Iran’s Regime Is Weaker Than It Looks
The Cipher Brief | Emad Shargi
After 47 years, the regime that has inflicted unimaginable misery on its own people and helped spread militant extremism throughout the Middle East may be approaching its final act. This is not the moment to lose our resolve.
What Six Years as an Iran Hostage Taught Me About the Regime
The Cipher Brief | Emad Shargi
The problem is that much of this analysis misunderstands the worldview of those who actually wield power in Iran. I learned something about that worldview during the nearly six years (2018 – 2023) I spent as an American hostage in Iran.