Iran
Providing Weapons and Training to Young Iranians Could Weaken the Islamic Republic from Within, Hastening Its Collapse
Any Legitimate Post-Islamic Republic Order Must Emerge Through Popular Sovereignty Rather than Elite Imposition
Trump’s Show of Resolve in Venezuela Should Make Khamenei Reticent to Push His Luck Too Far with Violence Against Iran’s Protesters
For the First Time, Iranians Are Not Protesting to Demand Reforms but Are Openly Calling for the End of the Islamic Republic Itself
If Arab and Afghan Proxies Act with the Brutality They Showed in 2019, Iranian Security Forces Will Further Turn on the Regime
Regime Change Would Transform the Middle East—But Not Necessarily for the Better
The West Should Give an Ultimatum to the IRGC and Cabinet Members: Leave Iran and Turn Yourself Into Foreign Embassies Abroad
The Islamic Republic’s Cruelty and Commitment to Staying in Power Against Defenseless Iranians Make Foreign Assistance Necessary
Widespread, Economically-Driven Unrest Has Engulfed at Least a Dozen Major Cities, but So Far Lacks Organization to Overthrow the Regime
The Government Cut Projected Oil Export Revenues by 63 Percent and Will Transfer Most Exports Directly to the Revolutionary Guard
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Is Likely to Resist the Creation of a New Ministry That Could Encroach on Its Influence
Videos Show Significant Participation by Middle-Aged and Working-Class Iranians, Many of Whom Confront Security Forces Directly
The Diaspora Should Provide Iranians with Instructions and Use Its Resources to Coordinate Public Demonstrations
Although Resilient, the Islamic Republic Was Always More of an Anomaly than the Natural Apex of Iranian Political Evolution
Iranian Dissidents Have Voiced Optimism That Sustained External Pressure and Growing Public Discontent Might Bring Political Change
Economic and Military Pressure Is Increasingly Pushing the Country Toward Serious Internal Upheaval, Which Is Necessary for Change
How Tehran Weaponized Financial Desperation to Build a Network of Disposable Spies
A Former Tehran Stock Exchange Official Recently Warned of a Potential Surge in Iran’s Inflation to as High as 3,000 Percent
It Is Impossible to Underestimate the Political Impact of Channels That Challenged State Narratives of History and the Political Situation
Shirin Saeidi Removed as Director of King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies at Univ. of Arkansas