Current Affairs of Iran

While Iran-related sanctions have been applied since Biden took office, they have been less frequent than under Trump.

Finding a path to return to the nuclear deal with Iran is a priority.

Every corner of the Middle East and North Africa will be touched by the American failure in Afghanistan.

It is the first time the Israel-Iran shadow war being played out at sea has caught global attention.

The US and Iran harden their positions in advance of the negotiations’ resumption once Raisi took office.

Enthroned as new President for a four years mandate on August 3, 2021, Ebrahim Raisi is the new conservative representative of Iran.

The idea of a ‘resistance economy’ is popular among Iran’s conservative elements to make the country less dependent on international players

Raisi is the choice of Iran’s socially arch-conservative and politically anti-reformist “deep state”.

Iran is facing its lowest turnout ever in any presidential election.

Repression against civil society organizations and activists have been so important that “the peaceful advocacy of LGBTQ+ rights has become even more difficult and dangerous”.

Biden wants the nuclear deal to be a key part of his administration’s vision in the Middle East – but this might be tougher than he anticipates.

New attitudes threaten to undercut Iran’s efforts to cement its interpretations of Islam. James Dorsey discusses this in this article.

A Persian epic inspired the Italian opera composer Giacomo Puccini to compose Turandot. Dr. Asghar Gohrab writes a unique blog about this story.

A global impact of a Rubaiyat attributed to the medieval philosopher Omar Khayyam. This Rubaiya inspired many writers and public figures.

The US must seek to engage Iran through rigorous multilateral diplomacy by rejoining the JCPOA in exchange for sanctions relief.

“Layla & Majnun” and Nezami have been inspiring a Persian-British Artistic Liaison. In this blog, Asghar Seyed Gohrab highlights this liaison.

Although flawed and incomplete, the draft bill aiming at better protecting women against domestic and other forms of violence shows the new commitment of the Iranian government to act on social demands.

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Iran’s internal politics are also to play a role in Iran-US relations under Biden. Trump’s unilateral approach that caused much economic hardships effectively delegitimized the Rouhani administration’s foreign policy approach of constructive …

How has Khayyam’s worldview been translated? Professor Seyed Asghar Gohrab makes a comparison between the English translation and the original Persian text of a famous quatrain.