Iran
A Government That Begins Without Defense and Interior Ministers Cannot Credibly Offer Washington Major Security Commitments
Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Restricted Operations at the Naval Station to Express His Animosity Toward Trump and Sympathy to Iran
The Threat Gains Sharper Focus When Linked to Peru’s History of Narco-Terrorism
The Case Points to a Deeper Pattern of Cooperation Between Elements of Turkey’s Defense Sector and Iranian Procurement Networks
The Central Bank Can Raise Rates, but Cannot Produce Cheap Energy, Calm the Persian Gulf, or Fully Repair Public Trust
The Regime Presents Even Symbolic Contacts with Major Western Leaders as Evidence That Powerful Countries Are Appealing to It
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
The Current Crisis Appears to Be More than a Minor Bump in Relations, with Permanent Damage to the Relationship
As Iranians Have Withdrawn from the Streets, Pro-Regime Groups Have Moved in and Filled the Space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
During Operation Epic Fury, Tehran Launched More Missiles and Drones at Targets in the Emirates than It Did Against Israel
In the Islamic Republic, Trump Does Not Want to Lose to a Corpse
How a Coordinated International Campaign Is Targeting the United Arab Emirates
Even the Israeli Government Is Largely Silent, Avoiding Direct Threats Against Tehran and Refraining from Contradicting the U.S.
Ali Al-Zaidi’s Remarks Suggest That He Will Subordinate Iraqi Sovereignty to Iranian Interests
Restarting Production Requires More than Reopening Valves, Likely Taking Weeks Rather than Days
Washington Is Again Being Sold an Illusion—That Iraq’s Future Can Be Entrusted to a Single ‘Indispensable’ Insider
Real Authority in the Islamic Republic Lies with the Supreme Leader and Is Enforced Through Unelected Institutions
Regional Governments Are Pushing Back by Designating the Revolutionary Guard, Hezbollah, and Hamas as Terrorist Organizations