Iran
Tehran Is Showing That It Is Certainly Willing to Push the Envelope
Tehran Intends to Rebuild Its Nuclear and Ballistic Missile Capabilities, Despite Suffering Military Setbacks
In Southern Iranian Cities, Temperatures Will Climb to 122°F, Yet the Headlines Across Iran’s State Media Ignore the Electricity Crisis
President Trump Should Not Treat a New Iraqi Prime Minister as Proof That Iraq’s Balance of Power Has Changed
In U.S. Hands, Qeshm Would Flip the Script—Iran No Longer Could Easily Target the Strait of Hormuz
Khamenei’s Funeral Lays Bare the Regime’s Reliance on Spectacle over Genuine Loyalty
A Lawsuit Filed in U.S. Federal Court Alleges Iranian Intelligence Officers Tracked, Threatened, Assaulted, and Attempted to Assassinate a 57-Year Old American-Iranian Activist
They Describe Crowds, Repeat Official Narratives, and Report Imagery Presented to Them, Without Looking More Deeply
They Are Competing to Protect and Advance Their Power and Economic Interests amid the Vacuum That Emerged After the Elimination of Ali Khamenei
Under the Pressure of War and a Succession Crisis, the IRGC Has Become Something Close to the State Itself
The Rhetoric from Iran’s Official Platforms Shows That the Islamic Republic’s Ideological Foundations Remain Unchanged
If U.S. Strategic Thinkers Consider This Deal to Be Far-Sighted Statesmanship, They Are Delusional
The Conflict Is Deeply Tied Both to the Politics of the Horn of Africa, Especially Ethiopia, and to Middle Eastern Dynamics
The U.S.-Iran Memorandum Signed Last Month Left the Middle East’s Core Conflicts Unsettled
Many Are Noting Mojtaba Khamenei’s Absence on the Funeral’s First Day, but There Were Other Sideshows
In Nubl and al-Zahara’, Private Mourning Continues While Public Religious Displays Remain Curtailed and Sectarian Reconciliation Remains Distant
The Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn Heights Is a Focal Point for Such Hostility
Iran’s Latest Proposal Is a Tactical Instrument Designed to Fracture the Coalition Forming Around Israel and Give Tehran Effective Veto Power over Gulf Energy Exports