BESA Center Perspectives No. 1,104, March 6, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Four decades ago, the revolutionary movement led by Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the Pahlavi dynasty and established the Islamic Republic of Iran on its ruins. Since then, significant changes have taken …
BESA Center Perspectives No. 1,014, November 25, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Senior officials in the Trump administration have indicated that the sanctions recently imposed on the Islamic Republic were intended to significantly change its behavior. This declaration is inconsistent with its …
BESA Center Perspectives No. 954, September 20, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The recent Russian-Turkish-Iranian summit in Tehran underscored the Islamic Republic’s determination to take an active and central part in the future reconstruction of Syria so as to promote a range …
BESA Center Perspectives No. 876, June 27, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: On June 8, the Islamic Republic of Iran held its annual “Quds Day” to express the nation’s support for the Palestinian struggle. Iran invests a great deal of effort into …
BESA Center Perspectives No. 856, June 5, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A number of protests took place recently in Iran that received almost no attention anywhere other than inside the country itself. These events occurred in peripheral cities that suffer from …
BESA Center Perspectives No. 819, May 1, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The sharp decline in the value of the Iranian currency is causing upheaval in the Iranian economy and challenging the government and the banking sector. The local currency’s plunge to …
BESA Center Perspectives No. 762, March 7, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Bahraini government has long claimed that Iran is encouraging the Shiite opposition, which is fighting for recognition and political change. This is not an empty fear. Tehran’s push for …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 747, February 20, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The recent infiltration of the Israeli airspace by an Iranian drone, and the chain of events that followed, occurred in the context of a process of transition in the …
BESA Center Perspectives No. 730, February 1, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Thirty-nine years have passed since Ayatollah Khomeini returned from exile and established the Islamic Republic of Iran. Under his leadership, Iran has undergone significant changes that have left a mark …
BESA Center Perspectives No. 705, January 3, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The social protests now sweeping across Iran reflect the deep tension between the Islamic regime’s commitment of vast resources to the assertion of Tehran’s regional hegemony and the yearning of …
