The importance of Iran’s March 2 parliamentary elections was not so much in their function to choose a new Majlis but rather because they were the first nationwide poll since widespread fraud during the 2009 presidential election sparked the largest protests Iran had witnessed since the Islamic Revolution.

A review of Brigadier General Gholamreza Baghbani's career trajectory solidifies a pattern of generational change in the IRGC QF in which former QF field operatives are pursing prominent political and advisory positions.

Iran is hard op weg een militaire dictatuur te worden. Dankzij de Revolutionaire Garde.

Twenty-five years after Khomeini declared the Islamic Republic, nearly 70 million Iranians struggle to be free. It's imperative that we do not abandon them.

An effective sanctions regime against the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps must necessarily target its financial arm.

The low turnout of elections in Iran is another sign that Iran is not headed for change and that the Ayatollah's regime is here to stay.

The Egyptian government has moved to shut down its opposition, and while there is no guarantee authorities will allowopposition candidateson the ballot, Washington does have leverage.

The Egyptian government has moved to shut down its opposition;while there is no guaranteeopposition candidates will be allowedon the ballot, Washington does have leverage.