Kasra Aarabi


Kasra Aarabi is the director of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps research at United Against Nuclear Iran, a nonresident scholar at the Middle East Institute, and the former Iran Program lead at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.

Articles by Kasra Aarabi
Iranians prepare for the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, in Tajrish Square, Tehran, on March 19.
Iranians prepare for the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, in Tajrish Square, Tehran, on March 19.
Thousands of Iranians attend a rally that marks the 46th anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 10.
Thousands of Iranians attend a rally that marks the 46th anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 10.
An Iranian woman holds a poster displaying Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and other figures whose deaths have been blamed on Israel, during a funeral procession for Haniyeh in Tehran on August 1.
An Iranian woman holds a poster displaying Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and other figures whose deaths have been blamed on Israel, during a funeral procession for Haniyeh in Tehran on August 1.
Members of Iran’s Basij force hold the flags of Iran, Lebanon, and proxy forces including Hezbollah during a rally commemorating Quds Day.
Members of Iran’s Basij force hold the flags of Iran, Lebanon, and proxy forces including Hezbollah during a rally commemorating Quds Day.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (left) and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud exchange documents after signing a memorandum of understanding in Beijing on April 6.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (left) and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud exchange documents after signing a memorandum of understanding in Beijing on April 6.
Hossein Salami, the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, delivers a speech during a rally.
Hossein Salami, the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, delivers a speech during a rally.
Hossein Taeb, then-head of the intelligence apparatus of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, looks on during a meeting in Tehran on June 24, 2018.
Hossein Taeb, then-head of the intelligence apparatus of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, looks on during a meeting in Tehran on June 24, 2018.
An Iranian woman walks past an anti-American mural on the wall of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran on May 8, 2018.
An Iranian woman walks past an anti-American mural on the wall of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran on May 8, 2018.
Iranian mourners stand on a bridge during the final stage of funeral processions for Qassem Suleimani in Kerman on Jan. 7.
Iranian mourners stand on a bridge during the final stage of funeral processions for Qassem Suleimani in Kerman on Jan. 7.
Protesters gather at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, amid ongoing anti-government demonstrations.
Protesters gather at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, amid ongoing anti-government demonstrations.