About THE FRAME
Most analysis of Iran stops at the surface. To understand the country, you have to look at the logic of its survival, and the lives shaped by it.
The Frame is a publication by Mehdi Parpanchi and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin.
Together, we bring decades of reporting and editorial experience to Iran, its politics, its economy, and its place in the world.
Mehdi Parpanchi is an Iranian journalist, broadcaster, analyst, and editor based in Washington, D.C. He is currently an Executive Editor at Iran International, where he founded the network’s U.S. operation and leads its Washington-based coverage. Before that, he served as Iran Service Director at Radio Farda and was a lead presenter at BBC Persian, where he covered Iranian politics and regional affairs for more than fifteen years.
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin is the head of digital news services at Iran International. Previously, he was a Reuters correspondent covering Iran’s nuclear negotiations, sanctions, and global energy markets. In 2023, he won the National Press Club’s Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence. Bozorgmehr has made several documentaries on Iran, Syria, and Afghanistan, screened on the BBC, ABC, and Amazon Prime. His book Stolen Revolution: Betrayal and Hope in Modern Iran will be published in June.
The Frame looks at Iran not only as a headline, a nuclear file, or a battlefield in regional politics, but as a political system with its own logic of survival. It also looks at the lived reality of Iranians: repression, inflation, sanctions, surveillance, exile, and the daily compromises. Too much outside analysis treats Iranians as background characters in a story about the regime. We do not.
The Frame offers the subtle nuances that never make it into the headlines. We help readers understand the contradictory nature of developments in Iran through clear analysis and news wrap-ups. We will help you stay informed about the latest policies through our newsletters. We investigate issues with long-term impacts on the country and the region.
Beyond rhetoric. Beneath the headlines.
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