Iran
A Post-Islamic Republic Iran Will Need Billions of Dollars to Rebuild After Nearly a Half-Century of the Ayatollahs’ Mismanagement
Unlike in the Past, This Time the Regime Did Not Sever Access but Instead Degraded Internet Function
Tehran Dismissed Trump’s Remarks as ‘Nonsense and Baseless Talk,’ Promising a ‘Decisive, Deterrent, and Swift’ Response
Progressives Hesitate to Criticize a Regime, Fearing Accusations of Islamophobia or Alignment with Imperialism
Today’s Protests Lack the Elite Defections and Institutional Collapse That Toppled the Shah
Widespread Unrest Has Revealed the Islamic Republic’s Inability to Address Economic Collapse or Public Anger
Targeted Support for Protesters Could Shift the Balance Without a Full-Scale War
Iran’s Capacity to Respond to Such an Action Is Far More Limited than Its Leaders Suggest
A Middle East Quarterly Special Report
Some Argue the Islamic Republic Has Lost Any Chance of Recovery, That Public Rage Will Not Fade After the Atrocities Committed
Trump and Rubio Should Approach Iraqi Leaders with Generosity; Co-Opting Former Opponents Is Wiser than Bludgeoning Them
Iran’s Collapsing Legitimacy and Escalating Violence Are Forcing the United States to Move beyond Containment and toward Decisive Action
Economic Freefall and Cross-Class Protest Are Exposing the Regime’s Structural Weakness
Arab States in the Persian Gulf Have Concerns That Go Beyond Security and Politics, Involving Exports of Oil and Other Products
Turkish President Erdoğan’s Long-Standing Message Is That Mass Protests Invite Chaos, Foreign Plots, and State Collapse
If the Islamic Republic Falls, Chaos Will Follow, but If the Regime Instead Restores Control, Its Reign of Terror Will Continue
When People Have Nothing to Lose, the Balance of Power Changes
Unable to Trust Its Own Forces, Tehran Outsources Repression to Foreign Proxies
Iranian Youth Have Been Turning Against Organized Religion for Some Time, In Part Because of Khamenei’s Brutality
Reports of Casualties Among Revolutionary Guard Forces and Incidents of Desertion Have Begun to Surface