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16 Jul 2017, 7:00 am by Ariane Tabatabai, Annie Tracy Samuel
To Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, who presided over a Sunni-dominated, secular government ruling a Shi’i majority, Iran’s new Islamic Republic presented a threat to his power. [read post]
27 Jun 2017, 9:15 am by Amy Howe
Islamic Republic of Iran arises out of efforts to enforce a $71.5 million judgment against Iran for its role in a 1997 suicide bombing in Jerusalem; the plaintiffs want to satisfy that judgment by seizing ancient Persian artifacts that have been on loan to the University of Chicago since the 1930s. [read post]
26 Jun 2017, 11:52 am by John Elwood
Islamic Republic of Iran, 16-534 Issues: (1) Whether 28 U.S.C. [read post]
13 Jun 2017, 8:06 am by J. Dana Stuster
There are credible theories about why al-Qaeda never attacked Iran, but the Islamic State has professed a desire to hit the Islamic Republic for years with no action—until last Wednesday. [read post]
9 Jun 2017, 12:00 pm by Suzanne Maloney
Khamenei and many in the security establishment go a step further, ascribing intentionality to ISIS’s rise and insisting that its ultimate intent is the destabilization of the Islamic world broadly and Iran’s Islamic Republic more specifically. [read post]
7 Jun 2017, 5:14 am
The NYT reports.At least 12 people were killed and 42 others wounded Wednesday morning in a pair of devastating attacks on two of Iran’s most potent symbols: the national Parliament and the mausoleum of the Islamic Republic’s founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.The Islamic State immediately claimed responsibility; if that is found to be true, the attacks would be the terrorist group’s first major assault within Iran’s borders. [read post]
31 May 2017, 10:13 am by Suzanne Maloney
Institutions matter more than individuals in the Islamic Republic, and the primacy of the lea [read post]
26 May 2017, 4:24 pm by Amy Howe
Islamic Republic of Iran, in which the plaintiffs obtained a $71.5 million judgment against Iran for its role in a 1997 suicide bombing in Jerusalem and are seeking to enforce the judgment by seizing ancient Persian artifacts that have been on loan to the University of Chicago since the 1930s. [read post]
8 May 2017, 4:09 pm by INFORRM
It is affiliated with the State owned Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. [read post]
13 Apr 2017, 8:03 am by Suzanne Maloney
With Congress poised to pass legislation with new sanctions on Iran, and the Trump administration preparing to turn up the heat on Tehran’s regional adventurism, the Islamic Republic will be facing a more complex and dangerous external environment. [read post]
29 Mar 2017, 9:06 am by Alex Vatanka, Michael Rubin
Recent amassing of Iran-backed forces on the border with Israel has nothing to do with the Islamic State and everything to do with the Islamic Republic’s ideological desire to threaten the Jewish state. [read post]
12 Mar 2017, 7:00 am by Darya Dolzikova
President Trump has strongly criticized the Iran nuclear deal, instated a new round of sanctions on the Islamic Republic, and placed Tehran “on notice” over the country’s recent alleged missile tests. [read post]
7 Mar 2017, 11:25 am by Jordan Brunner
Reuters adds that multiple fast-track vessels belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps came so close to a Navy ship in the Strait of Hormuz that it was forced to change direction. [read post]
17 Feb 2017, 10:58 am by Jordan Brunner
Merkel specifically pointed to the threat of militant Islamism as an ongoing reason for intelligence cooperation. [read post]
2 Feb 2017, 1:00 pm by Suzanne Maloney
Iran has been comically easy to demonize; since the 1979 revolution, the Islamic Republic’s leadership has practically written the script. [read post]
22 Jan 2017, 7:00 am by Ariane Tabatabai, Dina Esfandiary
Trump’s stated Iran policy indicates a more hawkish stance on the Islamic Republic: on the campaign trail he vowed to tear up the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and he has since appointed a number of cabinet members that support regime change in Iran. [read post]
13 Jan 2017, 8:30 am by Suzanne Maloney
For four decades, he occupied almost every senior post in the Islamic Republic, placing him near—but never atop—the pinnacle of power in Iran. [read post]
10 Jan 2017, 8:00 am by J. Dana Stuster
He was an aide to Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during the revolution, president of the Islamic Republic from 1989 to 1997, and a prominent political figure until his death. [read post]
26 Dec 2016, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
Emon and Rumee Ahmed (2015).From SmartCILP:Reza Afshari, LGBTs in the Islamic Republic of Iran. [read post]