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Khamenei May Wish to Emerge and Deliver His Usual Rhetoric in Public, but Other Senior Figures May Prefer to Keep Him Away
Proxy Militias, Smugglers, and Others Are the Operational Arm of the Iranian Threat and Disarming Them Is Non-negotiable
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
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
Turkey’s Refusal to Normalize Relations with Cyprus and Its Military Control in the North Contradict Erdoğan’s Criticisms of Israel
India’s Apparent Strategic Autonomy May Frustrate Its Allies, but It Emanates from Myriad Sources
President Trump Warned Any Retaliation Will be Met With Overwhelming Force
The U.S. President and Israeli Prime Minister Proved That American Power, Properly Applied, Remains Decisive
The Most Brutal Unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Is Staffed by Ethnic Azeri Officers and Rank-and-File
Kurds Have Long Advocated for a Democratic, Decentralized, and Pluralistic Federal Structure in Iran
Nothing Is More Convincing for People than Seeing Something with Their Own Eyes, Especially in a Totalitarian Society
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 Regime’s Monopoly over Information Flow Within Iran Also Prevents Iranians from Coordinating an Uprising
The Regime Has Never Been Weaker
The Attack on Bank Sepah Could Deepen the Sense of Disarray Within the Revolutionary Guard’s Rank and File