Iran
As the Islamic Republic Faces Crisis at Home, It Seeks to Assert Tighter Control over an Increasingly Vocal Iranian Diaspora in the West
Faces Pressures from the Naval Blockade, Which Affects Its Imports of Essential Goods and Export of Oil
The Balance Between Clerical Authority and Military Power May No Longer Be What It Once Was
The U.N. Economic and Social Council Has Just Appointed Iran to the Committee for Programme and Coordination
Iran’s Energy Weakness Could Become Its Strategic Breaking Point
Several Radical Figures Continue to Promote Hardline, Anti-American Positions That Undercut Diplomatic Signaling
The Regime Deliberately Unravels Nation-States from Within, To Reassemble According to Loyalties That Answer to Tehran
Iran’s Hardliners Have Accused the Negotiating Team of Treason for Reportedly Agreeing to Some U.S. Demands
Either Trump Made Optimistic Assumptions or He Embarrassed Tehran by Claiming What Essentially Amounted to an Iranian Surrender
The Iranian-Backed Militias Sudani Defends Are Parasites Upon the Iraqi Economy and the Country’s Sovereignty
Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz Have Caused Shortages and Surging Prices for Jet Fuel
It Is No Coincidence That the Small Nations of Eastern Europe Are More Pro-Israel than the Large, Decadent Nations of the West
Ashamed of India’s Pre-Islamic Identity, Diplomats and Journalists Took Positions Favoring Iran to Prove Their Secular Credentials
The Problem Trump Will Face in Isolating Iran and Preventing Trade in Fuel and Weapons Will Not Be in the Persian Gulf, but Rather the Caspian Sea
The Trump Administration’s Optimism About a ‘New Regime’ in Tehran Might Be a Rushed Judgment
The Axis Exploits Divisions Among Western Allies, Tests Nonproliferation Norms, and Enjoys Quiet Tolerance from China and Russia
Iran’s 10-Point Plan Reads like the Type of Settlement a Victor Would Impose on a Vanquished Foe
U.S. Desperation to Stabilize the Global Economy and the Ceasefire Increased Iran’s Stockpile of Will