Many in Iran’s women-led protests are calling for the removal of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and an end to the Islamic Republic. Here’s what to know about Iran’s top political and religious authority.

But things are likely to get much, much worse before they—eventually—get better.

With John Bolton’s appointment as national security adviser, the odds have significantly risen that President Trump will abandon his predecessor’s nuclear deal with Iran. But there’s no need for hyst…

The Islamic Republic of Iran may be on an accelerated schedule for revolutionary decay, at least if compared to the USSR.