Kay Armin Serjoie

Kay Armin Serjoie is an Iranian journalist who has reported from Tehran for TIME, AFP and the Washington Post. He is now based in Europe.

Recent Articles

Iran's Very Bad Year

On top of losing its footholds in Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza, the Islamic Republic is also reeling at home.

By Kay Armin Serjoie

The Questions Lingering Around the Death of Iran's President

When Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter first went missing, reports said nine were on board. But only eight bodies were found in the wreckage.

By Kay Armin Serjoie

The Hidden Protests of Ordinary Iranians

An eyewitness report from among the watchful majority that will decide the country's future

By Kay Armin Serjoie

The Protests in Iran Have Shocked the Regime

The death of a young woman in custody has unleashed a nationwide uproar.

By Kay Armin Serjoie

Iran Sinks Into Economic Gloom as U.S. Sanctions Return

The faltering economy has prompted protests. But some Iranians want their leaders to talk to Trump

By Kay Armin Serjoie / Tehran

How Iran Is Reacting to Trump's Decision to Quit Nuclear Deal

Young Iranians are wondering if the hardliners were right about the U.S. all along

By Kay Armin Serjoie / Tehran

Iran’s Protests Show Split at Heart of Country

Iran's conservatives and hardliners fanned the flames of populist rage. Now, it's burning out of control

By Kay Armin Serjoie / Tehran

The Last Thing Iran Wants Is Full-On War with Saudi Arabia. Here's Why

It would almost certainly lose a direct match-up — and it's winning the proxy wars it is fighting

By Kay Armin Serjoie / Tehran

Trump's Gaffe Unites Iran in Anger Against Him

Not the ones you'd expect

By Kay Armin Serjoie / Tehran

How a Hunger Strike in Iran Spells Trouble for Hassan Rouhani

Mehdi Karroubi, 79, was demanding a public trial

By Kay Armin Serjoie / Tehran

Iran's Conservatives Use Trump Speech to Attack Rouhani

The moderate president's election honeymoon didn't last long

By Kay Armin Serjoie / Tehran

Iran Set to Vote for President

The conservatives blame incumbent Hassan Rouhani for presiding over an era of economic decline

By Kay Armin Serjoie / Tehran and and Karl Vick

Ahmadinejad Shocks Iran With Bid for Presidency

The former President's surprise bid might encourage reformists to get behind flailing President Hassan Rouhani

By Kay Armin Serjoie / Tehran

U.S. Wrestlers in Iran Practice Hands-On Diplomacy

In sports at least the U.S> and Iran can get along

By Kay Armin Serjoie / Kermanshah

Iran's Rouhani Left Exposed by Trump's Travel Ban

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani had been staking reelection hopes on the now threatened U.S.-Iran nuclear deal

By Kay Armin Serjoie / Tehran

Iran Unites, Briefly, to Mourn Ex-President Rafsanjani

But the death of Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani could drive a fresh wedge between reformists and conservatives

By Kay Armin Serjoie / Tehran

Iran Ex-President's Death Could Embolden Hard-Liners

The sudden passing of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani could fundamentally redraw the political map in Iran

By Kay Armin Serjoie / Tehran

Iran Investigates If Series of Oil Industry Accidents Were Caused by Cyber Attack

A series of fires and explosions in recent weeks has killed one and caused major damage

By Kay Armin Serjoie/Tehran

The Divide Over the Nuclear Deal in Iran

The nuclear deal is controversial in Washington and Iran

By Kay Armin Serjoie/Tehran

Neighboring Iran Warily Watches Turkey's Attempted Coup

The coup is felt even in Turkey's third city of Izmir

By Kay Armin Serjoie/Izmir, Turkey
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