The U.S. military can clear mines but not minds
Though Tehran’s capabilities are being degraded, its theology persists
Government of Iran
How Trump Miscalculated in Iran
He followed his Venezuela model, not accounting for the ideological character of the regime in Tehran.
Op-eds
Washington Should Not Compromise — It Has The Upper Hand Over Iran
Despite appearances, the ceasefire is no guarantee of the Islamic Republic’s survival.
Op-eds
Regime Revisionism: Tehran’s War Before the Iran War
The Iran Breakdown
The law that devoured itself
International law, between universalist fiction and organized impotence
Op-eds
Know thine enemy
The “great, proud people of Iran” are not among them
Op-eds
Tehran Is Repositioning Its Terror Proxies for a Domestic Crackdown
After spending years exporting its influence, the ruling regime in Iran is now importing its regional proxies to assist with any crackdown against a revival of the mass protests that resulted in the deaths of...
Policy Briefs
Can Iran’s environment be saved?
Much of the global conversation about Iran revolves around security, conflict, and nuclear risk. What is less discussed is an environmental collapse already unfolding, with consequences that extend well...
Op-eds
Iraq’s Emboldened Terror Groups
Shelly Kittleson, an American journalist, was kidnapped off the streets of Baghdad on March 31 and is now a bargaining chip for the militia that took her. It’s a tragedy on replay....
Op-eds
5 Men Now Running Iran
The joint U.S.-Israeli campaign has eliminated the Islamic Republic’s former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, and his son and successor Mojtaba has yet to appear publicly. However, the regime remains intact. The...
Insights
Iran’s Largest Petrochemical Complex Struck by IDF
Israel Strikes Iran’s Largest Petrochemical Plant: The Israeli Air Force launched strikes against Iran’s largest petrochemical plant, Asaluyeh, on April 6. According to Israeli...
Flash Briefs
Unlocking Iran’s potential: a trillion-dollar opportunity for America in a free Iran
The United States can seize the moment to support regime change and forge a strategic partnership with a democratic Iran that could yield over $1 trillion in revenue for American firms over the next decade. This...
Op-eds
War of the Words in Iran
The Iran Breakdown
U.S. Redirects Tehran Regime’s Illicit Wealth to Its Victims
Tehran is getting evicted. For about three decades, the clerical regime has owned prime real estate in Midtown Manhattan. On March 23, the Southern District of New York announced its entry into a settlement...
Policy Briefs
Iran Is Using Its Citizens As Human Shields
Tehran’s regime is sacrificing ordinary Iranians and calling it "defense."
Op-eds
8 Key Regime Figures Killed in U.S.-Israeli Strikes on Iran
Insights
Tehran Regime Marks Persian New Year With Public Hangings
Iranians’ greatest fear is not the bombs exploding around them, but the hangman’s noose wielded by their own rulers. Not content with the mass slaughter of some 40,000 unarmed Iranians during the...
Policy Briefs
Europe’s Iran Moment
Iran is cracking from within. Europe must decide whether to shape what comes next.
Op-eds
Trump acted militarily, now the US must prevent Iran’s ayatollahs from rebuilding
President Trump went to war with Iran, but success depends on whether Washington ensures the Iranian regime truly ends.