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Category: Opinion
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Succession in Suspension: An Opportunity for Change in the Islamic Republic?
The postwar succession crisis may open possibilities for change, but only if civil society avoids premature illusions and applies organized, strategic pressure. One might…
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When War Destroys Workers’ Jobs and Leaves Them Unemployed
War and prolonged internet blackouts wiped out jobs across Iran, from gig work to industry, with women in informal and small-business employment hit hardest.…
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The Iran–U.S. War and the Crisis of Political Imagination
War appears here not as an event but as a durable condition: a sign of suspended historical time, collapsing horizons, and a growing incapacity…
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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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Iranian Women’s Agency Amid the Drums of War
A postwar political transition will not guarantee a better future for women unless their demands are explicitly named and placed at the center. This…
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Queer-Feminism Against War and the Politics of Death
“Woman, Life, Freedom” reimagines power beyond war, patriarchy, and the hierarchies that decide which lives matter. If war is understood not as an event…
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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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War at the Strait of Hormuz Could Trigger a Global Environmental Disaster
Conflict in the Strait of Hormuz could spark a massive oil spill, devastating Gulf ecosystems, desalination, fisheries, and economies while threatening global energy supplies.…
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From Opponents to Opposition: Exile, War, Class, Nostalgia, and the Iranian Left
The essay argues that repression and exile weakened the Iranian left’s organizational base, while war and diaspora media amplify monarchist visibility over socially rooted…
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March 8, War, and Women: The Intersection of Military Violence and Gender Inequality in Iran
March 8 marks both women’s long struggle for equality and a chance to reflect on war’s human toll and the urgency of defending women’s…
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War, Spectacle, and Internal Repression: Iran’s Regime Between Military Weakness and Fabricated Strength
As war weakens Iran militarily, the regime turns to repression, blackouts, and spectacle to manufacture control, suppress dissent, and mask internal fragility. While wars…
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Maximum Pressure, No Day-After Plan: War Spills Into Markets
U.S. and Israeli pressure seeks leverage without owning the aftermath, while Tehran shuts down talks and bets on “non-surrender”—pushing the crisis toward a long,…