A powerful and highly anticipated political book is slated for release in the coming weeks, already generating buzz among academics, foreign policy experts, and human rights advocates. Titled Tehran’s Dictator, this forthcoming 425-page volume is the latest work by Iranian writer and political analyst Erfan Fard, who often writes op-eds for Arutz Sheva and currently resides in the United States.
Known for his bold, unfiltered critiques of Iran’s clerical regime, Fard’s analyses regularly appear in American and Israeli media. His previous titles—The Gruesome Mullah, Black Shabbat, and Regime Change in Iran—have established him as a prominent voice in the Iranian diaspora and a sharp observer of Middle Eastern geopolitics.
Tehran’s Dictator: Khamenei’s Reign of Terror in Iran (1989–2025) promises to deliver Fard’s most comprehensive critique yet. The book offers an unflinching examination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s decades-long grip on power and its devastating consequences for Iran’s political development, civil liberties, and cultural legacy.
In the book’s introduction, Fard identifies Khamenei as “the central obstacle to democracy and progress in Iran,” arguing that the Islamic Republic’s ruling Shi’a clerics have severely damaged the nation's political fabric and undermined more than 5,500 years of Iranian history and civilization.
This new volume is poised to become essential reading for scholars, policymakers, and anyone seeking to understand the inner workings of Iran’s theocratic regime. With the official release date approaching, Tehran’s Dictator is expected to fuel fresh debate about the future of Iran and the long shadow cast by its Supreme Leader.
