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Rarely Does Anyone Mention Just How Crazy It Is That the Islamic Republic of Iran Exists Almost Exclusively to Destroy Israel and the U.S.
While There Is Not a ‘Genocide’ Against Twelver Shi‘a in the Province, There Are Disturbing Trends Similar to Those Regarding the Alawite Community in Syria
Will Federal Watchdogs Approve a Pact That Could Hand over Dangerous Cyber Warfare Technologies to America’s Adversaries?
The IDF Ran Circles Around Hezbollah and Seriously Damaged Iran 1,000 Miles Away; Why the Struggle Against a Far Weaker Hamas?
The Flaw in Soleimani’s Plan Seems to Be That He Assumed That Religious and Ideological Loyalties Would Win Out over Local Self-Interest
The Greatest Problem Right Now Is Not What Happened to the Facilities at Fordow but What Escaped Them
Those Twelve Days Should Have Repercussions Long Into the Future
Long-Lasting Peace Will Require Political and Ideological Reform in Iran
Behnam Shahriyari Was Killed on June 21 in a Precision Airstrike by Israeli Forces in Western Iran
Many American Politicians Have Won the Nobel Peace Prize. Few Have Stood the Test of Time
Israel Acts Because It Must, Because Its Survival Demands It; Europe Doesn’t Act Because It No Longer Knows What It Stands For
The Regime Is Not Broken. Its Ambitions Remain Intact. It Will Now Set About Trying to Revive Its Capacities
According to the Author’s Saraya Ansar Al-Sunna Source, the Group’s Origins Lie in a Recruitment Office for Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham
Paris Has Seen Three Days of Demonstrations, with Pro-Islamic Republic Crowds Setting Out from Boulevard Voltaire
The Lack of an Official Statement by the Syrian Government So Far Does Not Mean That Syrians Are Not Following the Conflict with Interest
Before the Revolution and Before He Became President in 1981, Khamenei Was Often Described as a Spiteful, Uncharismatic, and Power-Hungry Man
This Symbolic Act Likely Marks the Fever Breaking, Creating an Off-Ramp for De-escalation and a Return to Backchannel Diplomacy
With the U.S. Striking Its Nuclear Program Directly, Iran’s Worst Nightmare Has Come to Pass
The U.S. Should Counter This Threat by Seizing Kharg Island, the Terminal Through Which 90 Percent of Iran’s Oil Is Exported
When Khamenei—or His Successors—Do the Inevitable and Surrender Their Nuclear Program, Then It Will Need to Be Extricated from Iran
President Trump Warned Any Retaliation Will be Met With Overwhelming Force
