Who Profits from War in Iran? An Interview with Mehrdad Vahabi
War has not weakened Iran’s ruling apparatus; it has enriched the opaque clerical-military institutions that control oil, trade, confiscated wealth, ...
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From “Citizens’ Right” to “State Privilege”: The End of the Era of Free Internet in Iran
A digital security expert warns that Iran is replacing the right to internet access with a class-based system of privileged ...
The Islamic Republic’s Ongoing War on Kurdish Camps: Why Do These Attacks Not Stop?
Despite a 40-day war and a ceasefire between Iran, the United States, and Israel, Iranian drone attacks on Kurdish parties ...
Amir Kianpour: “Calling for an Immediate Ceasefire Is the Minimum Precondition for Any Democratic Coalition”
Rejecting both war and the Islamic Republic is not optional politics, but the basic threshold for any democratic coalition grounded ...
Mehrdad Vahabi: The Current Middle East Crisis Is More Devastating Than All the Oil Shocks in History
Vahabi argues the Hormuz crisis exceeds past oil shocks and may bring inflation, stagnation, and social breakdown in Iran. Mehrdad ...
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