OP-ED. Hemmed in by domestic and external crises, the Islamic Republic of Iran is now finding itself with nowhere left to turn, analyzes Farid Vahid, the co-director of the Observatory of North Africa and the Middle East at the Fondation Jean Jaurès, in this op-ed for Le Monde. This illegitimate state cannot sustain itself indefinitely through force.

EDITORIAL. In Iran, every uprising and ensuing deadly crackdown has further eroded the regime's legitimacy, with it being seen as increasingly hostile to its own people, clinging…

Demonstrations initially focused on economic issues but as they have grown and become political the regime has responded with deadly force

OP-ED. Hemmed in by domestic and external crises, the Islamic Republic of Iran is now finding itself with nowhere left to turn, analyzes Farid Vahid, the co-director of the…

Protests have rocked Iran, a brutal crackdown is under way and Trump has threatened to intervene. Ellie Geranmayeh on a dangerous moment for the country’s leaders

From a hostage crisis, a years-long war, and a nuclear dispute, Iran's struggles remain pivotal to its identity.

With fear, surveillance and brute force only set to increase, there are disturbing parallels with Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, says Sanam Vakil of Chatham House