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Shay Khatiri
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Middle East Forum Observer
Should the United States Help Ghalibaf Triumph in Iran’s Power Struggle?
Trump Could Act as the New Supreme Leader, Refereeing by Drone and Tomahawk Disputes Within the Islamic Republic
May 12, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
Middle East Forum Observer
No, a Blockade Will Not Be Enough to Bring Down Iran
U.S. Desperation to Stabilize the Global Economy and the Ceasefire Increased Iran’s Stockpile of Will
April 14, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
Middle East Forum Observer
Trump May See Ghalibaf as Iran’s Delcy Rodriguez, but Does He Have a Path to Power?
Both on Policy and Intelligence Levels, the U.S. Government’s Knowledge of Iran Pales in Comparison to That of Venezuela
April 6, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran Is Terrified of the ‘Day After’ the War
The Regime Is Worried About Another Uprising After the War and Cannot Trust Its Own Forces to Get the Job Done
March 31, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
Middle East Forum Observer
The Media Should Not Call Mojtaba Khamenei ‘Ayatollah’
Mojtaba Is a Fraud Under the Islamic Republic’s Constitution, Which Sets ‘Grand Ayatollah’ as the Full Rank for the Supreme Leader
March 15, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
Middle East Forum Observer
The Futile Search for Moderates Within the Iranian Regime
The Islamic Republic May Be Portraying Certain Leaders as Pragmatists as Part of a Deliberate Campaign
March 9, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
Middle East Forum Observer
Until Iran Grows Its Civil Society, It Will Need a Benevolent Strongman
Post-Islamic Republic Iran Will Need to Remove the Security Forces from Politics and the Economy
March 7, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
Middle East Forum Observer
Mojtaba Khamenei’s Election to Supreme Leadership Is Not the End
The U.S. and Israel Are Eliminating Senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commanders Who Want Him in Place
March 3, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
Middle East Forum Observer
Who Is Alireza Arafi, the New Member of Iran’s Interim Leadership?
His Public Commentary and Seminary Work Suggest He Believes Any Compromise Should Be Made in Strategy, Not Religious Values
March 1, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
Middle East Forum Observer
Does a Johns Hopkins Professor Propagate Iran’s Talking Points on the Federal Dime?
Youseph Yazdi Uses the Johns Hopkins Affiliation to Voice Opinions Unrelated to His Academic Work
February 27, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
Middle East Forum Observer
Pahlavi Has Proven His Popularity but Not Organizational Competence
He Must Make Himself Acceptable to Factions and Interested Parties, All with Distinct Values and Sometimes Conflicting Interests
February 27, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
Middle East Forum Observer
Who Will Rule Iran if the United States Kills Khamenei?
Khamenei Has Safeguarded the Regime So That the Hardline Qom Clergy and Security Establishment Will Remain Dominant
February 25, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
Middle East Forum Observer
Iranians Fear Social Ostracism More than the Regime
Ordinary Iranians Have Formed a Collective Resistance That Surpasses the State’s Capacity to Crack Down on It
February 22, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
Middle East Forum Observer
Pahlavi Is Liberal like His Critics, in Contrast with His Movement
The Iranian Opposition Divide Is Not Between Monarchists and Republicans, or Right and Left, but Between Pahlavi’s Supporters and Critics
February 17, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
Middle East Forum Observer
Khamenei Is Testing Trump’s Credibility
If Trump Does Not Follow Through with His Threat Against the Regime, Russia and China Will See His Rhetoric as Empty
January 19, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
Middle East Forum Observer
U.S. Strikes on Iran Must Be Covert and Overt—and Must Happen Soon
After Thousands of Deaths, Protests Are Waning and Iranians Seek Trump’s Help with Boosting Morale and Stopping the Regime’s Enforcers
January 13, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
Middle East Forum Observer
Responsible Iranian Opposition Should Offer Pahlavi Conditional Support, Whatever His Flaws
A Constitutional Monarch Could Keep the Country Together While Iranians Establish Institutions to Allow Civil Society to Take Root
January 12, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
Middle East Forum Observer
What Will the Iranian Clergy’s Position Be in a Post-Islamic Republic Future?
A Challenge to the Regime by Religious Leaders Could Deliver the Coup de Grâce to the Islamic Republic
January 10, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
Middle East Forum Observer
Eliminate Khamenei’s Family Members and Top Regime Oppressors Until Khamenei Surrenders
Making the Fall of the Regime an Inevitability That Even Khamenei Cannot Deny Is a Difficult Task
January 10, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
Middle East Forum Observer
Have Iranians Learned the Lessons of Economic Failure Under Both the Ayatollahs and Shah?
Iran Needs a Leader Who Not Only Curtails Corruption but Also Challenges the Iranian Society’s Fantasies About Itself
January 9, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
