Iran
A Shock Operation Signals That Long-Standing Deterrence Rules No Longer Apply—and Puts Tehran and Gaza on Notice
Syria and Venezuela Pledged to Repay Their Debts for Oil and Gas That Iran Exported to Them, but Have Not
Even If Iran’s Current Protests Intensify, a Clean Democratic Transition Is Unlikely
Protests Have Broken Out Across the Country. We’ve Been Here Before.
There May Be No Inexpensive or Low-Risk Way for a Foreign Power to Engineer a Smooth Political Transition in a Volatile Country
Providing Weapons and Training to Young Iranians Could Weaken the Islamic Republic from Within, Hastening Its Collapse
Any Legitimate Post-Islamic Republic Order Must Emerge Through Popular Sovereignty Rather than Elite Imposition
Trump’s Show of Resolve in Venezuela Should Make Khamenei Reticent to Push His Luck Too Far with Violence Against Iran’s Protesters
For the First Time, Iranians Are Not Protesting to Demand Reforms but Are Openly Calling for the End of the Islamic Republic Itself
If Arab and Afghan Proxies Act with the Brutality They Showed in 2019, Iranian Security Forces Will Further Turn on the Regime
Regime Change Would Transform the Middle East—But Not Necessarily for the Better
The West Should Give an Ultimatum to the IRGC and Cabinet Members: Leave Iran and Turn Yourself Into Foreign Embassies Abroad
The Islamic Republic’s Cruelty and Commitment to Staying in Power Against Defenseless Iranians Make Foreign Assistance Necessary
Widespread, Economically-Driven Unrest Has Engulfed at Least a Dozen Major Cities, but So Far Lacks Organization to Overthrow the Regime
The Government Cut Projected Oil Export Revenues by 63 Percent and Will Transfer Most Exports Directly to the Revolutionary Guard
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Is Likely to Resist the Creation of a New Ministry That Could Encroach on Its Influence
Videos Show Significant Participation by Middle-Aged and Working-Class Iranians, Many of Whom Confront Security Forces Directly
The Diaspora Should Provide Iranians with Instructions and Use Its Resources to Coordinate Public Demonstrations
Although Resilient, the Islamic Republic Was Always More of an Anomaly than the Natural Apex of Iranian Political Evolution
Iranian Dissidents Have Voiced Optimism That Sustained External Pressure and Growing Public Discontent Might Bring Political Change