"Iran's Gambit" is a weekly podcast produced by Ali Alfoneh, on Iranian politics, and Iran's nationa
In an interview with the Financial Times published on October 29, Dr. Ali-Akbar Velayati, former Fo
Under the headline "Khamenei 'Open' to Closer Ties with the West", Ms. Najmeh Bozorgmehr and Ms. Bi
The latest billboard on Vali-Asr Square, in Tehran is a seldom promotion of a president, but Dr. Mas
Following the October 25 Israeli strikes against targets in Tehran, Shiraz, and Khuzestan, Iran's s
The Supreme National Security Council, Iran’s central national security decision-making body, remain
In yesterday’s edition of reformist Ham-Mihan newspaper, there ws an excellent article by Ms. Mansou
Today’s program is based on a single article in Ham-Mihan newspaper, which discusses the Iranian op
Reviewing the Persian language media, you sense that an unsettling atmosphere pervades the politica
Dear listeners, I'm recording this program on Sunday October 20th. As you may recall, yesterday's p
Iran and United Arab Emirates both claim sovereignty over the Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Mus
How is Hamas leader Mr. Yahya Sinwar depicted in the Islamic Republic’s propaganda? Is his violent d
With Lebanese Hezbollah—a key element of Iran’s defense strategy and its main deterrent against Isr
In response to Iran’s missile and drone transfers to Russia, the European Union sanctioned three Ir
Today’s Persian-language media are dominated by two major stories: the resurrection of Quds Force C
Preempting reformist criticism of the regime's foreign policy fiasco, Revolutionary Guard mouthpiece
This Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting delivers both stories discussed in today's podcast: Dr. M
While the photo of the handshake of presidents Masoud Pezeshkian and Vladimir Putin adorn the front
Jamaran News, a website close to the family of the late Grand Ayatollah Khomeini, which usually re
Unofficial mouthpieces of the Revolutionary Guard seldom praise Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
39 members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, the Iranian parliament, wrote a letter to the Supre
