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Iran’s Starlink Smugglers
Satellite internet terminals are getting images of repression out to the world.
Rafaela Siewert and Tanya Lukyanova
8M
The Iranian Regime Is Stronger Than We Think
While Iran’s protest movement has captured the West’s attention, we cannot underestimate the regime’s tolerance for bloodshed.
Haviv Rettig Gur
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.
Coleman Hughes
1HR 4M
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.
Tanya Lukyanova
3M
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.
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…
Eli Lake
The Ayatollah’s Regime Is Crumbling
No matter what happens now, there is no scenario in which the Islamic Republic survives 2026 with its power intact.
Michael Doran
Fear, Humiliation, and Trump: Why Iran’s Regime Could Fall
Iranians have been here before. But could the latest round of protests finally topple the ayatollah?
Roya Hakakian
Why These Iranian Protests Are Different
The people in the streets realize that the ayatollah has no clothes and are seizing the moment.
Behnam Ben Taleblu
The U.S. Needs Israeli Innovation for Our Defense
Without Israeli experience, technology, and collaboration, the U.S. will be less safe.
Michael Doran
Matti Friedman: Israel Had a Disorienting 2025. What Comes Next?
As the world’s attention moves away from the Jewish State, its people are left to pick up the pieces.
Matti Friedman
Should Israel Pardon Netanyahu to Save Itself?
Ending Netanyahu’s corruption trial would mean an admission of guilt and could be the end of his political life.
Michael Oren
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