Alireza Arafi

March 3, 2026 | Aaron Goren, Janatan Sayeh

Israel Strikes Tehran Regime’s Assembly of Experts, Underlining Efforts to Disrupt Succession Process

Israel’s military isn’t making it easy for the Islamic Republic of Iran to choose a new leader. On March 3, the Israeli Air Force reportedly carried out strikes against a building housing the Assembly...

March 2, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Ben Cohen

Iran Stands At A Crossroads. What Comes Next Could Change Everything.

What began as a theocracy could harden into an overt military dictatorship.

March 1, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

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...

March 1, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

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...

July 27, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh, Saeed Ghasseminejad

Iran’s House of Cards

The Islamic Republic’s succession games are just getting started.

July 25, 2024 | |

Syria’s Assad Meets With Putin as Russia Draws Closer to ‘Resistance Axis’

Latest Developments Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on July 24 to discuss recent events in the Middle East and beyond. Russian state media circulated...