For decades, Iran’s post-revolutionary governments have perpetuated a culture of opacity in political and economic dealings. This culture was exacerbated by Iran’s new ruling elites 1, who in their ...
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Iranian regime’s oil revenues linked to its military adventurism
The lifting of sanctions on Iran, particularly on its energy sector, will significantly boost the regime’s oil and gas revenues, which will have severe repercussions for stability, peace and ...
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The ingrained corruption of Iran’s IRGC and Quds Force
Instead of empowering and emboldening the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps through a renegotiated Iran nuclear deal and the lifting of sanctions, the international community should hold the organization and ...
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Why are Iran Regime officials interested in charities?
Finding the plundering of the Iranian people’s wealth insufficient, the mullahs have found another way to dig deep in the pockets of the citizens. These are state-operated charities, which ...
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Is Raisi Iran’s Supreme Leader in waiting?
On Friday, June 18, 2021, the Islamic Republic of Iran got not only a new president—Ebrahim Raisi[1]—but a possible successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Raisi is seemingly ...
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An insight into the new head of Iran’s MOIS
The administration of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi is littered with criminals with a penchant for terror and suppression, and Esmail Khatib the new head of the Ministry of Intelligence ...
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