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Niall Ferguson: What Happens Next in Iran Will Change the Middle East Forever
There are costs to intervention in Iran—and enormous costs to inaction.
January 15, 2026
Coleman Hughes
1HR 4M
The Wrong Lessons from Iran’s Past
Critics of U.S. action to support Iranian protesters have their history wrong, argues Eli Lake.
January 14, 2026
Eli Lake
The Killing Fields of Tehran
Iran’s leaders are betting that they can slaughter protesters by the thousands while the world watches.
January 13, 2026
Roya Hakakian
Niall Ferguson: The Myth of Revolution in Iran
The West wants a revolution in Iran. What’s actually happening is a counterrevolution—and history shows those are usually doomed to fail.
January 13, 2026
Niall Ferguson
WATCH: Inside Iran’s Violent Crackdown
The number of casualties over the weekend reached an unprecedented 12,000 people nationwide, according to leaked internal figures.
January 13, 2026
Tanya Lukyanova
3M
Why 2026 Could Prove as Important as 1989
The year the Berlin Wall came down marked the end of one epoch and the start of another. This year could do the same.
January 13, 2026
Matt Pottinger
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Roy Eakin
Will the Iranian Regime Fall?
Iran’s security forces have killed at least 2,000 protesters in a brutal crackdown. Can the protesters prevail—and will it take U.S. military…
January 12, 2026
Rafaela Siewert
1HR 11M
The Left’s Deafening Silence on Iran
I searched five major progressive publications for coverage of Iran’s uprising. Combined results: zero.
January 12, 2026
Yascha Mounk
Donald Trump’s Red Line
Time to make good on your promise to the Iranian people, Mr. President.
January 11, 2026
Eli Lake
Will the Regime in Iran Fall? History Offers Some Clues.
Significant revolutions in world history all have had telltale signs, and we can see them in Iran, writes Simon Sebag Montefiore.
January 10, 2026
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Two Drinks with . . . the Last Great Military Strategist
Edward Luttwak has worked with everyone from the Pentagon to the Israel Defense Forces. Over Campari and sodas, he mused on Venezuela, the wisdom of…
January 9, 2026
Eli Lake
Iranians Take to the Streets. What Comes Next?
Michael Doran and Roya Hakakian on what the protests roiling Iran mean—and what comes next.
January 9, 2026
The Free Press
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