Radical Islam
Iran’s Protests Are Part of a New Phase of Unrest in the Islamic Republic That Began in 2017
Iran Needs a Leader Who Not Only Curtails Corruption but Also Challenges the Iranian Society’s Fantasies About Itself
One of the Largest Gatherings Was in the Shi’ite Holy City of Mashhad, Where Some Estimated the Crowd at a Million People
The Islamic Republic Uses Communication Blackouts When Its Control Slips, but It Signals the Regime Is Bracing for Confrontation
Returning to Iran Will Be Fraught, as When Saddam Fell and a Mob Hacked Shi’ite Cleric Abdul Majid Al-Khoei to Death
Eyewitness Accounts and Videos Showed Police Standing Aside and Not Intervening in Protests in Several Locations
Islamabad Cannot Afford to Upset Turkey or Qatar and Is Far More Likely to Help Rebuild Hamas than to Disarm It
Radical Islam Has Been Growing in Canada for over a Half Century
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
In 2017, the U.S. Froze Maduro’s Assets in U.S. Jurisdictions and Barred Americans from Transacting with Him—a Rare Rebuke
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
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