Radical Islam
A Mass Deportation and Intensified Anti-Afghan Sentiment Are Placing Afghans in Iran in Peril
Iranian Analysts and Journalists Are Uncertain Whether Khamenei Remains in Control of the Situation
Civil War Would Devastate Iran, but That Becomes a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy If the U.S. Doesn’t Push for Managed Transition
One Report Says Iran’s Procurement Activities in Germany for Missile Technology and Missile Programs Are on the Rise
The Hypocrisy Is Not Accidental—It Is Part of a Broader Ideological Playbook That Mirrors the Regime’s Own Tactics
In Protests in Various Cities, the Flag of Israel and Former Flag of Iran are Present as People Stand Together for a Free Iran
Trump and Netanyahu Should Support the Iranian People in Their Potential Revolution to Overthrow the Regime
Whether the Islamic Regime Might Collapse Is a Topic of Debate, Particularly Among Iranian Opposition Activists
Pahlavi Has Not Expanded His Support Base Because His Followers Do Not Hear His Message of Unity and Liberalism
The United States Also Might Encourage the UAE to Develop a Maritime Security Center to Protect Traffic Through the Strait of Hormuz
India’s Apparent Strategic Autonomy May Frustrate Its Allies, but It Emanates from Myriad Sources
Rather than Accepting Responsibility for the Disaster He Has Wrought, Khamenei Will Equate Himself to the Greatest Shi’ite Martyr
The Most Brutal Unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Is Staffed by Ethnic Azeri Officers and Rank-and-File
Pahlavi’s Anti-regime Organization Reflects His Hands-off Political Style, and He Must Impose Some Discipline to Move Forward
Kurds Have Long Advocated for a Democratic, Decentralized, and Pluralistic Federal Structure in Iran
Islamic Republic Opponents Point Out That Israel’s Airstrikes Have Killed Fewer Iranians than the Regime Has in Its Crackdowns
A Successful Policy of Regime Change Will Require Khamenei’s Surrender of Authority to a U.S.-Backed Successor
The MEK Claimed to Be Iran’s Most Popular Movement and Said They Were the Real Deal, but There Were Red Flags
Iranian Leaders Can Bluster, but There Is Little Risk That Iran Can Cause a Global Oil Shortage
The Prison in Tehran for Decades Has Been the Top Symbol of the Islamic Republic’s Oppression