Tag "Rouhani"
International
Security
Geneva talks are critical for the Iranian economy
Iran will take part in the P5+1 talks in Geneva later this week, in what could be a critical step in rapprochement between the U.S. and Iran. Central to the talks
Middle East/North Africa
Security
Will a Moderate Iran Ease Regional Tensions?
A recent Global Risk Insights post discussed an apparent softening of rhetoric on the part of Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, and foreign minister, Javad Zarif. Whether or not that apparent
Economics
Middle East/North Africa
Working Class Iranians Demand Labor Reforms
Last week, several hundred unemployed, underemployed, and underpaid steelworkers demonstrated in Tehran outside of the Iranian parliament. In the wake of the election of moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani many working