Political repression
The law that devoured itself
International law, between universalist fiction and organized impotence
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
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 intensifies recruitment, repression amid reports of thousands of security deaths, Washington weighs ground operations
Washington has signaled readiness to expand operations, including potential ground options, while continuing strikes on Iran’s military and weapons infrastructure. At the same time, the sustained Israeli...
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
Why won’t US activists speak up for the tortured Iran women’s soccer team?
An athlete’s silent act of dissent can turn both her and her family into targets of intimidation under the rule of Iran’s radical Islamist regime. After refusing to sing the Islamic Republic’s anthem...
Op-eds
Iran braces for internal unrest as US and Israeli attacks persist (March 14-16 updates)
From March 14 to 16, US and Israeli operations continued targeting key elements of the Islamic Republic’s military capabilities, including missile infrastructure, naval command sites, and facilities...
Op-eds
One Month of Protests in Iran
Generation Jihad
48 Hours in Iran
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