Football Forfeits Its Common Ground
Team Melli, once a rare source of Iranian unity, is now yet another fault line.
Team Melli, once a rare source of Iranian unity, is now yet another fault line.
A scion of Qom’s elite Salarieh quarter turns poverty into a human resource for the Islamic Republic.
Cash-strapped Tehranis are skipping meals, selling assets, and buying basic goods on credit as prices soar and jobs vanish.
A war of choice to devastate the Iranian military has instead empowered its most hardline forces.
As millions sink into poverty and precarity rises for millions more, anger deepens.
An Iranian economist speaks with Tehran Bureau about the country’s postwar outlook and the Guards’ growing sway.
From Safavid coffeehouses to Instagram-era roasteries, Iranian cafés have been venues of commerce, performance, surveillance, and dissent.
Despite a tightening economic vise, the Islamic Republic still lavishes precious funds on self-promotion.
The military standoff over control of the crucial strait is mirrored by a statutory conflict that mocks international law.
Gareth Smyth talks to Yossi Alpher about his latest book, Death Tango, focused on the 2002 Arab Summit
Photography helped propel the Iranian Revolution, and the Revolution helped push the boundaries of documentary photography in the country.
What Revolution photos tell us and what they don’t.