Iran’s Taps Are Nearly Empty
Iran’s environmental collapse is no longer the slowly worsening problem that leaders ignored for decades. It’s here, it’s accelerating, and it’s threatening the very survival of the country. This summer’s ...
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Iran Says It Executed Its Own Nuclear Scientist for ‘Espionage’
Iranian state media confirmed the execution on Wednesday of Rouzbeh Vadi, identified as one of the nation’s top nuclear scientists, on charges of alleged espionage and cooperation with Israel’s Mossad ...
Meet the New Middle East, Same as the Old Middle East
Given the tumultuous events of the past several years, it is tempting to herald the emergence of a “new Middle East.” But how many times have we heard that? The ...
The Islands That Can Solve the Iran Crisis
In the early 19th century, the Al Qasimi clan posed a formidable challenge to the British East India Company. They were labeled as a dangerous tribe of pirates with whom the ...
Tehran’s Wake‑Up Call for Beijing
Israel’s air campaign against Iran did more than degrade Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities—it forced every regional actor to show its proverbial hand. Israel went all-in with an overwhelming ...
Iran’s Mass Deportations Are Fueling Regional Instability
While many Iranians took to the streets to celebrate the end of the short but dramatic 12-day war with Israel in June, Abdullatif, 23, couldn’t join the joyful crowds. As ...
Cooler Heads Prevail in the Gulf—for Now
For years, politicians, diplomats, analysts, and journalists working on the Middle East worried that a war between Iran and Israel could quickly spill over into the Arab world. If Israel ...
The Generation Iranian Hard-Liners Have Been Waiting for
In the weeks following the Israeli strikes on Iran in June, something unusual happened. For decades, Iranians had been among the most pro-American populations in the Middle East. They were ...
Goodfellas Boards Ali Asgari’s Venice-Selected Iranian Censorship Satire ‘Divine Comedy’
EXCLUSIVE: Goodfellas has acquired world sales rights for Iranian director Ali Asgari’s satire Divine Comedy, following a filmmaker’s mission to dodge censorship, ahead of its world premiere in Venice’s Orizzonti sidebar. The dark comedy, satirizing ...
Afghanistan Can’t Handle Another Refugee Crisis
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Afghanistan grapples with a refugee crisis as Iran rapidly expels tens of thousands of people, a Bangladeshi Air Force plane ...
