Doron Itzchakov
ARTICLES BY: Doron Itzchakov
Iran Faces Economic Challenges as Its Currency Plunges
The sharp decline in the value of the Iranian currency is causing upheaval in the Iranian economy, and challenging the government and the banking sector....
The Rivalry of Iran and Bahrain: Ancient Ambitions, New Tactics
Iran’s push for hegemony in the Persian Gulf is hardly new. It stems from geostrategic and geopolitical factors related to the region’s importance in all...
Iran’s New Anti-Israel ‘Resistance Axis’
The launch of an Iranian drone into Israel and the escalation that followed constitute a new phase in the Iranian-Israeli conflict, which until now has been...
39 Years Since the Establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran
On February 1, 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Mousavi Khomeini landed at Mehrabad Airport to the cheering of the crowds. Ten days later, he declared the establishment...
Protests in Iran: Social Challenges vs. Foreign Policy Ambitions
The social protests currently taking place in Iran arise from the gap between the Islamic leadership’s ambition for regional hegemony, and ordinary people’s desire for...