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Domestic Repression in Iran Is Making an Already Dangerous Regime More Volatile
From Yemen to Sudan, Riyadh’s Willingness to Align With Islamists and Extremists Sets It Apart From Abu Dhabi
As Washington Accelerates Phase Two in Gaza, Jerusalem Risks Losing Control Over the Endgame
External Roadmaps and Neighborly Mediation Are Deepening Libya’s Institutional Collapse
Insider Admissions Confirm Turkey’s Role in Engineering Sanctions Workarounds That Later Exploded Into a U.S. Criminal Case
The Group Frames Damascus’s Advance as Apostasy, Betrayal, and Proof of a Broader War on True Believers
The Collapse of Kurdish Control and the Rise of Islamist Rule Create a Jihadi Time Bomb on Israel’s Northern Border
With U.S. Protection Gone, Islamist Forces Move to Dismantle the Kurdish-Led Order in Northern Syria
A Landmark Western Energy Deal Revives Production but Risks Entrenching Militia Power and Rentier Corruption
Turkey Insists Its Naval Mission in Albania Will Continue Despite New Rome–Tirana Agreements
Recognition of Somaliland Shatters Ankara’s Maritime Dominance and Redraws the Strategic Map of the Horn of Africa
Damascus’s Absorption of the Syrian Democratic Forces Marks the End of a Secular Buffer and a Win for Ankara’s Regional Strategy
Despite Vast Reserves and State Investment, Ankara Struggles to Translate Geological Wealth into Industrial Capability
Also Will Trump’s Armada Strike Iran and What Will be Built in Gaza?
The New Regime Seeks to Crush a U.S.-Backed Kurdish Force
Courage Emerges in Iran Where Fear No Longer Has Any Power
Israel’s Prime Minister Is Accepting a Risky Phase Two That Could Leave Hamas Armed and Entrenched
Gaza’s Proposed Transition Risks Freezing the War Rather Than Ending It
The Central Issue Is Why Sustained Unrest Has Not Yet Fractured the Regime—and the Answer Is That the Islamic Republic Was Built That Way
Why the Proposed Gaza Framework Points to a Power-Based Realignment That Bypasses Existing Global Institutions
Why the Collapse of Clerical Rule Would Trigger a Struggle Over Power, Not an Instant Transition to Democracy
How a Sweeping New Parties Law Turns Participation Into a Tool of Coercion Ahead of the June 2026 Vote
We May See the Wholesale Destruction of the Forces and the Authority That Paid the Highest Price to Defeat ISIS
