International Relations

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...

Amid renewed sanctions and regional isolation, Tehran seeks a “third way” of survival through China and Russia—but without real integration,...

As snapback sanctions bite, Iranians describe rising prices, shrinking wages, and a loss of control over their lives—“working hard when...

Amid fears of a renewed Israel-Iran conflict, another danger is quietly looming: the risk of Iran sliding into civil war....