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Wikipedia Editors Are Helping Iran Rewrite History
An investigation into Wikipedia editing patterns reveals a yearslong, coordinated campaign to sanitize the Islamic Republic’s human rights record.
Ashley Rindsberg
Iran’s Starlink Smugglers
Satellite internet terminals are getting images of repression out to the world.
Rafaela Siewert and Tanya Lukyanova
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Is a Country Rising or Falling? Watch Its Currency.
The collapse of the rial, the fall of the yen, and the strength of the dollar can tell you a lot about the world.
Tyler Cowen
The Iranian Regime Is Stronger Than We Think
While Iran’s protest movement has captured the West’s attention, we cannot underestimate the regime’s tolerance for bloodshed.
Haviv Rettig Gur
Niall Ferguson: What Happens Next in Iran Will Change the Middle East Forever
There are costs to intervention in Iran—and enormous costs to inaction.
Coleman Hughes
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The Wrong Lessons from Iran’s Past
Critics of U.S. action to support Iranian protesters have their history wrong, argues Eli Lake.
Eli Lake
The Killing Fields of Tehran
Iran’s leaders are betting that they can slaughter protesters by the thousands while the world watches.
Roya Hakakian
Niall Ferguson: The Myth of Revolution in Iran
The West wants a revolution in Iran. What’s actually happening is a counterrevolution—and history shows those are usually doomed to fail.
Niall Ferguson
WATCH: Inside Iran’s Violent Crackdown
The number of casualties over the weekend reached an unprecedented 12,000 people nationwide, according to leaked internal figures.
Tanya Lukyanova
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Why 2026 Could Prove as Important as 1989
The year the Berlin Wall came down marked the end of one epoch and the start of another. This year could do the same.
Matt Pottinger and Roy Eakin
Will the Iranian Regime Fall?
Iran’s security forces have killed at least 2,000 protesters in a brutal crackdown. Can the protesters prevail—and will it take U.S. military…
Rafaela Siewert
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The Left’s Deafening Silence on Iran
I searched five major progressive publications for coverage of Iran’s uprising. Combined results: zero.
Yascha Mounk
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