President Raisi is working to revitalise the Islamic Republic’s revolutionary values. While direct responses to socio-economic discontent consist of taking repressive measures, the government is also implementing a policy mixture shaped by the “jihadi” management style of a re-revolutionising elite.
On 5 June 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Egypt severed their diplomatic relations with Qatar, alleging that the emirate was pursuing collaboration with Iran. An ultimatum to stop this course followed. However, these moves were motivated more by Saudi Arabia’s…
