Rial
US Sanctions Iran Currency
June 3, 2013 | 6:27pm
On June 3, the United States imposed sanctions for the first time on Iran’s currency, the rial.
Analysis on Iran Currency Crisis
October 3, 2012 | 2:39pm
Iran's currency has dropped by a stunning 40 percent in a mere week, generating protests in Tehran.
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.
