SWANA collective members discuss Iran with insight from Dr. Abbas Vali. Iran’s economy has been hit hard, which translates into the working class or the working poor suffering the consequences. Iran had requested IMF loans that were blocked by US sanctions. How do Iranians cope with the economic crisis? At the beginning of 2022, we saw the resumption of Iran-Nuclear talks. With the US assassination of Kassim Suleymani in the pages of history now and an attack on Iran unlikely, where does this leave the opposition and minorities in Iran? Has the US been able to weaken Iranian military capabilities?After the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Iran has tried to influence Afghanistan--will this make a significant difference?
Professor Abbas Vali is a Kurdish political and social theorist in modern and contemporary politics throughout the SWANA Region.
