9 Best Articles in 2020
The Economist
Trapped in Iran
The Economist
15 saves · Jan 28th · In July 2019 Nicolas Pelham, The Economist’s Middle East correspondent, received a rare journalist’s visa to Iran. On the day he was due to…
The New Yorker
The Shadow Commander
The New Yorker
95 saves · From 2015 · Qassem Suleimani is the Iranian operative who has been reshaping the Middle East. Now he’s directing Assad’s war in Syria.
TechCrunch
The State of Digital In Iran
TechCrunch
5 min read · 16 saves · From 2016 · I don’t think anyone really understands the depth of digital upheaval Iran has experienced in the past few years. Social media and e-commerce consumption…
Foreign Affairs
Confronting Iran
Foreign Affairs
1 min read · 79 saves · 2019-08-14 · Donald Trump has come under criticism for meeting with Kim Jong-un and withdrawing America from the Iran nuclear deal. But, in this essay for Foreign Affairs, US Secretary of State…
The Economist’s 1843 magazine
Trapped in Iran
The Economist’s 1843 magazine
5 min read · 28 saves · Jan 20th · In July 2019 Nicolas Pelham, The Economist’s Middle East correspondent, received a rare journalist’s visa to Iran. On the day he was due to…
The New Yorker
Donald Trump’s Worst Deal
The New Yorker
20+ min read · 92 saves · From 2017 · The President helped build a hotel in Azerbaijan that appears to be a corrupt operation engineered by oligarchs tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
gisreportsonline.com
Israel’s military is thinking hard about how to win a potential war with Hezbollah and Iran
gisreportsonline.com
80 saves · From 2018 · Tensions between Israel and Iran have reached an all-time high. Although the two states have engaged in a shadow war in Syria and Lebanon for…
The Atlantic
Iran Would Destroy Syria to Get Vengeance on Israel
The Atlantic
~20 min read · 83 saves · From 2018 · Iran has played a pivotal role in helping Bashar al-Assad’s regime regain the upper hand in Syria’s civil war. At first glance, the alliance…
The New York Times
On North Korea and Iran, Intelligence Chiefs Contradict Trump
The New York Times
1 min read · 15 saves · 2019-01-29 · North Korea is “unlikely to give up” its nuclear stockpiles and Iran is not developing nuclear weapons, an intelligence assessment says, challenging the president’s…
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The New York Times
Iran Is Behind Threatening Emails Sent to Influence Election, U.S. Officials Say
The New York Times
1 min read · 10 saves · Oct 22nd · Both Iran and Russia have obtained voter information, the officials warned, but there was no indication that any votes themselves have been altered.
POLITICO
Officials: Iran weighs plot to kill U.S. ambassador to South Africa
POLITICO
4 min read · 30 saves · Sep 13th · The Islamic Republic is still looking to avenge the death of Qassem Soleimani, officials said.
trustnodes.com
Iran Changes Law to Use Bitcoin For Imports
trustnodes.com
Oct 29th · Iran has become the first country in the world to use cryptocurrencies at a state level for value exchange. The Iranian Cabinet has amended…
The New York Times
Russia Poses Greater Election Threat Than Iran, Many U.S. Officials Say
The New York Times
6 min read · 23 saves · Oct 22nd · Russia’s hackers appeared to be preparing to sow chaos amid any uncertainty around election results, officials said.
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NPR
How The CIA Overthrew Iran's Democracy in 4 Days
NPR
2 min read · 25 saves · 2019-02-07 · It's no secret that Iran and the U.S. have a history of animosity toward each other. But when and how did it begin? This…
WIRED
How Iran's Government Shut Off the Internet
WIRED
2 min read · 21 saves · 2019-11-17 · After years of centralizing internet control, Iran pulled the plug on connectivity for nearly all of its citizens.
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The Guardian
World is approaching coronavirus tipping point, experts say
The Guardian
5 min read · 55 saves · Feb 23rd · 78,000 cases confirmed, as Italy and Iran scramble to contain major outbreaks
The Guardian
How did Spain get its coronavirus response so wrong?
The Guardian
4 min read · 109 saves · Mar 26th · Giles Tremlett · Spain saw what happened in Iran and Italy – and yet it just overtook China’s death toll in one of the darkest moments in…
The New York Times
The Iran Deal in 200 Words
The New York Times
1 min read · 13 saves · From 2017 · A short overview of highlights from the Iran nuclear pact.
BBC News (World)
Why kill Soleimani now and what happens next?
BBC News (World)
3 min read · 44 saves · Jan 3rd · The assassination is a dramatic escalation in the low-level conflict between the US and Iran.
The White House
Statement from President Donald J. Trump on Standing with Saudi Arabia
The White House
3 min read · 60 saves · 2018-11-20 · America First! The world is a very dangerous place! The country of Iran, as an example, is responsible for a bloody proxy war against…
TechCrunch
Telegram and Instagram being restricted in Iran
TechCrunch
5 min read · 18 saves · From 2018 · Messaging app Telegram and Facebook-owned social sharing platform Instagram appear to be being blocked in Iran.
cato.org
Unforced Error: The Risks of Confrontation with Iran
cato.org
18 saves · From 2017 · US President Donald Trump has made no secret of his confrontational attitude toward Iran and his hostility toward the Iran nuclear deal, which he touted…
