Time for Lebanon’s De-Hezbollahfication
Lebanon has tasted the nightmare Israel faced on October 7, 2023. Iran’s Islamist regime and its proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas, are irrational actors who cannot be trusted with a single bullet, let alone...
Ali Khamenei
The Islamic Republic’s Geopolitical Suicide
*This article was originally published in French ...
Op-eds
Will Turkey Invade Iran?
Turkey views Iran’s sizable Kurdish population as a potential threat to Turkey’s internal unity.
Op-eds
Iran’s Retaliatory Strikes Spare Turkey, Tehran’s Quiet Ally Within the North Atlantic Treaty
The Islamic Republic’s thugs remember Erdogan’s kindness, and they see a strategic use for him.
Op-eds
Russia Watches Iran War From the Sidelines — Again
Amid its all-consuming war in Ukraine, Russia has repeatedly found itself struggling to shape other global events — from the Caucasus to the Middle East to Latin America. Moscow is now again watching from the sidelines as the United States and Israel seek to topple the regime in Iran, potentially dealing a further blow to Russian interests. In the short term, though, the Middle East conflict carries greater risk for Ukraine, since it could divert U.S. attention and military resources.
Policy Briefs
Beijing Offers Tehran Lukewarm Rhetorical Support as Iranian Actions Threaten China’s Oil, Trade Flows
Actions speak louder than words. But right now, words are all that China can afford to offer the regime in Iran. On March 1, the Chinese Foreign Ministry condemned the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader...
Policy Briefs
Kurdish Iranian opposition groups say Iran targeted them in northern Iraq, claim operations in Iran
Kurdish Iranian opposition groups said on March 1 that they have been targeted by drone and missile attacks in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq. The attacks took place after the...
Op-eds
Iran Stands At A Crossroads. What Comes Next Could Change Everything.
What began as a theocracy could harden into an overt military dictatorship.
Op-eds
Hezbollah Deliberates Over Attack on Israel as Further Strikes Hit Iranian Regime Targets
Operation “Epic Fury” opened with a well-placed strike against Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s compound in Tehran, eliminating him and several other senior officials. Yet save for sharply worded,...
Policy Briefs
Khamenei is Gone, But the Regime Isn’t
The Tehran regime’s octopus may have lost its head, but its tentacles still grip the country and the region. The joint military campaign by the United States and Israel launched on February 28 has...
Policy Briefs
Overcoming Division, Arab Gulf States Condemn Iran in Harmony After Being Struck by Missiles
Smoke began rising across the Persian Gulf region hours after the United States and Israel launched military strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran on February 28. Following America’s opening salvo,...
Policy Briefs
Palestinian factions mourn death of Iran’s leader, stop short of threatening retaliation
Palestinian armed groups issued statements mourning the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and top military officials who were killed in a joint American-Israeli military...
Op-eds
Houthis express solidarity with Iran but do not launch retaliatory attacks—yet
The Houthis have issued statements in support of the Islamic Republic of Iran since the start of the US-Israeli military campaign, but have not officially announced military action—instead primarily mobilizing demonstrations...
Op-eds
US-Israeli campaign hits Iranian regime’s military and repression apparatus, regime forms leadership council (March 1 updates)
The joint US and Israeli operation entered its second day, with American forces targeting command-and-control centers, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) headquarters, air defense systems, ballistic...
Op-eds
Iraqi Shiite militias join the war between Israel, the US, and Iran with drone attacks
Iraqi militias claimed 16 drone attacks against “enemy bases in Iraq and the region” following American and Israeli airstrikes on the Islamic Republic of Iran. The United States and Israel launched a...
Op-eds
I fled Iran’s terror — Trump’s courage is an answer to my prayers
The strikes President Donald Trump launched against Iran Saturday are not just military operations — they are the answer to decades of prayers by Iranians who have suffered under tyranny. And...
Op-eds
Regime change in Iran is underway — and it won’t be easy
It’s rare that the citizens of a country under attack venture into the streets to cheer the enemy’s bombs, but that’s what happened in Iran in the hours after the United States and Israel launched a...
Op-eds
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei Eliminated During Combined U.S.-Israeli Strikes
Khamenei Aide Threatens Revenge: President Donald Trump confirmed on February 28 that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been eliminated as the U.S. and Israel...
Flash Briefs
US and Israel launch military campaign against Iran, Supreme Leader Khamenei reportedly killed
The United States and Israel launched a coordinated military campaign against multiple targets in the Islamic Republic of Iran early on February 28. The Pentagon designated the American...
Op-eds
First Day of U.S.-Israeli Combined Attack on Iran Signals Regime Change Is the Goal
Americans went to bed on Friday, February 27, anticipating continued nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran in Vienna next week. Instead, they woke to a conflict spanning the...