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Yusef Jalali

Yusef Jalali

Yusef Jalali is a journalist covering Middle East politics, with a focus on Iran’s foreign policy and regional power dynamics

Yusef Jalali is a journalist covering Middle East politics, with a focus on Iran’s foreign policy and regional power dynamics

Articles from author

Brewing change: How coffee is challenging Iran’s centuries-old tea tradition

Once a nation of tea lovers, Iran is witnessing a quiet revolution as coffee culture seeps into daily life, reshaping habits, businesses, and even social spaces from Tehran to the smallest towns.

Brewing change: How coffee is challenging Iran’s centuries-old tea tradition

Brewing change: How coffee is challenging Iran’s centuries-old tea tradition

FATF deadlock shows Iran caught between ‘resistance axis’ and economic peril

As the Iranian economy buckles under an ever-growing wave of Western pressure, Tehran faces two choices: Either relax ideological grip or brace for deeper isolation.

FATF deadlock shows Iran caught between ‘resistance axis’ and economic peril

FATF deadlock shows Iran caught between ‘resistance axis’ and economic peril

Economic apocalypse or just another day in Iran? What snapback sanctions mean for the country.

As the West reimposes sweeping sanctions, experts unpack how the Shia-majority nation will traverse the slippery road.

Economic apocalypse or just another day in Iran? What snapback sanctions mean for the country.

Economic apocalypse or just another day in Iran? What snapback sanctions mean for the country.

As snapback sanctions loom, Iran caught between defiance and diplomacy

Faced with even more crippling embargoes, Tehran is weighing its options: whether to heed the domestic hardliners or adopt a more pragmatic approach.

As snapback sanctions loom, Iran caught between defiance and diplomacy

As snapback sanctions loom, Iran caught between defiance and diplomacy