Posts Tagged: Iranian Revolution
The Middle East: 45 Years After the Shah, the US’ Crucial Role in Seeking Stability
Forty-five years have passed in Iran since the departure of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, a juncture that profoundly reshaped the Middle East. Today, as the region...
Does America Have a Plan Once Iran’s Supreme Leader Dies?
Since 1989, the unwavering grip of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has cast a long shadow over the Middle East, surviving the terms of six...
The Return of Imperialism: The Islamic Republic of Iran
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Francis Fukuyama, in a widely publicized book, announced the ultimate triumph of liberal democracy and, with it, the...
Hamas Delegates Arrive in Iran to Celebrate Anniversary of Islamic Revolution
A high-ranking Hamas delegation visited Tehran on Thursday to participate in ceremonies marking the 37th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, the Saudi-owned pan-Arab news oulet Al Arabiya...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to Stage Massive Military Drill in February
A senior commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that the Islamist fighting force will be staging a massive drill in parts of...
Swiss Court Orders Israel to Pay Iran $1.1 Billion Over Pre-Revolution Oil Deal
JNS.org - A court in Switzerland has reportedly ruled that Israel must pay Iran $1.1 billion for failing to meet compensation on an oil...
Hassan Rouhani and the Myth of ‘Moderation’
Human beings have a massive capacity to ignore bad news, as if dispensing with information that is either inconvenient or detrimental to one's life will...
Argo, Iran, and the Bomb
In the Oscar award-winning movie Argo, we get a glimpse of the brutal nature of the Iranian regime during the Islamic Revolution of...
The Persian Spring is Simmering
At the start of this month, the Iranian currency—the rial—lost 17 percent of its value in one day. In the last year, its value plunged...
Parallel Betrayals: Iranian Revolution and Arab Spring
Many are the lessons to be learned between the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the current revolutions of the Arab world. Consider the issue of the...
Jewish-Iranian Leader, Holocaust Hero Dies in California
Ebrahim Yahid, a major advocate for Israel and a highly influential leader in the Jewish-Iranian community in Southern California, died last week at the age...
Iran Isn’t the Soviet Union and President Obama Needs Another Gameplan
In the three years since President Obama has been in office he has attempted to "engage" Iran, invoke "sanctions" with multiple loopholes, and...
Middle East Studies in Upheaval
The troubled academic study of the Middle East and Islam by Americans is changing in fundamental ways. I offer some thoughts based on 42 years...
