Iran
Enforcement Will Test Abu Dhabi’s Appetite to Absorb Domestic Costs While Pressuring Tehran
The Trial of a Hezbollah Suspect in Panama Could Shed New Light on Iranian-Backed Networks Operating Across the Western Hemisphere
Partisan Politics Cannot Substitute for a Strategy to Defeat Iran
Islamabad Has Practiced the Discipline of Staying Useful to Multiple Sides Without Committing Fully to Them
A Comparative Study of the Baha’i and Zoroastrian Communities
Tehran Pushes Back, Casting Doubt on the Effectiveness of Economic Pressure and Predicting U.S. Failure
Mass Surveillance, Informants and Fear Are the New Weapons of Preemptive Repression
An Upcoming Summit and Iran’s Pending Ratification of a Security Treaty Have Reopened Discussions About the Coastline
Six Appointments Show an Architecture Built Around Institutional Memory, Loyalty, and Coercive Power Is Taking Place
Tehran’s Cyber Strategy Partially Relies on Externalized Digital Logistics Bases
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey Aren’t Going to Go to War for Each Other; They Want to Show the U.S. and Iran They Are Ready to Lead in a Region They See as Destabilized by Jerusalem
The Iranian President, Flag Officers, and Intelligence Chief Should Rise to Their Positions Knowing They Will Have a Lifespan of Weeks, If Not Days
The Mecca Pact Is the Third Iteration of a Single Saudi Effort to Assemble a Deterrence Substitute for a Diminished American Security Umbrella
Pakistan Has Served as China’s Delivery Agent in the Region and Promoted Chinese Defense Platforms
Iranian Officials Portray the Pact as Dissatisfaction with U.S. Security Assurances and Israeli Attacks Against Qatar and Syria
The U.S. and Regional Countries Should Build Pipelines to Send Oil from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean and the Arabian Sea
Foes Seek to Weaken the West by Launching a Confluence of Influence Operations Designed to Sow Division and Fracture the Political Consensus
Zolghadr Had Ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, but Was Primarily Involved with Domestic Suppression
The Two Reportedly Are Mulling an Agreement Covering Insurance, Refueling, Environmental Services, and Other Naval Support