Election
Latest on the Race: Jalili on the Issues
Chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili is a major conservativTop US Officials on Sanctions Impact
Latest on the Race: Leader’s Ideal President
In a strong speech six weeks before the election, the supreme leader admonished presidential candidates against making empty pr
Latest on the Race: Khamenei’s Do’s and Don’ts
The supreme leader has warned presidential candidates against demeaning each other and promising more than they can accomplish.
Cartoonists Sketch Human Rights Abuses
A new book on political cartoons confronts the most sensitive issues in Iran ― including censorship, electoral fraud, torture and
The Islamists Are Coming
The Islamists Are Coming, edited by Robin Wright, surveys the rise of Islamist groups in the wake of the Arab Spring. Often lumped together, the more than 50 Islamist parties with millions of followers now constitute a whole new spectrum—separate from either militants or secular parties. They will shape the new order in the world’s most volatile region more than any other political bloc. Yet they have diverse goals and different constituencies. Sometimes they are even rivals.
