Fatwas in Shiʿa jurisprudence are typically non-binding legal opinions. However, within the institutional framework of the ...

It is hard even to digest the incredible train of events of the last few days in the Middle East. Iran had been reduced to an ...

The future of the Islamic Republic may be shaped more by the country’s culture and politics than by the military prowess of ...

Even worse for the theocracy, Iran’s temporary reprieve came from the now magnanimous but still hated Donald Trump. So ends ...

Some Americans have a constitutional right to insist on theocracy. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, supremecourt.gov, and Amazon.

Since then the Islamic Republic of Iran has vowed to end U.S. imperialism and eradicate Israel. Now, the United States and ...

The war may be over in Iran’s 12-day conflict with Israel, but the battle over the future of Tehran is likely to soon begin.