Discussion Topic: Understanding Iran

Possible Starting Place

News In Context

"Country Profile: Iran," BBC News.
James Reynolds, "Profile: Iran's 'Unremarkable' Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei," BBC News, August 4, 2011.
"Admadinejad v. Ayatollah: Who Will Win Iran Dust-Up?," BBC News, July 8, 2011.
James Reynolds, "Iran's Place In The New Middle East," BBC News, May 4, 2011.
"Profile: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad," BBC News, August 4, 2010.
"Profile: Iran's Revolutionary Guards," BBC News, October 18, 2009.
Roger Hardy, "Analysis: The Power Struggle In Iran," BBC News, July 29, 2009.
Bridget Kendall, "Insight: Iran And Lessons From History," June 17, 2009.
"Guide: How Iran Is Ruled," BBC News, June 9, 2009.
"Iran Marks Ayatollah Khomeini Anniversary," BBC News, June 4, 2009.
Azadeh Moaveni, "Most Fundamentalist," New York Times, May 7, 2009.
"Remembering Iran's Revolution," Guardian, 2009: A special series from the British publication.
"Inside Iran," BBC Special Report, February 19, 2008: A series of news articles.
Greg Bruno and Lionel Beehner, "Iran And The Future Of Afghanistan," Council On Foreign Relations Backgrounder, March 30, 2009.
"Iran's Ethnic Groups," Council On Foreign Relations Backgrounder, November 29, 2006.
Lionel Beehner, "Iran's Multifaceted Foreign Policy," Council On Foreign Relations Backgrounder, April 7, 2006.

Articles

Jon Lee Anderson, "Letter From Tehran: After The Crackdown," New Yorker (August 16, 2010).
Stephen Kinzer, "Inside Iran's Fury," Smithsonian (October 2008).
Afshin Molavi, "A New Day In Iran?," Smithsonian (March 2005).

Audio Sources

"Revolutions In Iran," BBC Documentary Archive, March 1, 2011.
"The Iran Primer," Diane Rehm Show, WAMU, November 30, 2010.
"Iran's Political And Social Landscape," Diane Rehm Show, WAMU, September 20, 2010.
"Iran And The West, Part One: From Khomeni To Ahmedinejad," BBC Documentary Archive, July 20, 2009.
"Iran And The West, Part Two: From Khomeni To Ahmedinejad," BBC Documentary Archive, July 27, 2009.
"Iran And The West, Part Three: After 9/11," BBC Documentary Archive, August 3, 2009.
Ian Black and Jim Powell, "The Iranian Revolution: '30 Years On, Its Legacy Still Looms Large,'" Guardian, February 3, 2009.
"Children Of The Revolution, Part One," BBC Documentary Archive, September 8, 2008.
"Children Of The Revolution, Part Two," BBC Documentary Archive, October 8, 2008.
"Hooman Majd, Considering The Iranian 'Paradox,'" Fresh Air, WHYY, September 25, 2008.

Video Sources

"Iran And The West," BBC 2, February 2009:
"The Man Who Changed The World": Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6.
"Pariah State": Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6.
"Nuclear Confrontation": Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6.
"Legacy Of A Revolution," AlJazeera English, February 2009: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4.
"Anatomy Of A Revolution," AlJazeera English, February 2009: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4.
"Iran And Persia: The Fall Of A Shah," BBC World News, 2009: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6; Part 7; Part 8; Part 9; Part 10.