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Iran Recognizes the United Kingdom Is a Weak Link in Western Counter-Terrorism and Leverages That to Tehran’s Advantage
A Coalition of Interests, Ideology, and Power Appears to Have Brought Ahmad Vahidi and Mohammad Ali Jafari Together
Why the Newly Revealed American-Israeli Plan Never Stood a Chance
Once Trump Has a Credible Partner, He Should Dictate the Terms
The Meaning of Iran’s War Without Boundaries
Iran’s Competing Power Centers Are Shaping Negotiations, Escalation Risks, and Regional Strategic Decisions
The Expulsion of Iranian Advisory and Technical Teams Has Become a Central Condition That Venezuela’s Acting President Is Addressing
Tehran Claims Trump Is in a No-Win Situation, Zigzagging Between Negotiations and Threats of Renewed Military Action
A Government That Begins Without Defense and Interior Ministers Cannot Credibly Offer Washington Major Security Commitments
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
As Iranians Have Withdrawn from the Streets, Pro-Regime Groups Have Moved in and Filled the Space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
In the Islamic Republic, Trump Does Not Want to Lose to a Corpse
Even the Israeli Government Is Largely Silent, Avoiding Direct Threats Against Tehran and Refraining from Contradicting the U.S.
Regional Governments Are Pushing Back by Designating the Revolutionary Guard, Hezbollah, and Hamas as Terrorist Organizations
Tehran Claims to Have Issued an Ultimatum and Suggests Washington Has Effectively Accepted Its Conditions for Negotiations
The Use of Media Criticism and Symbolic Acts like Graffiti Suggests That Internal Discipline Is Loosening at the Margins
Unless a Meaningful Rift Emerges Within the Guard Itself, Claims of Significant Internal Leadership Divisions Are Overstated
The Balance Between Clerical Authority and Military Power May No Longer Be What It Once Was