International Relations

After January’s massacre, mourning and war panic mingle with intensifying silencing and diaspora disputes, as Iranians argue over how to...

Iran is suspended between war and prolonged uncertainty, drifting from fear into numb exhaustion as everyday talk swings between hope,...

Washington’s message to the Islamic Republic is blunt: act like a “rational” Middle East player, choose between the U.S. and...

The EU’s designation of the IRGC as a terrorist organization recasts the Islamic Republic as a system sustained by organized...

Amid heightened U.S. military buildup, Tehran signals possible talks. The author argues Trump hasn’t retreated—pressure and diplomacy move together, while...

As Iran confronts existential pressure, this essay calls the bomb a fantasy: without a great-power patron or legitimacy, nuclear ambition...

As protests surged nationwide, Iran’s blackout cut people off from the world, disrupted daily life, and strengthened repression by blocking...

For 18 weeks, precarious South Pars workers in Asaluyeh have marched against broken promises—exposing how Iran’s “energy heart” runs on...

Saudi and Turkish envoys rush to Tehran as Israel prepares for a new war paradigm, seeking to contain fallout from...

Tehran wavers between war readiness and revolt control, pushing “Cold War” narratives as scarce resources and fracturing proxies deepen paralysis—shifting...