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ifmat - Iran - Between illusion and reality

Iran – Between illusion and reality

The old script is out of the files and dusted, the décor shined and up, and the puppet-master testing the strings and flexing his fingers. But something is still ...
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ifmat - IRGC to use presidential election to bolster its power

IRGC to use presidential election to bolster its power

A number of Iranian military leaders, from both the army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), are among the likely candidates for Iran’s presidential election, which will be ...
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ifmat - Iran on the cusp of fundamental changes

Iran on the cusp of fundamental changes

“History tells us that when evolution becomes impossible, revolution becomes probable,” mentioned Ilan Berman, the senior vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington D.C., in a ...
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ifmat - Iranian presidential candidates emerge amid little public interest in election

Iranian presidential candidates emerge amid little public interest in election

Iran will hold a presidential election in less than three months amid speculation that a hard-liner and a "military man" could succeed Hassan Rohani, who is serving his final ...
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ifmat - November 2019 uprising and its amplifications

November 2019 uprising and its amplifications

On the night of Friday, November 15, 2019, a massive uprising broke out in various Iranian cities after regime authorities announced plans to triple the price of gasoline. The ...
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ifmat - Iran next president may be a military man

Iran’s next president may be a military man

Who shall guard the Guards? At the start of the campaign for next summer’s presidential election, Iran faces the militarisation of its political institutions. The strongest candidates to replace ...
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