Upon the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini led Friday prayers at Tehran University. His sermon would carry the weight of an American State of the Union address. With time, Khomeini and his successor Ali Khamenei designated a substitute prayer leader from amongst the regime hierarchy.

After Jordan, Bahrain is the Arab state in which the United States can least afford regime change.

Iran remains the most influential religious and political laboratory in the Middle East. A coherent U.S. strategy toward Iran is increasingly necessary as dissent among the Iranian populace grows and evidence of both an aggressive nuclear weapons program and terrorist ties mounts. With international support, the Iranian opposition could bring...

This is the Farsi translation of Ali Alfoneh's May 2011 Middle Eastern Outlook, "Ahmadinejad versus Khamenei: IRGC Wins, Civilians Lose."

This is the Farsi translation of Ali Alfoneh's January 2011 Middle Eastern Outlook, "Brigadier General Qassem Suleimani: A Biography."

It is no surprise that the CIA is not up to speed on the terror network.

This is the Farsi edition of Ali Alfoneh's April 2010 Middle Eastern Outlook.

AEI hosted an Iranian-American town hall meeting on December 3 that allowed AEI audience members to hear the views and ask questions of some members of the Iranian opposition.