Iran

The multifaceted life of Muhammad Ali Foroughi, one of the most influential statesmen and intellectuals in Iran’s contemporary history, provides valuable insights that remain strikingly relevant today. While a comprehensive examination of this complex figure is beyond the scope of this essay, a reflective analysis reveals important lessons for responding rationally in periods of turmoil. Foroughi lived during a turbulent time when Iran was grappling with the disintegration of the Qajar dynasty and intense foreign intervention....

Overall Insight In the Iranian year 1401 (2022/2023), marked by President Ebrahim Raisi’s tenure, significant economic changes occurred. The year witnessed a 52% depreciation of the currency and a record-breaking 300% annual increase in prices due to the removal of food subsidies and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Despite early fears of hyperinflation, inflation moderated to 45% for the year. Critics had argued that Raisi’s policies were disproportionately affecting the poor and middle class....

While the Kalibr 3M14, a Russian competitor to the American-made Tomahawk missile, costs the Russian military one million dollars (or roughly six million dollars for export), the Iranian Kamikaze drone has a price tag of fewer than twenty-five thousand dollars, which is half the average price of a car in the US and roughly one percent of the Tomahawk price tag. It appears to be a low-cost cruise missile that can be effective when fired in groups....