Reza H. Akbari (@rezahakbari) is an Iran Program Officer at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting. Reza conducts research on Iranian domestic politics, US foreign policy toward Iran, Shi'a politics, political transition, and democracy. He holds an MA in Middle East Studies from George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs

Cleaning House in Tehran

[caption id="attachment_55250159" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iranian investors watch the prices of shares at the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE)…

Rouhani Goes to College

[caption id="attachment_55251047" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Iranian students listen to the lecture of a professor in the campus of Tehran…