Economic Alarm Bells Ring Louder as Iran’s Leaders Hold Crisis Meetings - Iran News Update

Shiites Await a Savior. How Should They Govern Now?

HUSSEIN FALEH / Contributor / Getty (This is part three of a four-part series on Shiite Islam and the Iranian regime. Please click here to read parts one and two.) The previous articles centered on the origins of Shiite Islam and its political history to examine the Shiite basis for Iran’s vision of government, one that is based on the central concept of wilayat al-faqih, translated literally as “guardianship of the jurist,” meaning the rule of …

Economic Alarm Bells Ring Louder as Iran’s Leaders Hold Crisis Meetings - Iran News Update

Short-Term Interventions Fail to Mask Structural Economic Decay Amid Political Turbulence In a significant sign of mounting economic distress, the regular meetings of Iran’s three government branches—now joined by Hamid Pourmohammadi, head of the Planning and Budget Organization—have reignited debate over the country’s deepening economic crisis. Images released from the meeting show Pourmohammadi presenting charts and data to the heads of state,…