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Iranians protest in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, Nov. 16, 2022. Photo via
@FSeifikaran/Twitter.

Why does no one seem to care about Iran’s Kurdish population?

Plagued by internal division and under assault by the Iranian regime, Iran's 10-million-strong Kurdish population faces an uncertain future.

August 6, 2023

Iraqi Kurdish journalist: ‘I feel at home in Israel’

“Our Middle East” with host Dan Diker and guest Suzan Quitaz, Ep. 12

June 13, 2023

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Feb. 6, 2016. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Beat Iran at its own game

As Iran takes advantage of Israel's enemies, Israel should respond by taking advantage of Iran's enemies.

May 29, 2023

A poster of Syrian President Bashar Assad attached to a checkpoint on the outskirts of Damascus, Jan. 14, 2012. Credit: Elizabeth Arrott via Wikimedia Commons.

While Russia, Turkey and Iran divide Syria, the US looks on

The U.S. should not abandon its Kurdish allies or withdraw its forces from the war-torn country.

Dr. Eric R. Mandel

January 17, 2023

Iranians protest in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, Nov. 16, 2022. Photo via
@FSeifikaran/Twitter.

The Iranian regime is intensifying its violence against protesters

Facing unprecedented upheaval, the regime has also decided to target Iran’s Kurdish minority.

Ioannis E. Kotoulas

December 12, 2022

A protester holds a picture of Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish woman whose death in the custody of Iran’s “morality police” has sparked widespread unrest. Source: Twitter.

As Iran faces pressure, Kurds seize the moment

Long oppressed by Persian-dominated governments in Tehran, the Kurds—often seen as Israel’s best friends—have led the revolution against the Islamic Republic.

Dmitri Shufutinsky

October 19, 2022

A protester holds a picture of Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish woman whose death in the custody of Iran’s “morality police” has sparked widespread unrest. Source: Twitter.

Iran cracks down on Kurdish regions amid unrest

A source in Sanandaj told Reuters that riot police were searching residences and arresting dozens of young people. The scene was extremely tense, with hundreds of police officers on the city's streets.

October 13, 2022

Syrian President Bashar Assad. Credit: Photowalking/Shutterstock.

Implications of the revival of contacts between Syria and Turkey

Despite significant signs of rapprochement between Ankara and Damascus, the situation of de facto partition and frozen conflict in Syria seems likely to continue.

September 13, 2022

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Credit: Ververidis Vasilis/Shutterstock.

Turkey and Iran: ‘Keep your friends close but enemies closer’

Turkey’s mending of ties with Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and even Egypt serves to isolate Iran even further.

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak

July 20, 2022