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Arash Azizi

Arash Azizi

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Arash Azizi is an Iranian affairs columnist for The National. He is a New York-based writer and scholar, and the author of the book 'The Shadow Commander: Soleimani, the US and Iran’s Global Ambitions'.
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An anti-US mural near the former American embassy in Tehran on Sunday. Iran's leaders insist their country's right to nuclear enrichment is 'non-negotiable'. AFP
CommentIran's in the mood to make a deal with Trump

Both countries have reason to compromise and reach an agreement

CommentMay 14, 2025
An explosion at a major Iranian port killed dozens of people and injured more than 1,200. AFP
CommentIran's tragic port blast is putting its societal divisions on pause

A nationwide debate on the cause continues, but the sense of grief is universal

CommentApril 30, 2025
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a Parliament session to defend Minister of Finance Abdolnaser Hemmati, in Tehran, in March. EPA
CommentThe US-Iran talks have given Pezeshkian a boost

Iran’s beleaguered reformist president finds a new lease of life

CommentApril 17, 2025
Iranians take part in a protest marking the annual Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) on the last Friday of Ramadan, in Tehran. Reuters
CommentWhy did Iran crack down on a pro-Hijab rally?

That the Iranian authorities would decide to not stand for pro-Hijab rallies shows how careful they are not to inflame society any further

OpinionApril 03, 2025
Mohammad Javad Zarif, forced to resign as Iran's vice president for strategic affairs this month, speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January. AFP
CommentIran’s reformists have a lot to feel despondent about

High-profile exits have complicated matters for President Pezeshkian at a time of great turbulence in the country

CommentMarch 20, 2025
Iranian actresses, from left, Niousha Akhshi, Setareh Maleki and Mahsa Rostami, who appeared in Mohammad Rasoulof's The Seed of the Sacred Fig, now live in exile in Berlin. AFP
CommentThe Oscars give a window into the depth of Iranian cinema

Underground films from the country are often the most lauded, but official productions can be just as groundbreaking

CommentMarch 05, 2025
Amir Mohammad Khalegi. Photo: LinkedIn
CommentA student's murder in Tehran has rekindled past horrors

Protests over the murder are reminiscent of the country’s past movements for change

CommentFebruary 20, 2025
An Iranian man holds a copy of Iranian daily newspaper Sazandegi carrying picture of US President Donald Trump and a title reading 'Again Trump' in a kiosk in Tehran last month. EPA
CommentFor Trump, the debate in Iran around tackling financial crimes presents an opening

The desire to move the country off the FATF’s ‘blacklist’ points to a growing appetite for engagement with the West

CommentFebruary 06, 2025
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. AP
CommentIranian politicians' debate over sending aid to California is revealing

The LA wildfires fires have caused a rift thousands of miles away

CommentJanuary 23, 2025
Last month, the Iranian government unblocked WhatsApp and Google Play after two years. EPA
CommentThe tide is turning in favour of internet freedom in Iran

Even conservatives are slowly coming around to the idea of lifting the decades-long ban on online platforms

CommentJanuary 09, 2025
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's doctrine lies in ruins. Reuters
CommentIran had a rough 2024, and 2025 may not get any easier

As an already-battered Tehran prepares for a second Trump term, reform may be its only way out

CommentDecember 26, 2024
Reuters / Nick Donaldson
Weekend EssayAfter a catastrophe for its axis ally Assad, Iran stands at a crossroads

If the momentum for it can build, this may be an opportunity for reform in Tehran

CommentDecember 13, 2024
Tehran is earthquake-prone and running out of water. Bloomberg
CommentCan Iran really move its capital from Tehran?

Relocating the country's political, economic and cultural power would be a titanic mission, but there may be no choice

CommentNovember 28, 2024
An electricity transmission tower in the Iranian capital Tehran on November 12. AFP
Why has it turned so dark in Iran?

The Iranian government is cutting electricity for citizens and framing it as a measure to protect the environment

CommentNovember 14, 2024
Iranians attend an anti-Israel rally at Palestine Square in Tehran on October 8. Iran’s vote in the UN last year demonstrates an appetite for compromise in Tehran. EPA
CommentWhen Iran says 'death to Israel', does it really mean it?

In October last year, the country voted for a UN resolution that endorsed the two-state solution

CommentOctober 31, 2024
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