Mohsen Sazegara

A co-founder of Iran's Revolutionary Guards who became one of the Islamic Republic's leading critics, Mohsen Sazegara speaks every week about Iran's politics, economy and the struggle for democracy. Here are his talks in full English translation, with his articles and interviews.

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Ghalibaf's meeting with Mojtaba in a metro tunnel for peace

Today the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency, followed by agencies like Mehr, IRNA and others, reported that Mr. Ghalibaf had met with Mojtaba Khamenei. They repeated the usual boilerplate: that in this meeting they…

Elections in Israel and America and their impact on the war with Iran

Over the past few days, the intensifying war between the Houthis, that is, the Ansarullah government in Yemen, and Saudi Arabia has taken on new dimensions and quickly rose to the top of the world news. Saudi Arabia has…

The Guardian's report on the trial of Parviz Sabeti, deputy of the Shah's SAVAK

Mr. Trump announced today that, after talks with Putin, Russia is to send 300,000 tons of diesel to the world market immediately, another 500,000 tons next month, in November, and one million tons later on. He said, and…

The resignation of the Oil Minister and speculations

The resignation of Mohsen Paknejad, the Minister of Oil, and its acceptance by Mr. Pezeshkian, the head of the government, has prompted a great deal of speculation and analysis. The official position announced by the…

The 256,000-toman dollar and Mojtaba's claim of the world's fourth power

According to Mr. Araghchi and Ms. Mohajerani, the spokesperson of the Pezeshkian government, last night, Tuesday night, America responded to Iran's seven-point plan, and Tehran is now evaluating the American response.…

End of the meeting between Xi and Trump, without a joint decision regarding Iran

The meeting between Mr. Xi, the President of China, and Mr. Trump, the President of the United States, has come to an end. Naturally, a meeting between the world's two leading economic, and even military, powers drew…

Review of speeches and negotiations between Iran and America in New York

The annual session of the UN General Assembly, where the heads of various countries come and give speeches, began yesterday. Mr. Trump, who by General Assembly tradition naturally gave the first speech yesterday,…

War or peace, which one has become more likely?

Developments over the past few days have raised the likelihood of war, and at the same time the likelihood of peace. On the war side, the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, which is responsible for running the war,…

Anniversary of Iran's girl revolution, strike in Kurdistan

It shows the continuity of this deep social and cultural movement. The Woman, Life, Freedom revolution, for which the killing of Iran's daughter, Mahsa Amini, Jina Amini, at the hands of the agents of the regime was the…

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  • Translated from Persian
    Is Iran's Economy Headed Toward Hyperinflation?

    Is Iran's Economy Heading Toward Hyperinflation? Lessons from Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Russia and the Weimar Republic for Iran Mounting economic pressure weighs heavily on the lives of the Iranian people, and conditions…

  • Translated from Persian
    A Letter Addressed to Mojtaba Khamenei

    A Letter to Mojtaba Khamenei A Preliminary Word Mr. Mojtaba Khamenei's leadership is shrouded in ambiguity. He is an absent leader. No one knows whether he is alive or dead, conscious or in a coma, whether he still has…

  • Translated from Persian
    An Economic Tsunami Is Coming: What Is the Solution?

    An Economic Tsunami Is Coming: What Is the Remedy? The war that the United States and Israel waged against Iran has inflicted direct damage on the country of between 270 and 500 billion dollars (according to estimates…

  • By SazegaraThe Economist (By Invitation)
    Iran's Revolutionary Guards won't defend the regime to the last man

    In this By Invitation essay, Sazegara traces how the IRGC drifted from its founding idea of a small people's army in three stages: into the economy after the Iran-Iraq war, into politics to suppress the reform movement,…

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