Author: Morteza Anvari

Morteza Anvari is a journalist for Kayhan London, a Persian-language Iranian online media outlet based in London.

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How Iran’s Obsession With Destroying Israel Has Undermined Its Own Hold On Power

How Iran's Obsession With Destroying Israel Has Undermined Its Own Hold On Power
Iranian protestors burn an Israeli flag during an anti-Israel rally in October 2023. Sobhan Farajvan/Pacific Press/ZUMA

Iran’s 40-year policy of seeking the destruction of the Jewish state and “taking back” Jerusalem became the north star of the Tehran’s foreign policy. Now it may be its undoing.

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Iran’s Presidential Candidates: One Straw Man And A Regime Without Legitimacy

women in hijab in a chair with a phone to her ear, sitting behind her computer and in front of an image of an election box
Tehran, Iran: An Iranian electoral official attends a candidates' registration office at the Interior Ministry in Tehran ahead of the country's presidential election Rouzbeh Fouladi/ZUMA

Awkward political figures will run for the Iranian presidency in the elections planned later this month. The one reformer allowed to run will not be able to grant legitimacy to the regime.

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