C Raja Mohan writes: The Gulf’s geopolitical predicament cannot be solved. It can only be managed
Iran is too strong to be ignored, but not strong enough to exercise unilateral dominance. The Gulf Arabs cannot balance Iran on their own and will continue to depend on […]
C Raja Mohan writes: During Nowruz, Iran’s Persian culture collides with regime’s ideology
The Islamic Republic was founded in part on a rejection of nationalism and traditional culture. But in practice, the Iranian state has never escaped the gravitational pull of Persian identity