In Iran, a prolonged period of high inflation has combined with a collapse in the value of the rial to produce mass unrest.

Iran's ethnic minorities, comprising nearly 50% of the population, could prove decisive in ongoing anti-regime protests as ...

The Islamic Republic of Iran is confronting a demographic shift of startling velocity, one which even the government has struggled to predict with any clarity. The pace at which its population is ...

A clear majority of Iranians do not want the theocracy that came to power with the 1979 revolution. They want a secular democracy. But what does public opinion tell us about what that should entail ...

When Iran’s ongoing protests began in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on Dec. 28 2025, the government initially treated them as manageable and temporary. Bazaar merchants have historically been among the most ...