Analysis
Why the US Strikes Failed to Spark an Iranian Uprising
From December 2017 through December 2025, Iran experienced repeated waves of mass protest. Thousands of people were killed or later executed , yet none of these …
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Interviews
The war that proved him right: Mohammed Soliman on Iran, West Asia, and what’s left of American power
Mohammed Soliman does not like the phrase “Middle East.” It is, he has argued for several years now, a cartographic relic, a term coined by an American naval …
Interviews
Amélie Chelly: by closing the Strait of Hormuz, Iran moved from rhetoric to action
In this interview, Amélie Chelly discusses the structure of the ‘Axis of Resistance’ and Iran’s asymmetric warfare strategy, which has been constrained by an …
Analysis
40 days of war against Iran: the limits of a regionalized conflict
After 40 days of war, the ceasefire announced on 7 April between the United States and Iran marks the end of a first phase, in a large-scale regional conflict …
Analysis
On World Health Day, war is the greatest threat to health
On World Health Day, Susan Hammond and Sera Koulabdara argue that the war in Iran, like other wars since 9/11, kills civilians, destroys health systems and …
Analysis
Iran at the Heart of Global Transformations
At the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Iran once again emerged as one of the central topics in global discussions.
Analysis
Is India Turning Its Back on the United States?
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the United States shortly after Donald Trump assumed the presidency, the discussions were warm, marked by …
Studies
The Dilemma of Disarming Hezbollah in Lebanon
The debate in Lebanon over disarming Iran-backed Hezbollah is intensifying. The Lebanese government has approved a U.S. plan, through a cabinet decision, …
Analysis
Russia and Iran Aligned in Foreign Policy
The White House hailed it as a “historic peace agreement” — a joint declaration signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and …
Analysis
Growing up with America’s Longest War
Four years ago, the U.S. military completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan on August 30, 2021, after a 20-year presence. It marked the end of America’s longest …
Analysis
Iran’s Terror Groups in the West
Iranian intelligence services are systematically intensifying their activities against regime critics, journalists, politicians, and activists in Europe and the …
Analysis
US Secretary of State Rubio: Muslim Brotherhood “In Our Sights”
Yesterday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced in a radio interview with Sid Rosenberg that the US government is actively considering designating the …