Iran protests reflect simmering economic pain, and a familiar anger against the regime

A demonstration by shopkeepers in Tehran over the economy has spiralled into a rising wave of anger in Iran against the ruling regime. These demonstrations differ from earlier protests in […]
As Iran confronts existential threat, its minorities will shape internal contest and political modernisation in Middle East

Nation-building across the post-colonial world has always wrestled with these twin imperatives: Centralisation for state-building, and accommodation of minorities for widest possible political legitimacy. Only a few have managed the […]
Bid to undo 1979 Islamic Revolution | Tectonic shifts in Tehran: why they cast long shadow in region, world

Coming weeks may well redraw political boundaries, reconfigure energy markets, alter the logic of great-power alignments