Iran
For Decades, the Islamic Republic Has Used the MEK as a Convenient Bogeyman to Frighten the Public and Justify Repression
Khamenei Has Safeguarded the Regime So That the Hardline Qom Clergy and Security Establishment Will Remain Dominant
Students Are Once Again at the Center of the Country’s Demands for Change
The Regime’s Official News Agency Says Trump Lacks a Proper Grasp of Iran’s Geopolitical Weight and National Identity
Religious Labeling Does Not Change Destructive Capacity, but It Changes Perceived Authority
New Delhi Has Effectively Shut Down the ‘Ship-to-Ship’ Transfer Networks Used to Mask the Origin of Iranian Crude
Some Analysts Warn That If the Regime Survives, It Could Emerge Strengthened and Suppress Internal Dissent
Ordinary Iranians Have Formed a Collective Resistance That Surpasses the State’s Capacity to Crack Down on It
India’s Trade with the United States and European Union Reaches Roughly $400 Billion—More than 133 Times India-Iran Trade
This Geopolitical and Economic Model Turns National Territory Into a Forward Operating Base
Iran Faces the Largest U.S. Naval and Air Deployment in the Region Since the 2003 Iraq War
Leadership Change May Disrupt Tempo, but It Does Not Dismantle Embedded Networks Built over Years
The Current Islamist Government of Turkey Has Never Taken Any Action to Curb This Illegal Funding for Hezbollah
Iranian State Media Accused Trump and His Envoys of Lacking ‘Seriousness in the Time and Effort Devoted to the Talks’
The Iranian Opposition Divide Is Not Between Monarchists and Republicans, or Right and Left, but Between Pahlavi’s Supporters and Critics
Some Tehran Commentators and Politicians Argue That Trump Wants a Rapid Diplomatic Success and a Nuclear Agreement Is Possible
Several Prominent Iran-Backed Bahraini Shi’i Figures Have Emerged Amidst Current U.S.-Iran Tensions
Rejecting Israel’s Case for Escalation, the U.S. President Channels Churchill’s Postwar Belief in Negotiation Over Preventive War