Iran
The Central Bank Can Raise Rates, but Cannot Produce Cheap Energy, Calm the Persian Gulf, or Fully Repair Public Trust
The Regime Presents Even Symbolic Contacts with Major Western Leaders as Evidence That Powerful Countries Are Appealing to It
The Emerging Evidence Suggests That This Organization Is a Front for Elements Operating on Behalf of the Iranian Regime
Trump Could Act as the New Supreme Leader, Refereeing by Drone and Tomahawk Disputes Within the Islamic Republic
The Current Crisis Appears to Be More than a Minor Bump in Relations, with Permanent Damage to the Relationship
As Iranians Have Withdrawn from the Streets, Pro-Regime Groups Have Moved in and Filled the Space
The Apparent Objective Is to Project Continuity, Control, and Leadership at the Top of Iran’s Patronage-Heavy System
During Operation Epic Fury, Tehran Launched More Missiles and Drones at Targets in the Emirates than It Did Against Israel
In the Islamic Republic, Trump Does Not Want to Lose to a Corpse
How a Coordinated International Campaign Is Targeting the United Arab Emirates
Even the Israeli Government Is Largely Silent, Avoiding Direct Threats Against Tehran and Refraining from Contradicting the U.S.
Ali Al-Zaidi’s Remarks Suggest That He Will Subordinate Iraqi Sovereignty to Iranian Interests
Restarting Production Requires More than Reopening Valves, Likely Taking Weeks Rather than Days
Washington Is Again Being Sold an Illusion—That Iraq’s Future Can Be Entrusted to a Single ‘Indispensable’ Insider
Real Authority in the Islamic Republic Lies with the Supreme Leader and Is Enforced Through Unelected Institutions
Regional Governments Are Pushing Back by Designating the Revolutionary Guard, Hezbollah, and Hamas as Terrorist Organizations
Despite Ceasefires Across Three Fronts, All Sides Are Preparing for Renewed Combat
Tehran Claims to Have Issued an Ultimatum and Suggests Washington Has Effectively Accepted Its Conditions for Negotiations
Did Washington Just Hand Iraq to Qais al-Khazali?
Bitter About Being Caught off Guard by the U.S. Attack on Iran and the End of Its Mediator Role, Oman Now Chooses Iran’s Side