Tensions have been building after mass nationwide protests in Iran last month, during which authorities launched a brutal crackdown
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Iran
From Waltz to Hormuz: Why a Gulf Escalation would backfire Systemically
The international system today is not only defined by polarity but by dense interdependence. Energy chokepoints generate global conflict
Iran has more Options up its sleeve than Trump and Netanyahu Assume
As Israel attempts to push the US into war with Iran, it’s worth considering how Tehran could retaliate
“Time is slipping underneath our Feet:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:37
Like cascading waters, or a desert squall another day of my life has fled.
The Iranian People between the Violence of the State and the Violence of Empire
People were gunned down in a systematic way during these protests on a scale unseen since the 1980s
On the Anniversary of Iran’s Revolution: Key Lessons for Revolutionaries
Many people optimistically assume that popular revolutions against dictators will automatically establish democratic governments
The new Axis of Resistance: Sino-Russian technological Enhancement of Iran’s Endurance
The most significant development has been the deployment of China’s YLC-8B 3D long-range surveillance radar.
‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ hasn’t faded in Iran — it’s being actively eliminated
In the event of war to bring about regime change, militarization would once again define women as those expected to endure and sacrifice first
Inside the Challenges faced by Journalists covering Iran’s Protests
Reporting on Iran comes with extraordinary personal and professional risks and obstacles
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