Lessons on Iran from Putin's Playbook: How to Avoid Miscalculating Khamenei

Understanding the mistakes that led to the Russian invasion offers critical lessons for future Iran policy.

By Kasra Aarabi and Saeid Golkar
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy 

April 26, 2022

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/lessons-iran-putins-playbook-how-avoid-miscalculating-khamenei

Western Media Aren't Telling You the Truth About Iran

Reporters would rather tweet about the weather than investigate repression and torture by the regime.

By Hossein Ronaghi
The Wall Street Journal 

October 12, 2021

https://www.wsj.com/articles/western-media-iran-censorship-prison-violence-torture-repression-authoritarian-jcpoa-11634072439?redirect=amp#click=https://t.co/hNOvsXvd0q

Six reasons why Iran won't change

Nothing can change. It is in the nature of the mullahs' regime, if it stays untouched, to wreak havoc in the region.

By Ali Sarraf
The Arab Weekly 

June 2, 2019

https://thearabweekly.com/six-reasons-why-iran-wont-change

Stop Being Complicit

Too many nations are content to let Iran keep terrorizing its own people and the world.

By Lamont Colucci
Associate professor of politics
Ripon College
U.S. News & World Report
January 8, 2018

https://www.usnews.com/opinion/world-report/articles/2018-01-08/stop-letting-iran-terrorize-its-own-people-and-the-world 

Extract

Simply put, Iran is not only a terror state terrorizing its own populace, but also the number one state sponsor of terrorism in the world. Any deal kept or made with such a regime makes those nations complicit in Iranian actions. Any nation placing this deal over the lives of the protesters is worse than the regime itself.