How Iranians See Their Country

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In The Media

How Iranians See Their Country

Thirty years after its Islamic revolution, Iran is still in flux. Experts discuss common American misperceptions about Iran, the role of Iranian youth in domestic politics, and Iran's electoral process.

By Karim Sadjadpour

Published on Feb 13, 2009

Source: NPR.org

Thirty years after its Islamic revolution, Iran is still in flux: Its economy is hurting; the struggle between social and economic reforms and the status quo endures; and a new U.S. administration is rethinking its approach to its long-time antagonist.

NPR's Steve Inskeep held a live chat session with Carnegie's Karim Sadjadpour, Azadeh Moaveni and Hooman Madj about Iranian attitudes toward their country. Topics included common American misperceptions about Iran, the role of Iranian youth in domestic politics, and Iran's electoral process as it prepares for presidential elections in June.

About the Author

Karim Sadjadpour

Senior Fellow, Middle East Program

Karim Sadjadpour is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on Iran and U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East.

Recent Work

Q&A
Iran Wanted to Survive the War. Now What?
- Suzanne Maloney, Aaron David Miller, Karim Sadjadpour
Q&A
What’s Keeping the Iranian Regime in Power—for Now
- Aaron David Miller, Karim Sadjadpour, Robin Wright

Political Reform Foreign Policy Middle East Iran

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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