The US–Iran truce is a fragile pause, driven by rising costs and strategic pressure around Hormuz in a war with no clear endgame, argues Kayhan Valadbaygi.

His father, Ali Khamenei, built the supreme leader's office into an institution that does not depend on a single leader.

Oil and European natural gas prices surged as Iran listed energy assets it would target after an attack on its upstream energy assets.

America has long used sanctions to coerce adversaries, but Iran and China can wield powerful economic weapons too

Iran’s security structure ensures that the US will struggle to contain the dynamic of military escalation or determine its political outcomes.

Dans cet article publié originellement le 22 janvier dernier sur le site Phenomenal World, Kayhan Valadbaygi analyse la révolte iranienne et sa répression féroce sous l’angle de l’économie politique e...

Deep political-economic transformations are causing recurrent waves of unrest, with no long-term solution in sight.

Deep political-economic transformations are causing recurrent waves of unrest, with no long-term solution in sight.

Deep political-economic transformations are causing recurrent waves of unrest, with no long-term solution in sight.

Several waves of protests have swept Iran in the last decade, but the latest uprising has taken a more radical trajectory, argues Kayhan Valadbaygi.

Two decades of economic changes have eroded the bazaar's economic power and political sway in Tehran.

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By Kayhan ValadbaygiEditor’s introduction

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