Into the Shadows: Radical Vigilantes in Khatami's Iran

by Michael Rubin

This text explores the history of Iran's vigilante groups, their accelerated activity after Muhammad Khatami's 1997 election and the challenges these groups present to US policymakers interested in gradual rapprochement with Iran.

Genres: Iran

126 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2001

About the author

Michael Rubin is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a senior lecturer at the Naval Postgraduate School's Department of National Security Affairs, and previously edited the Middle East Quarterly.