Iran
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
Economic and Military Pressure Is Increasingly Pushing the Country Toward Serious Internal Upheaval, Which Is Necessary for Change
How Tehran Weaponized Financial Desperation to Build a Network of Disposable Spies
A Former Tehran Stock Exchange Official Recently Warned of a Potential Surge in Iran’s Inflation to as High as 3,000 Percent
It Is Impossible to Underestimate the Political Impact of Channels That Challenged State Narratives of History and the Political Situation
Shirin Saeidi Removed as Director of King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies at Univ. of Arkansas
Shirin Saeidi Was Removed as Director of the King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies Last Week
The Group’s Cadre-Based, Militarized Model Ensures Discipline and Endurance, but It Impinges on Its Growth
Food Prices Increased by 55 to 165 Percent over the past Year, and Prices of Several Medicines Have Doubled in Recent Weeks
With the Loss of Syria, Iraq Has Taken on Added Importance to Tehran
If Investigation Confirms Iranian Involvement in the Bondi Massacre, Canberra Must Sever Diplomatic Relations with Tehran
A Stable, Western-Aligned South Yemen Would Help Secure a Vital Waterway Without Requiring U.S. Troops in the Persian Gulf
Trump’s National Security Strategy Adopts a Conciliatory Posture Toward Russia and China, and Asserts That Middle Eastern Conflicts Have Diminished