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Cautious Optimism After Iran’s Elections

By Matt Gregory March 18, 2016

Voters in the Islamic Republic of Iran turned out en masse Feb. 26 to elect representatives for parliament and the 88-member Assembly of Experts tasked with appointing the country’s next supreme leader....

GREGORY: Keep Your Friends Closer: Dealing with Saudi Arabia

GREGORY: Keep Your Friends Closer: Dealing with Saudi Arabia

By Matt Gregory January 22, 2016

On Jan. 2, Saudi Arabia executed 47 Shiite Muslims accused of sedition, terrorism and plotting to overthrow the ruling royal family. One was prominent cleric Nimr al-Nimr, an outspoken Shiite rights advocate...

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In his fourth address at Georgetown, Cyrus Reza II Pahlavi, former crown prince of Iran, discussed the road to democracy in Iran and the future of U.S.-Iran relations after the nuclear deal in the ICC on Wednesday.

Pahlavi Talks Challenges in Post-Nuclear Deal Iran

By Syed Humza Moinuddin October 30, 2015

Cyrus Reza II Pahlavi, the head of Iran’s deposed House of Pahlavi, visited Georgetown to discuss misconceptions regarding the recent nuclear deal in light of the evolving political situation in Iran...

Iran, Iran So Far Away

Iran, Iran So Far Away

By James Gadea and Reno Varghese July 21, 2015

Tehran has gained a spectacular victory that shifts the balance of power in the Middle East greatly in its favor. What does Iran have to say about its new diplomatic breakthrough? According to Reuters,...

Iranian Film Shows Life’s Uncertainty

By Tim Markatos April 17, 2015

French director Jean Renoir has a bold statement in his 1939 film “The Rules of the Game,” and it goes: “The awful thing about life is this: everyone has their reasons.” That same principle holds...

Iranian Journalist Discusses Politics

By Matthew Larson February 6, 2015

Renowned Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad participated in a discussion Thursday night about the lack of political freedoms in Iran at an event co-sponsored by the Georgetown University Lecture Fund and...

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Andrew Scott Cooper, a specialist in U.S.-Iran relations at the Middle East Institute, spoke about the history of the relationship between the United States and Iran and the two countries’ views of each other in an event Thursday evening.

Specialist Talks US-Iran Relations

By Giovanna Azevedo November 14, 2014

Andrew Scott Cooper, a specialist in U.S.-Iran relations at the Middle East Institute, spoke about the troubled relationship between the two countries in an event co-sponsored by the Center for Australian,...

Poli Sci for the Average Guy: Whats the Deal with Iran?

Poli Sci for the Average Guy: What’s the Deal with Iran?

By Harper Weissburg and Harper Weissburg December 5, 2013

In Tehran, Iran's nuclear program was born and raised, in centrifuges is where it spent most of its days. Maxin' out, enriching, playing it all cool, fooling inspectors and breaking the rules. When John...

Cafe Milano Potential Target in Assassination Plot

By Danny Funt October 21, 2011

The Iranians who allegedly plotted to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States were aware that their plan to bomb a D.C. restaurant could cause mass casualties. Their response: "If the hundred...

Power To the People

By Elise Garofalo September 10, 2010

With Iran creeping closer and closer to nuclear arms capability, discussions have focused on how the global community is going to halt progress, or at least delay the inevitable. The United States estimates...

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