Ten Q&A about 2019 Iranian protests
How did the Iranian “Black November” started? On November 15th, the Iranian regime, under the most stringent sanctions ever and without any notice, increased gasoline prices by 200%. The reaction in the social media was swift, especially after the re-post of a picture from a suppose
The fall or rise of the IRGC?
On Monday, April 9th, President Donald Trump officially designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). While this move may create new obstacles for the IRGC outside of Iran, it could well embolden and empower it at home. The IRGC and politic
Iranian presidential election: why turnout will be key
With all candidates to be vetted by authorities and an opposition boycott on the cards, one of the most important battles in the upcoming Iranian presidential election is likely to be about turnout. The country’s leaders need significant participation in June to secure legitimacy,
The leadership of the Jurisprudence
Summary and background Shiite jurisprudence has always tried to comprehensively control the even minute elements of the lives of its followers by devising rules and regulations and calling them divine and the sets of laws as “divine laws.” These laws determine the limits of individ