Political repression

April 9, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz

Regime Revisionism: Tehran’s War Before the Iran War

April 8, 2026 | Simone Rodan-Benzaquen |

The law that devoured itself

International law, between universalist fiction and organized impotence

April 7, 2026 | Bridget Toomey, Janatan Sayeh

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...

April 6, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh, Samuel Ben-Ur

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...

March 31, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

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...

March 25, 2026 | |

8 Key Regime Figures Killed in U.S.-Israeli Strikes on Iran

March 25, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

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...

March 16, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

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...

March 16, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

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...

January 30, 2026 | Bill Roggio, Janatan Sayeh

One Month of Protests in Iran

January 29, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Behnam Ben Taleblu

48 Hours in Iran

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January 14, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

A Decisive Moment for Iran