Iran
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
The Strikes Were a Military Success. Will They Be a Political One?
The Regime May Still Hold the Center, but Holding the Center Is Not the Same as Maintaining State Capacity
Even If Tehran and Washington Were to Reach a New Nuclear Agreement, Such Participation Would Remain Unrealistic
Khamenei’s Death Creates a Power Vacuum in Iran: Constitutional Succession May Stall, the IRGC Could Seize Control, and Opposition Leaders May Need Protection to Govern
The Post–9/11 AUMF for Operations in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Beyond, Remains Operative
The Urge to Declare Victory, Halt Military Operations, and Wait for the Regime to Collapse Organically Will Grow Exponentially in the Coming Hours
A Father, A War, and The Moment Prediction Became Reality
The Job of a Journalist Is Not to Report the Rumor, but to Get to the Truth
Proxy Militias Whose Creation Predates the Islamic Republic Will Need a Concerted Effort to Combat
Those Who Have Endured the Regime’s Oppressive Policies Must Secure Recognition and the Right to Self-Determination
It Is Clear That the Islamic Republic’s Strategy Will Simply Be to Survive
Reports of Xi Jinping Authorizing the Transfer of ‘Carrier-Killer’ Missiles to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Created an Untenable ‘Ticking Clock’ for the Trump Administration