A Call for Liberalization
November 17, 2025
Iran is suffering one of its most severe economic crises, with water shortages, electricity outages, rising poverty, surging inflation and threats to evacuate Tehran. The World Bank’s data show that Iran’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita contracted by approximately 16% in the last decade. Economic research has found that
Iran’s Future Is Boarding a Flight Out
November 6, 2025
Tehran’s streets, with their chaotic traffic and exhaust fumes, are a far cry from the tranquility of Laleh Park, just a stone’s throw away. On an autumn morning, we wandered through this green oasis, only to be struck by an odd sound: German. In Tehran. It wasn’t an isolated case.
Suspicious Death Highlights Iran’s Pattern of Silencing Critics
November 5, 2025
Omid Sarlak’s defiance – and death – raises old questions about Iran’s repression.
