Iran
A Fragmented Labor Force, Strict Security, and Other Factors Constrain Workers from Mobilizing, Not Apathy or Ignorance
Iranians Plead on Social Media for U.S. Intervention Now, Not Next Week, Which They Warn May Be Too Late
The Fall of the Islamic Republic Could Reverberate, Causing Turks and Azeris to Put Their Lives on the Line to Fight Dictatorships in Their Countries
The past Two Weeks of Protests Have Confirmed the Group Has No Backing or Legitimacy Among Ordinary Iranians
Protesters Mocked Khamenei’s Latest Speech, in Which He Declared That the World Should Wait for the ‘Collapse of Trump’s Regime’
A Challenge to the Regime by Religious Leaders Could Deliver the Coup de Grâce to the Islamic Republic
Many Followers Claim to Speak on His Behalf, but Their Approach Is Immature and They Seek to Punish Dissenters
Making the Fall of the Regime an Inevitability That Even Khamenei Cannot Deny Is a Difficult Task
Iran’s Protests Are Part of a New Phase of Unrest in the Islamic Republic That Began in 2017
Iran Needs a Leader Who Not Only Curtails Corruption but Also Challenges the Iranian Society’s Fantasies About Itself
One of the Largest Gatherings Was in the Shi’ite Holy City of Mashhad, Where Some Estimated the Crowd at a Million People
The Islamic Republic Uses Communication Blackouts When Its Control Slips, but It Signals the Regime Is Bracing for Confrontation
The Available Choices in Lebanon Are That Hezbollah Will Be Permitted to Gradually Re-Arm, or That Israel Will Prevent It from Doing So
How Venezuela Became a Forward Operating Base for Iran, Hezbollah, and Erdogan—and Why Its Collapse Matters
Investigations Suggest Some Water Was Diverted Away from Communities to Support Industrial and Security Sites, Including Nuclear Facilities
Returning to Iran Will Be Fraught, as When Saddam Fell and a Mob Hacked Shi’ite Cleric Abdul Majid Al-Khoei to Death
