An Iran-based analyst compares Iran, the U.S., and Israel to chess pieces, arguing negotiations are unlikely to succeed and a...
Read moreEdward Said, in his book Orientalism, examines the decisive role of narratives in structures of power. In his view—particularly in...
Read moreThe Islamic Republic survives through ideological coalition-building, disciplined crisis management, propaganda, and coercion, exploiting religious authority and social fragmentation to...
Read moreIran’s “political capitalism” fuses sovereignty and accumulation, fueling recurring revolts. Sanctions and repression create epistemic fog, while campism and “no-lever”...
Read moreWitness reports and research records suggest Iran may have used incapacitating chemical and drug-based agents alongside live fire in January...
Read moreTwo firsthand accounts—from an unnamed city and from Shiraz—describe nights of gunfire and drones, street encirclement and arrests, a near-total...
Read moreAs Iran confronts existential pressure, this essay calls the bomb a fantasy: without a great-power patron or legitimacy, nuclear ambition...
Read moreDuring Iran’s total communications blackout after the January 8 massacre, Radio Zamaneh returned to shortwave and satellite broadcasts to break...
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