Abadan, The Rise and Demise of an Oil Metropolis
The image of Abadan as a vanguard city of oil-driven modernity was transformed by its role in the 19[...]

How Iran Will Respond to New SanctionsSince December 2017, Iran’s currency, the rial, has lost one-third of its value. And on April 10, the exchange rate’s rapid depreciation prompted the government...
French-Iranian Writer’s Debut NovelI’m always chasing after the present. But the present doesn’t exist. It’s only an intermission, a temporary respite, which might at any moment be swept away, de...
Abadan, The Rise and Demise of an Oil MetropolisIn its summer 2018 issue (287), Middle East Report published articles on the sources of displacement, dispossession, and loss found throughout urban areas in th...
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