A much ignored yet gruesome massacre in Iran s prisons in 1988 has come to light following three unrelated events. The first is the ascent to the country s presidency, if not to actual power, of Ebrahim Raisi, a former chief justice, who headed one of
Analysis: Even if Riyadh and Tehran's relationship significantly thaws, it will not necessarily be easy for Bahrain and Iran to overcome the serious problems in their bilateral relationship.
In his essay, the renowned Shia theologian and philosopher Hasan Yousefi Eshkevari considers the significance of political power and violence in Islamic systems of government