Reading:

PARSA, Misagh. Democracy in Iran: why it failed and how it might succeed. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2016. ISBN 978-0-674-54504-5. Chapter 8 p. 247-264, PART IV: IRRECONCILABLE CONFLICTS p. 247 – 290 Ch. 8. Why the Movement Failed 247 Ch.  9. Irreconcilable Conflicts and Endless Repression 265 Ch. 10. The Path Forward 

CRONIN, Stephanie. Social histories of Iran: modernism and marginality in the Middle East. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. ISBN 978-1-107-19084-9. Chapter 6 p. 235 - 276

Recommended material:

Timeline: The Rise, Spread, and Fall of the Islamic State | Wilson Center. (n.d.). Retrieved November 23, 2023, from https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/timeline-the-rise-spread-and-fall-the-islamic-state

YOUSUF, S., & Azmi, R. (2023). Iran’s Strategic behavior against ISIS: Religio-Cultural context of shrines and martyrdom. *Strategic Analysis, 47*(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/09700161.2023.2179750

ZAFAR MEHDI, S. (2023). Iran says foiled 30 'terrorist’ attacks, arrested 28 Daesh/ISIS members. *AA.* https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iran-says-foiled-30-terrorist-attacks-arrested-28-daesh-isis-members/2999912