Iran
Alliances and counter-alliances: The great game comes to Syria
April 19, 2018The war in Syria is coming to an end, and at this point Iran, Russia, and Turkey seem to be the only actors who have a script that goes beyond lobbing cruise missiles at people.
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“When God Sleeps”: An Iranian musician critiques his society
April 2, 2018Till Schaudner’s new documentary When God Sleeps is a robust, thoughtful account of punk rocker Shahin Najafi’s struggle to have his music and ideas heard despite death threats from the Iranian government.
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Iran protesters: “We’ve had enough of life without jobs”
January 8, 2018What lies behind the unprecedented protests shaking Iran?
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Communists accuse Iranian government of killings blamed on protesters
January 3, 2018Iran’s communist party blamed “agent provocateurs” of the state yesterday for killings attributed to anti-government protesters.
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Middle East peace elusive as U.S.-Saudi alliance targets Iran
November 27, 2017It seems increasingly probable that a U.S. proxy—such as Israel or Saudi Arabia—could be the conduit for orchestrating a regional crisis involving Iran.
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