Tehran’s core dilemma is internal: nuclear, missile, and proxy capabilities have become identity rather than instruments. Survival hinges on de-sanctifying...
Read moreAmid renewed sanctions and regional isolation, Tehran seeks a “third way” of survival through China and Russia—but without real integration,...
Read moreAs snapback sanctions bite, Iranians describe rising prices, shrinking wages, and a loss of control over their lives—“working hard when...
Read moreAmid intensified crackdowns, Iran’s teachers sustained nationwide organizing, faced mass dismissals and arrests, built cross-movement solidarity, and demanded an end...
Read moreAt Bu-Ali Sina University, students protest alleged harassment by Iraqi classmates, scholarships tied to Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, and campus...
Read moreThe 12-day war with Israel shattered Khamenei’s long-standing “Leader’s Narrative,” which shielded him from blame and cast crises as the...
Read moreIn his 100-second short film Cinema’s Blood, writer and filmmaker Ghazi Rabihavi draws inspiration from Ingmar Bergman’s Persona to frame...
Read moreAmid fears of a renewed Israel-Iran conflict, another danger is quietly looming: the risk of Iran sliding into civil war....
Read moreThree years on from the Jina uprising, the name Mahsa (Jina) Amini—the 21-year-old Kurdish woman killed by Iran’s morality police—has...
Read moreThe heavy blows Iran endured during the 12-Day War have left many regional agendas unfinished. The security partnership between Riyadh...
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