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'.
Articles
Were Iran and Israel really friends before 1979? It's complicated
Today's adversaries had a working relationship for decades, but deep differences over Palestine's future
CommentApril 17, 2024
Why has Iran’s only female Olympian medalist defected to Bulgaria?
A bittersweet development for her supporters, Kimia Alizadeh's departure comes only months after that of another Iranian champion
CommentApril 04, 2024
This Persian New Year means disappointment for Iran's beleaguered workers
In the final weeks of winter, trade unions and workers’ rights activists are busy fighting for a living wage - without much success
CommentMarch 20, 2024
What the Kerman blasts mean for Iran
The country has many enemies, but few capable of inflicting a tragedy of this scale
CommentJanuary 03, 2024
Weekend Essay: Iran's interference in the Arab world does not help Palestinians
A Tehran-backed 'Axis of Resistance' cannot end the occupation or create a free Palestine
WeekendOctober 20, 2023
What's the future of the Iranian regime? Here are three scenarios
Three years after an apparently besieged regime downed a Ukrainian flight, it faces an existential threat from protesters
CommentJanuary 09, 2023
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