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Asharq Al-Awsat on MSNOpinion

Iran… The Race Between ‘Perestroika’ and Bouazizi

The Iranian citizen Ahmad al-Baldi and Tunisia’s Mohamed Bouazizi share many commonalities that neither the vast distance, nor the complex differences of the two countries’ political dynamics, nor ...
Iran eases social restrictions amid economic and political challengesCrackdown on dissent intensifies, executions surge to ...
Authorities have begun cutting off water at night in the capital, according to reports. Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian ...
When Merat Behnam first gathered enough courage to ride her yellow scooter through the gridlocked streets of Iran 's capital to the coffee shop she runs, ...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday praised Iraq for completing "successful" parliamentary elections this week.
At the close of 2025, Iran stands at a crossroads—facing drought both literal and metaphorical. The country’s physical desiccation mirrors its ideological stagnation. By Jerusalem Center for Security ...
Iranian women are taking off their hijabs, defying authorities and the oppression they face at the hands of the government.
The question being posed by regional analysts is whether the gap between national aspirations and domestic incompetency will ...
On Tehran's bustling streets, women walk unveiled in jeans and sneakers and couples stroll hand-in-hand. But beneath the surface, a darker reality is unfolding.
Looming interventions in Iran, Venezuela, and Nigeria are based on faulty premises.
A summary of current world news highlights issues such as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's leadership, US accusations against China in the minerals market, and a deepening water crisis in Iran. The ...