Iran
Abduction of Swedish-Iranian Dissident in Turkey Was a Covert Operation Jointly Arranged by Turkish and Iranian Intelligence
MBS Sharpened His Criticism of Israel and Continues to Warm Ties with Iran, but a Defense Pact with the U.S. Is Still His Priority and Tehran Is Still the Chief Foe
The Supreme Leader’s Son Does Not Have the Prestige of Iran’s Grand Ayatollahs or Even Many Ordinary Ayatollahs
Israeli Strikes Against Lebanese Hezbollah and Iranian Targets in Syria Have Increased Significantly over the Last Two Months
Khamenei May Be Preparing His Audience for an Attack Against U.S. Forces
A Presence Provides an Ability to Accomplish Strategic and Operational Outcomes That Further U.S. National Interests
The Kingdom Does Not like the Houthis, but Long Ago Stopped Seeking to Win the War Against Them
MbS’s Foreign Policy Shifts in the Last Two Years Reveals His Understanding of Realpolitik
Companies That Mass Produce Devices to Incarcerate Iranian Protestors Instead Could Assist Them
Israel Must Not Miss This Opportunity to Further Isolate Iran Via Military and Diplomatic Pressure
Israel’s Strikes Have Entirely Dismantled Iran’s Air Defense but the Operation Prioritized Precision over Visibility
U.S. Policymakers Must Recognize That Iran’s Hostage Taking Is Not the Work of Rogue Individuals but a Rogue Regime
Across Administrations, U.S. Policymakers Expect Rogues to Conform to Washington’s Bureaucratic Geography Rather than Vice Versa
The Slow Bleeding to Death of the Jewish State Is Part of Iran’s Ambition to Lead an Alliance of Islamic Governance
Iran Knew an Attack Was Coming, Yet It Could Do Nothing to Stop Israeli Jets from Carrying Out Their Operation Deliberately and Systematically
Even If Tehran Now Chooses to Draw a Line Under This Round, It Is a near Certainty That Another Round Will Come
Sometimes, External Forces Must Push People Toward the Difficult Choice of Replacing Their Leaders
Iranian Reformers and Hardliners Differ on Policy, Not Tactics, and the Electorate Does Not Matter to Them
Pezeshkian’s Dilemma: Either Appease the IRGCs Power and Ideology or Alienate His Own Reformist Constituency