Iran

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.
A Mass Deportation and Intensified Anti-Afghan Sentiment Are Placing Afghans in Iran in Peril
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
Iranian Analysts and Journalists Are Uncertain Whether Khamenei Remains in Control of the Situation
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
Iraqi Kurdistan’s Neighbors Have Always Used Kurdish Divisions to Maximize Their Own Interests
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
Russian Delays and Sanctions May Steer Iran Toward China and Start a Military Relationship That Lasts Decades
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
Civil War Would Devastate Iran, but That Becomes a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy If the U.S. Doesn’t Push for Managed Transition
Israel’s Current Intelligence and Military Campaign Ranks with the Six-Day War of 1967
Low-Confidence Report Leaked to Media Claims Minimal Damage
The Islamic Republic Has Gained Little from Decades of Investment in Its Nuclear Program, and Has Suffered from Crippling Sanctions
One Report Says Iran’s Procurement Activities in Germany for Missile Technology and Missile Programs Are on the Rise
It Is Wishful Thinking to Believe the Houthis Will Simply Fade Away—They Crave Power and Money
Paris Has Seen Three Days of Demonstrations, with Pro-Islamic Republic Crowds Setting Out from Boulevard Voltaire