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Continuing the friction is “not in the interest of Iran or Azerbaijan,” said Meir Javedanfar, a lecturer on Iranian politics at IDC Herzliya in Israel.

In a country gripped with poverty, a pandemic and repression, mental health tends to rank low on the priorities scale. Despite the lack of transparency, the high rates of suicide and addiction are alarming indicators of a greater mental health crisis in Iran. Those affected face societal and cultural barriers to treatment and recovery. What is the state of mental health in Iran? What are the gender disparities in mental health and it’s treatment? What is the role of the Iranian government in s...

Read MEI's weekly briefing featuring expert analysis of key regional developments for the week ahead.

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The two big moves in early US Middle East policy Three months is a very short time, especially in the life of a new administration scrambling to fill positions, review policy, and launch initiatives. And although the incoming administration’s priorities are largely domestic — and in the foreign policy arena, their priorities are on global issues like climate change and fighting COVID or otherwise on China and Asia — Middle East policy has seen important movement, particularly on Iran and ...

The two big moves in early US Middle East policy Three months is a very short time, especially in the life of a new administration scrambling to fill positions, review policy, and launch initiatives. And although the incoming administration’s priorities are largely domestic — and in the foreign policy arena, their priorities are on global issues like climate change and fighting COVID or otherwise on China and Asia — Middle East policy has seen important movement, particularly on Iran and ...

Alex Vatanka Director of Iran Program and Senior Fellow, Frontier Europe Initiative In the next two weeks officials in Tehran will celebrate the victory of the Islamic Republic in 1979. Make no mistake though, the 42 nd anniversary of the revolution that gave birth to a militant Islamist political model will be a bittersweet one. The party line is straightforward: Iran has prevailed in the face of much international hostility and can be proud to call itself the only truly independent country i...

د. بول سالم رئيس معهد الشرق الأوسط تميز عام 2020 في الشرق الأوسط بجائحة كوفيد-19، والتكلفة الاجتماعية والاقتصادية العميقة التي تتسبب فيها. والتحولات الإقليمية التي أحدثها تطبيع العلاقات بين إسرائيل وعدد من الدول العربية. ضرب الوباء إيران وتركيا في وقت مبكر، تلاه العراق وبعض د�...

Emma Bentley Emma Bentley has been working as a research assistant for the Middle East Institutes Iran Program since August, 2020. She is in her second year studying at the Elliott School of Foreign Affairs at George Washington University, majoring in International Affairs and minoring in Arabic Studies and Political Science. Her primary areas of interest include Iranian-Arab affairs and US-Iran relations. Contact Information This individual is a guest contributor but is not an MEI-affiliate...