Publications

The Coming Iranian Revolution. (2026, March 3). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/opinion/iran-revolution-khomeini-shah.html

Iran’s Crown Prince Has Become Indispensable. (2026, January 16). Foreign Policy. https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/16/iran-crown-prince-reza-pahlavi-protests/

Iran’s Regime Is Losing Its Greatest Weapon: Fear. (2026, January 16). New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/opinion/iran-fear-demonstrations-islamic-republic.html

Iran is on the edge of revolution. (2026, January 8). The New Statesman. https://www.newstatesman.com/world/middle-east/2026/01/iran-is-on-the-edge-of-revolution

Ali Khamenei: A Profile in Dogma. (2026). Liberties Journal, 6(2). https://libertiesjournal.com/articles/alikhamenei-profile-in-dogma/

Christian “Resurrection” in Islamic Iran?. (2025, December 9). Hoover Digest. https://www.hoover.org/research/christian-resurrection-islamic-iran

Khamenei, Don Quixote, and Culture Wars. (2025, October 13). The Caravan. https://www.hoover.org/research/khamenei-don-quixote-and-culture-wars

McFaul, M., & Milani, A. (2025, July 25). The Real Meaning of Putin’s Middle East Failure. Foreign Affairs. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/real-meaning-putins-middle-east-failure-michael-mcfaul

Hecker, S., & Milani, A. (2025, July 8). Time for Iran to make a no-enrichment nuclear deal. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. https://thebulletin.org/2025/07/time-for-iran-to-make-a-no-enrichment-nuclear-deal/

Ayatollah Khamenei faces a nuclear nightmare. (2025, June 23). The New Statesman. https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2025/06/ayatollah-khamenei-faces-a-nuclear-nightmare

Only Democracy Can End Iran’s Nuclear Threat. (2025, June 18). Project Syndicate. https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/only-regime-change-can-end-iran-nuclear-threat-by-abbas-milani-2025-06

Milani, A., & Afshar, M. (2025). Simorgh: Portraits on My Mind . Mage Publishers. https://mage.com/simorgh-portraits-on-my-mind/

Milani, A., & Ghereghlou, K. (2025). Shadman’s Diaries: In Pursuit of Western Civilization, 1933-1943 (Volume 2). Mage Publishers. https://mage.com/shadman-diaries-in-pursuit-of-western-civilization-1933-1943-volume-2-diaries-in-persian/

A Dangerous Dance for Israel and Iran. (2024, October 4). Project Syndicate. https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/israel-iran-deterrance-escalating-attacks-by-abbas-milani-2024-10

Reza Shah and his crown prince (in Persian). (2024, July 13). Āso. https://www.aasoo.org/fa/articles/4857

Iran’s Succession Crisis Is a Legitimacy Crisis. (2024, May 27). Project Syndicate. https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/iran-succession-crisis-exposes-regime-legitimacy-deficit-by-abbas-milani-2024-05

Guns and Paranoia. (2024, April 17). Hoover Digest. https://www.hoover.org/research/guns-and-paranoia

The War of Goharshad Mosque; The Story of Gohrshad Mosque narrated by the book "Behlool and Reza Shah" (in Persian). (2024, March 25). Āso. https://www.aasoo.org/fa/articles/4694

Khamenei’s Muscular “Soft Power” in the US. (2023, December 5). The Caravan. https://www.hoover.org/research/khameneis-muscular-soft-power-us

Ed. Satrapi, M. (2023). Women’s Rights: An Age-Old Battle. Femme, Vie, Liberté. L’Iconoclaste. https://www.placedeslibraires.fr/livre/9782378803780-femme-vie-liberte-marjane-satrapi/