Iran Democracy Monitor No. 222
Revenge for Soleimani still dominates Iranian strategic thinking;
An Afghan influx…;
...And hydrological tensions with Iraq;
"People's tribunal" charges the Islamic Republic
Revenge for Soleimani still dominates Iranian strategic thinking;
An Afghan influx…;
...And hydrological tensions with Iraq;
"People's tribunal" charges the Islamic Republic
These are trying times in the U.S.-Moroccan relationship
Hezbollah plays politics in the Persian Gulf;
Iran's ideological divide;
Iraq repatriates ISIS refugees;
A reshuffled deck in Afghanistan…;
...and the Taliban's open door policy
The rise of the "indoctrinated technocrat";
The IRGC's expanding fortunes;
China's Iranian footprint gets bigger
Why won’t Iran cut a deal? Its regime has taken an uncompromising line in renewed talks over its nuclear program. Although that has left the United States and its allies bewildered and frustrated, the regime has solid reasons for doing so.