Radical Islam
Elevating a Dead Man Would Be Far-Fetched, so Mojtaba Khamenei May Be Injured and in Hiding
Turkey Long Has Promoted Ethnic Separatism in Iran and May Try to Create a ‘Buffer Zone’ Inside Iran That Could Become a Land Grab
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
He Must Make Himself Acceptable to Factions and Interested Parties, All with Distinct Values and Sometimes Conflicting Interests
There Is No Longer Any Illusion About the Prospect of a Genuine Democratic Transition in Syria Under Its Islamist Leadership
Claims of an Ideological Pivot Obscure More Plausible Explanations for Riyadh’s Regional Behavior.
Khamenei Has Safeguarded the Regime So That the Hardline Qom Clergy and Security Establishment Will Remain Dominant
Abu Hudhayfa Al-Ansari Has Issued a New Speech to Mark the Occasion of the Month of Ramadan
Ordinary Iranians Have Formed a Collective Resistance That Surpasses the State’s Capacity to Crack Down on It
House Judiciary Committee cites MEF findings as Texas lawmakers move to investigate Islamist-linked institutions
The Iranian Opposition Divide Is Not Between Monarchists and Republicans, or Right and Left, but Between Pahlavi’s Supporters and Critics
Yet Bangladesh Remains a Country with Islam as Its Official Religion, and Islamists Are the Most Organized Political Entity
Despite His Lineage, Hassan Khomeini Lacks Executive, Administrative, or Economic Management Experience
As Post-Revolutionary Iran Grapples with Accountability for the Past, It Can Embrace Numerous Models
The People of Iran Want to Choose Their Government, and They Deserve to Be Able to Do So
Whether Washington Intends to Confront Tehran over the Killings or Demand Guarantees Against Its Repetition Is Unclear
As a Victim of Pakistan-Supported Terrorism and Transnational Islamist Networks, India Has No Reason to Appease the Iranian Regime
Erdoğan May Conclude That He Needs to Follow Khamenei’s Lead and Slaughter Tens of Thousands of Dissatisfied Turks
Against a Carrier Strike Group, Drone Swarms Function Primarily as Harassment and Posturing Tools