A Coronation In Tehran
Last week, Iranians went to the polls to select a replacement for outgoing president Hassan Rouhani, who has served out his two terms in office.
Last week, Iranians went to the polls to select a replacement for outgoing president Hassan Rouhani, who has served out his two terms in office.
* * * SPECIAL EDITION: Iran's 2021 election * * *
A coronation in Tehran...;
...amid clerical manipulation...;
...and widespread disaffection;
The presidency as a stepping stone?
With Tehran making significant progress on the nuclear front, Washington and its European allies seem engaged in an increasingly desperate effort to revive the 2015 global nuclear agreement with Iran, mirroring the earlier eagerness that helped produce the problematic agreement in the first place.
The Brotherhood breaks ranks;
Hezbollah's growing European presence;
The coming fight over Afghanistan;
The problem with Palestinian aid
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