The International Institute for Iranian Studies (Rasanah) has issued the Iran Case File (ICF) for July 2023. The file provides readers in general and researchers in particular with an in-depth analysis and overview of Iran’s variant interactions and affairs. The file is divided into two main parts: Internal Affairs and External Affairs (regional and international affairs).
Internal Affairs is divided into four main files. The Political File sheds light on the resumption of the “morality police” patrols and the new hijab law that will impose harsher punishments on women who fail to observe the mandated dress codes. The Military File discusses the objectives and results of the Belarussian defense minister’s visit to Iran as well as Iran’s project to build a drone facility in Belarus with Russian support. The Social File focuses on human rights abuses in Iranian prisons and the international reactions to these abuses as well as the conditions inside them. The Ideological File reviews the sectarianism apparent in the remarks of Nouri al-Maliki, the leader of Iraq’s Dawa Party, against Prophet Muhammad’s companions and prominent Sunni figures. It also explains the current disagreements regarding Muqtada al-Sadr’s religious authority with those who oppose the claim that he lacks the religious credentials to be a marja. Finally, the file looks at the criticism launched against his father Mohammad Mohammad Sadiq al-Sadr by Dawa Party affiliates.
External Affairs discusses Iran’s interactions with both its Arab neighbors and international actors. As for its relations with the Gulf states, the dispute over the Dorra gas field resumed after Iran announced its intention to start drilling and exploring in the gas field, which lies within the common maritime border between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Saudi Arabia, accordingly, issued a statement refuting Iran’s claims. This part also sheds light on Iranian reactions to the international summit held in Jeddah to forge a roadmap to end the Russia-Ukraine war. As for Iran’s interactions with Iraq, the Iraqi file discusses the factors and dimensions of the renewed conflict between Sadr and Maliki as well as the latter’s attempts to delegitimize Sadr as a marja in order to erode his influence among the followers of the Sadrist Movement. As for the Syrian file, it reviews the implications of the recent mobilization and escalation between Syria’s allies (Iran and Russia) and the United States in the country’s eastern region. This is in addition to analyzing their variant objectives and aspirations. At the international level, the uncertainty surrounding the nuclear talks as well as US and Iranian attempts to impose pressure in order to gain as much leverage as possible in the negotiations are discussed.
Rasanah Issues Iran Case File for July 2023
The International Institute for Iranian Studies (Rasanah) has issued the Iran Case File (ICF) for July 2023. The file provides readers in general and researchers in particular with an in-depth analysis and overview of Iran’s variant interactions and affairs. The file is divided into two main parts: Internal Affairs and External Affairs (regional and international affairs).
Internal Affairs is divided into four main files. The Political File sheds light on the resumption of the “morality police” patrols and the new hijab law that will impose harsher punishments on women who fail to observe the mandated dress codes. The Military File discusses the objectives and results of the Belarussian defense minister’s visit to Iran as well as Iran’s project to build a drone facility in Belarus with Russian support. The Social File focuses on human rights abuses in Iranian prisons and the international reactions to these abuses as well as the conditions inside them. The Ideological File reviews the sectarianism apparent in the remarks of Nouri al-Maliki, the leader of Iraq’s Dawa Party, against Prophet Muhammad’s companions and prominent Sunni figures. It also explains the current disagreements regarding Muqtada al-Sadr’s religious authority with those who oppose the claim that he lacks the religious credentials to be a marja. Finally, the file looks at the criticism launched against his father Mohammad Mohammad Sadiq al-Sadr by Dawa Party affiliates.
External Affairs discusses Iran’s interactions with both its Arab neighbors and international actors. As for its relations with the Gulf states, the dispute over the Dorra gas field resumed after Iran announced its intention to start drilling and exploring in the gas field, which lies within the common maritime border between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Saudi Arabia, accordingly, issued a statement refuting Iran’s claims. This part also sheds light on Iranian reactions to the international summit held in Jeddah to forge a roadmap to end the Russia-Ukraine war. As for Iran’s interactions with Iraq, the Iraqi file discusses the factors and dimensions of the renewed conflict between Sadr and Maliki as well as the latter’s attempts to delegitimize Sadr as a marja in order to erode his influence among the followers of the Sadrist Movement. As for the Syrian file, it reviews the implications of the recent mobilization and escalation between Syria’s allies (Iran and Russia) and the United States in the country’s eastern region. This is in addition to analyzing their variant objectives and aspirations. At the international level, the uncertainty surrounding the nuclear talks as well as US and Iranian attempts to impose pressure in order to gain as much leverage as possible in the negotiations are discussed.
