Author: Nasser Asgary

  • Iran’s “bleak scenario”

    Iran’s “bleak scenario”

    The brutal Islamic Republic has been prone to recurring—and growing—crisis, even before the current U.S./Israeli assault, writes Nasser Asgary. The regime’s fall could give rise, at least for some time, to something worse.

  • Anti-West politics in Iran

    Anti-West politics in Iran

    Ever since a U.S.-British coup brought the Shah of Iran to power in 1953, says Nasser Asgary, anti-Westernism has served as an common “analytical lens” for the country’s politics—both for the current regime and for the opposition.