Two new books on Iran bring the lives of ordinary people and ruling ayatollahs into sharper relief
Introducing Tablet’s week-long series on the 40th anniversary of the Khomeinist revolution in Iran
Iran Week: Jalal Al-e Ahmad’s astonishing and paradoxical account of his 1963 travels in the Holyland, newly translated and reissued as ‘The Israeli Republic’
There is no punchline
The Jewish State ‘has never been in a better strategic position than where it is today’
The enlightened-benighted paradoxes of the Shia state have deep roots, and relations with Jews are at a historical nadir
The West is weak. Say it with me now: concessions, concessions, concessions.
Maryam Faghihimani shares how she learned to look past ‘black holes of pasts,’ befriend Jews
Were the following statements made about the Girls creator or Iran’s Supreme Leader?
Amid political upheaval, an embattled girl fled entirely alone—the lessons of Purim’s heroine propelling her to freedom
Early in his reign, the ayatollah received a secret visit from six Jews—a visit that may have saved thousands
The anti-Israelism and anti-Semitism of Iranian intellectuals is especially troubling for one former comrade
Reuters reports Ayatollah Ali Khamenei runs a $95 billion empire
Why the Russian president has every reason to cross Barack Obama’s “red line” on Syria, and elsewhere in the Middle East
How to usher in a new old era in Iran
Ayatollah Khamenei thinks the “Zionist regime” rigs American elections, unlike Iran’s free ones. Yeah, we should totally let him get nukes.
You’ve got questions, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s got answers
Dan Shadur talks about his documentary about life under the Shah, and his parents’ golden years in Tehran
