Kasra Aarabi

Kasra Aarabi is a senior analyst at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change who specialises in Iran and Shia Islamist extremism

Recent Articles

As Iran's Nuclear Talks Resume, the West Needs to Understand Who It's Dealing With

A systemic change is well under way in the Islamic Republic, whose consequences should alarm the U.S. and its allies

By Kasra Aarabi and Saeid Golkar

Why Iran’s Elections Are a Critical Turning Point for Khamenei’s Regime

It marks the beginning of a new political system that will have ramifications both inside and outside the country

By Saeid Golkar and Kasra Aarabi

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Is Radicalizing Young Men Across the Middle East. The U.S. Needs a Counterinsurgency Strategy

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has an extremist ideology and is growing in influence

By Saeid Golkar and Kasra Aarabi
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