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Mounting Economic Challenges Force New Monetary Moves
To stabilize the reeling Iranian economy, the government is creating parallel markets, promoting new market instruments, and forcing businesses to accept government-set prices. The adoption ... Full story
Bombs Away: What Will it Take to Avoid War with Iran?None of the central adversaries seems motivated to blink first.
Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson served as Colin Powell's chief of staff during the George W. Bush administration, resigning in 2005 when Powell stepped down from his ... Full story
Iranians May Vote, But Would They Fight?
Almost everybody I talk to is under financial pressure. Many contractors are owed money by the governmental organizations, but not the ones that are part ... Full story
Who is a Persian?
All right, we get it: “We are Persians with a glorious past”. We have been playing this card as far back as we can remember. ... Full story
Love Lock Down
Valentine's Day is coming soon. If for some reason you were not aware of this either A. you are single or B. you were about ... Full story
Sanctions Take Toll on Ordinary Iranians
Many in the West would like to see Iran punished for its nuclear ambitions. Tehran's residents would like those people to take a glimpse into ... Full story
16 Days in Evin Prison
"We've convicted people with thinner files and less evidence," a judge told me on my first morning in Iranian detention. Pointing to a thick folder, he ... Full story
Protecting Rights of Gay Citizens in Iran. In a land where homosexuality can yield death sentence, little hope that regime will heed a recent U.N. appeal.
It has always been hard to be gay in the Middle East, even more so in Iran, where a hardline regime, with ultimate power in ... Full story
Strategic Clarity and the Prospect of a Nuclear IranConsidering the real costs and benefits of military engagement and the courage of restraint
The nuclear conundrum in Iran has taken center stage in the United States presidential campaign. Republicans are relentlessly hounding President Obama, as GOP candidates offer ... Full story
The Duality of Life in Iran
Life in Iran is split in halves: the half lived in the open and the half lived behind closed doors. And this duality goes deep: ... Full story
Iranians May Vote, But Would They Fight?
Almost everybody I talk to is under financial pressure. Many contractors are owed money by the governmental organizations, but not the ones that are part ... Full story