Iran
Hamas’s October 7 Attack Triggered The Collapse Of Tehran’s Regional Deterrence And Left The Islamic Republic Exposed.
Putin Sought Conquest and Erasure. Washington Seeks to End a Repressive Regime’s Nuclear Ambitions.
The U.S. and Israel Are Eliminating Senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commanders Who Want Him in Place
Even Limited Damage Can Force Shutdowns, Suspend Exports, and Trigger Panic Across Energy Markets
Assessing the Balance of Power Is Difficult, but the Regime Appears Unstable and Its Command Structure Uncertain
Tehran Appears to Be Trying to Pressure Arab States with U.S. Bases to Convince Washington to Halt Further Strikes on Iran
Once the Regime Is Eliminated, Taking on 1.3 Million Members of the Iranian Regime’s Fighting Forces Is the Riskiest Part of the Endeavor
Khamenei’s Loss Is a Colossal Blow for a Regime That Was Already Under Intense Domestic Pressure from Its Population
Cyprus Hosts Sovereign British Bases but Exercises No Operational Authority over Their Use
The MEK Is Not Pro-Western or Committed to Democracy; It Operates as a Cult and Fosters Anti-Americanism
Pontiff Snubbed Plea to Speak Up for Persecuted Iranian Christians
Turkey Long Has Promoted Ethnic Separatism in Iran and May Try to Create a ‘Buffer Zone’ Inside Iran That Could Become a Land Grab
By Positioning Argentina Within a Pro-Israel Alignment, Buenos Aires Redefines Its Posture from Passive to Proactive
Bolivia’s Central Position and Permissive Counterintelligence Conditions Lower the Barriers for External Actors
Tehran’s Intention Will Be to Cling on to Power and Inflict Sufficient Damage to Effect an Eventual Ceasefire Which It Will Present as a Victory
His Public Commentary and Seminary Work Suggest He Believes Any Compromise Should Be Made in Strategy, Not Religious Values
If the U.S. and Israel Are Keeping Certain Iranian Leaders Alive to Fill the Vacuum, That Would Be a Significant Mistake