
Exporting revolution...again;
Iran's deepening water woes

Iran's restaurant police;
What Iran is up to in Syria;
Iran's answer to the hijab protests;
Changes ahead for Iranian cyberspace

Responding to Tehran's tanker mischief;
Playing good cop/bad cop with Tehran;
A deal with Russia over Iran?;
Tajikistan tilts back toward the Islamic Republic