Karim Sadjadpour
Carnegie Endowment
Washington, DC, United States
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Why the U.S. Assassination of Soleimani Is a Windfall for Iran’s Mullahs
Inside the Islamic Republic, the impact of Soleimani’s death will take years to appreciate. But its immediate effect was to throw the regime a lifeline. → Read More
The High-Stakes Confrontation Between Trump and Khamenei
Neither leader appears to want escalating conflict—yet that’s precisely where things seem to be headed. → Read More
Six Components of a Syria Strategy
The United States cannot ignore nor extricate itself from Syria without durably harming its regional interests and the post-WWII liberal order it helped create. Only through discipline, commitment, and leadership can Washington help bring peace to Syria. → Read More
What’s Driving the Deadly Protests in Iran?
Speaking with PBS’ NewsHour, Carnegie’s Karim Sadjadpour discussed the ongoing protests in Iran. Sadjadpour noted that while the protests are smaller than those in 2009, they are more geographically spread out. Furthermore, the proliferation of smart phones across the country since the last wave of protest make it increasingly difficult for the regime to control information, he added. → Read More
What Is Fueling the Protests in Iran?
As protests continue across Iran, there are many questions about the strength of the regime, the protesters’ goals, and how regional and international actors will respond. → Read More
The Battle for Iran
Protest movements in the Middle East face enormous repressive hurdles and rarely have happy endings. → Read More
Iran in Transition: The Implications of the Islamic Republic’s Changing Demographics
Iran has entered a growth-friendly demographic window of opportunity, during which prime-age workers outnumber children and elderly dependents. This period will profoundly shape Iran’s future. → Read More
The Path Forward on Iran: Contain, Enforce, Engage
How the United States can confront challenges by vigorously enforcing the JCPOA despite the non-certification decision, while also taking additional steps to limit Iran’s nuclear and regional activities, and engage Iran economically and diplomatically. → Read More
The United States and Iran
As the U.S. and Iran find themselves on opposing sides of conflicts across the region, the Trump administration will decide in the coming weeks if they will recertify the Iran nuclear deal. → Read More
The Rivalry Will Grow
The Saudi-Iran rivalry for preeminence in the Middle East is more likely to escalate rather than deescalate in the coming years. → Read More
Iranian Military Blames Saudi Arabia For Tehran Terror Attack
The recent terrorist attack in Tehran is evidence that Iran is not immune to the effects of the ongoing regional turmoil. → Read More
Trump Harshly Criticizes Iran During Speech in Saudi Arabia
President Trump delivered harsh criticism of Iran on his recent trip to Saudi Arabia, but the comments may have overlooked recent developments in both Tehran and Washington. → Read More
Maximum Drama, Minimum Change: Iran’s Presidential Elections
While the differences between Rouhani and Raisi are meaningful, and the competition between them is genuine, four decades of Iranian presidential elections have had little impact on Iran’s major domestic and foreign policies. → Read More
How America Could Stumble Into War With Iran
As a new administration takes office, the prospect of conflict with Iran is more likely than ever. → Read More
Former Iranian President Rafsanjani Dies At 82
The death of Iranian ex-President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, one of the original pillars of the 1979 Revolution, could have broad effects on Iran’s reformist movement. → Read More
Sons of the Iranian Revolution
Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani helped Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ascend to the supreme leadership of Iran and spent the next three decades trying, unsuccessfully, to wrestle power back from the man he enthroned. → Read More
Perkovich and Sadjadpour on What a Trump Presidency Means for Iran
Carnegie Vice President for Studies George Perkovich and Senior Fellow Karim Sadjadpour discuss Iranian reactions to Trump’s election, possibilities for U.S.-Iranian relations and the international sanctions regime, and the future of the Iran nuclear deal. (Runtime - 21:23) → Read More
Abbas Kiarostami’s Long Shadow
The death of famed Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami was greeted with great sorrow, though his shadow will only grow larger with the passage of time. → Read More
Iran’s Economic Challenges
Speaking with CNBC, Carnegie’s Karim Sadjadpour offered insight to the challenges facing Iran and what Tehran needs to do to transition back into the banking system and big business. → Read More
Iranian Civil Society: Past, Present, and Future
In a neighborhood engulfed in turmoil, Iran has enjoyed relative political stability of late. But have the rifts between state and society been reconciled? → Read More