Israel, Hamas, and Hezbollah
Updates on the military situation facing Israel, especially the possibility of all-out war with Hezbollah.
Benny Morris
· 17 min read
Iran
A collection of 65 posts
The Bell 212 Tolls for Tehran
We should celebrate the death of the Butcher of Tehran, but Iran’s future remains fraught with uncertainty.
Paul Monk
· 11 min read
Defending Democracy with Drew Pavlou: Quillette Cetera Episode 34
The student activist discusses the risks that Iran, China, and Russia, and their Western sympathisers, pose to liberal democracies.
Zoe Booth
· 1 min read
Iran Contra Israel
The Iranian missile strike against Israel marks a watershed moment in the Middle East conflict, even though it was unsuccessful.
Benny Morris
· 8 min read
The Iranian Connection
Tracing Tehran's ties to the Houthis, Hamas, and Hezbollah.
Pierre James, Suha Hassen
· 16 min read
Why Iran is the Key to Peace in the Middle East
Many Iranians perceive Israel as a potential ally in their struggle against Islamic oppression.
Armin Navabi
· 10 min read
Shadows No More
A new book examines Israel’s mounting campaign to check Iran.
Brian Stewart
· 7 min read
Justice in Stockholm
Thirty-four years after the massacre of political prisoners in Iran, the conviction of Hamid Noury in Sweden has been a victory for accountability and for the truth.
Roya Hakakian
· 19 min read
Will It Be Different This Time?
It is starting to look like a question of when, not if, the Islamic Republic of Iran will fall.
Brian Stewart
· 9 min read
The Great Cover-Up
Islamists used a religious lie to crush Mahsa Amini, but women can win this war.
Asra Q. Nomani
· 9 min read
Roya Hakakian and How to Speak About What No One Wants to Hear
The combined threats against Roya Hakakian and Masih Alinejad suggest a broader policy of violence and intimidation on the part of the Islamic Republic and its operatives in the United States.
Paul Berman
· 35 min read
The End of the Islamic Republic of Iran?
The regime is a victim of its own fanaticism, corruption, and incompetence.
Shay Khatiri
· 7 min read
The Fall of Beirut
Calling Hezbollah merely a terror group is too simplistic, and nothing in Lebanon is ever simple or easy to explain.
Art Keller
· 11 min read
How Iran’s Dictators Laid the Foundation for the Country's Coronavirus Crisis
While the disease itself is, of course, an apolitical phenomenon, Iran’s repressive, theocratic political system has played a role in the especially high toll that coronavirus is taking on the Iranian people.
Shay Khatiri
· 6 min read
How Long Before the Regime Falls in Iran?
Opposition to the regime is not just to be found in the clergy. It is wide and deep but also unfocused.
Art Keller
· 12 min read