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Iran, always very near

Iran, always very near

Most practical way to understand the socio-economic structure of Iran will be to compare the situation in Iran with data from Türkiye. Evaluating both similarities and differences may make it easier for us to understand Iran.

8 November 2022 Bülent Danışoğlu

Iran's Shiite Clerics at a Crossroad

IRANIAN DISSENT

Iran's Shiite Clerics at a Crossroad

Has the Shiite clergy in Iran sunk so deep in its worldly greed not to abandon a regime which, like Saddam and the Taliban, is ready to force its people to pay such a high price? Their role in this year's Ashoura ceremonies will give us a clue to the next year's changes in the Iranian political scene.

25 December 2009 Bahman Doustı