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Category: International Relations
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Iranian Passports Revoked in Armenia: A Field Report on the Islamic Republic’s New Forms of Repression
After the January 2026 uprising, the Islamic Republic expanded repression beyond Iran, targeting dissidents’ legal identity and freedom of movement. After the January 2026…
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The Strait of Hormuz: From Portuguese Forts to Drones and GPS Disruption
Across centuries, Hormuz has remained a passage where control over maritime insecurity gives states leverage over trade, energy, and global power. The military crises…
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: From Anti-Imperialist Hero to Regime Change Candidate
Ahmadinejad’s turn from anti-imperialist icon to reported imperialist coup candidate exposes the danger of mistaking anti-American rhetoric for liberation politics. Remember the image of…
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War Deadlock, Negotiation Deadlock: Is a “Fourth War” Approaching?
Tehran and Washington are trapped in parallel deadlocks, each trying to turn survival, pressure, and escalation into leverage before another possible war. Officials of…
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Two Pictures of Iran’s Internet: From “Gradual Reopening” at Home to a “47-Day Shutdown”
Domestic reports speak of limited reopening and privileged access, while most Iranians remain cut off after more than six weeks. Domestic media outlets such…
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A War Not Only Against Iran, but Against Its Historical Memory
Historian Touraj Daryaee argues that the destruction of Iran’s cultural heritage is not mere collateral damage, but part of a broader strategy to weaken…
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The Islamic Republic’s Ongoing War on Kurdish Camps: Why Do These Attacks Not Stop?
Despite a 40-day war and a ceasefire between Iran, the United States, and Israel, Iranian drone attacks on Kurdish parties in Iraqi Kurdistan continue.…
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An Atomic Bomb Against Iran: The Next Logical Step for the Supporters of War?
When regime change is defended “at any cost,” moral boundaries collapse, violence is normalized, and human lives are turned into expendable political costs. Many…
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A Blank Page Between Two Bloody Chapters: Will Iran and the United States Reach an Agreement?
Without major reciprocal security guarantees, the current U.S.–Iran talks may amount to nothing more than a pause between two wars. With the United States…
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The Hidden Side of War: Ruin and the Death of Hope
This war’s deepest cost is borne by wage-earners: inflation, unemployment, destroyed industry, and the crushing of hopes for change. One month has passed since…
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The Strait of Hormuz, Energy, and the Petrodollar Order
Hormuz is testing not only energy markets, but the petrodollar order that bound U.S. power, Middle Eastern oil, and dollar dominance together. The closure…
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Have Washington and Tehran Reached the “Moment of Truth”?
Trump, Tehran, and Israel still see victory as possible; the war has not yet reached the point where cost and reality force strategic retreat.…