Opinion

March 8 marks both women’s long struggle for equality and a chance to reflect on war’s human toll and the...

As war weakens Iran militarily, the regime turns to repression, blackouts, and spectacle to manufacture control, suppress dissent, and mask...

U.S. and Israeli pressure seeks leverage without owning the aftermath, while Tehran shuts down talks and bets on “non-surrender”—pushing the...

How can the production of atrocity in Iran become politically possible—how can mass killing, dispossession, and extreme coercion be carried...

An opinion piece argues the state hides women protesters’ bodies to erase evidence—yet enforced disappearance deepens justice-seeking, from Kurdistan to...

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

An Iran-based analyst compares Iran, the U.S., and Israel to chess pieces, arguing negotiations are unlikely to succeed and a...

Edward Said, in his book Orientalism, examines the decisive role of narratives in  structures of power. In his view—particularly in...

The Islamic Republic survives through ideological coalition-building, disciplined crisis management, propaganda, and coercion, exploiting religious authority and social fragmentation to...

Iran’s “political capitalism” fuses sovereignty and accumulation, fueling recurring revolts. Sanctions and repression create epistemic fog, while campism and “no-lever”...