Foreign Affairs
The Next Iran Iran should be judged by a standard of normalcy, not necessarily liberal democracy.
A veiled Iranian woman carrying an Iran flag while attending a gathering out of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, also known as the studentโs day or national day against global arrogance, November 4, 2022. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
When I was turning 8 or 9, my parents let me pick the restaurant weโd dine at to celebrate my birthday with a few friends. I picked an Indian restaurant not too far from our house in...