These Are the True Things
Naghmeh SohrabiI'm an historian who writes about politics, history, and culture of Iran and the Middle East. Also about television, books, and whatever catches my fancy.
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There Is More to Iranian Politics Than Geopolitics
It’s been a mighty week for Roberts commenting on Iran. Robert Pape, Robert Kagan, and Robert Worth have all been dominating commentary on Iranian politics as headlines report that the ceasefire is on shaky grounds. Sorry, I mean Iranian Po...
Highway Robbery
Today’s translation is an investigative report by Yashar Soltani on one of the most important topics in Iran today: the continuing internet shutdown and the introduction of “Internet Pro,” which is a tiered internet access scheme introduced...
Anti-imperialist Left or the “Axis of Resistance” Left?
I do not and will not watch the Lego animation produced by Explosive Media throughout the US/Israel war on Iran. It’s not because I don’t have a sense of humor, which I do and plenty of. It’s because I increasingly find these shorts morally...
On Anti-Forgiveness
I’ve been thinking a lot about forgiveness. Sometimes I wonder if it’s the only thing I think about these days. I do not know whether I can ever forgive, or who, or what it is that I think I need to deal with. The war has left me tilted on...
Which Iran is America dealing with?
“A Jungle of Power” is what The Economist wrote above its April 19th, 2026 article, with the subtitle: “With talks set to resume, rivalries among Iran’s leaders could stymie a truce.”
I’m sorry, but the late 90s called and want their headl...
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As an historian of the Iran's 1979 revolution within a global context, I provide deep analyses of Iran’s past and present, and let you decide how that links to its future.
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