Islamic regime

Politics of the personal: Trump's Middle East doctrine on display - analysis

Trump believes in the politics of the personal. He makes exaggerated statements sometimes, such as plans for Gaza. He also wants to empower local leaders.

 US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman arrive for a meeting at the G20 Summit in Osaka, June 2019.
 A model of an Iranian missile is seen during a gathering in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2025

Why the Islamic Republic of Iran threatens Israel, the West, and its own people - opinion

 MEMBERS OF the Iranian diaspora in Europe take part in a rally in Brussels last September, marking the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini.

Ayatollah's last days: Fear of Iranian diaspora, US administration consolidation - opinion

 Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands during a joint news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris last week. The hope that Beirut, and not the Bekaa Valley Hezbollah stronghold, will decide Lebanon’s future seems at long last plausible, says the writer.

Removing Beirut's Iran ties will help Lebanon return to Riviera status - opinion


Iran's water crisis at tipping point in threat to Islamic regime's stability

Iran expert Dr. Sharona Mazalian Levi says prolonged water outages, empty reservoirs, and crop failures may be a recipe for social unrest.

 Lake Urmia, a salty lake located in northwestern Iran between the provinces of West Azerbaijan and East Azerbaijan

Understanding and undermining the threat of Iran's fake opposition - opinion

Iranians are distrustful of the fake opposition and sick and tired of treasonous acts that they represent and support.

 Iranian opposition groups gather to protest in Paris, February 2025.

Twilight of the Islamic Republic: The rocky road to regime change in Iran has begun - opinion

This momentous period in history heralds the demise of religious despotism in Tehran, the disintegration of the regime of the corrupt, terrorist mullahs.

 IRAN’S SUPREME Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks after he votes during runoff parliamentary elections, in Tehran, last Friday. Iran’s regime and its theocratic governance are evidently on a decline, the writer asserts.

Iranian journalist commits suicide protesting ‘Khamenei’s dictatorship,’ shaking social media

Iranian journalist Kianoosh Sanjari took his life, protesting the regime’s oppression and calling for freedom for imprisoned activists. His final words rallied for a liberated Iran.

 NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 05: Activist Kianoosh Sanjari speaks onstage at the Amnesty International Concert presented by the CBGB Festival at Barclays Center on February 5, 2014 in New York City.

Defying the mullahs, Iranians resist antisemitic doctrine - opinion

Now is the time for peace advocates to educate Iranians worldwide on Israel’s importance to the global Jewish community. 

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Farewell Baghdad? Iran shifts to consolidate its power in Iraq - analysis

Iran consolidates its influence in Iraq through Shi'ite militias, using the country as a hub for regional power projection, targeting Israel, and aligning with proxies like Hezbollah and Hamas.

 A VEHICLE carrying the coffin of a commander from Iraq’s Ktaeb Hezbollah  armed group, who was killed in what the militia called a ‘Zionist attack’ in Damascus on Friday, is seen during a funeral in Baghdad on Sunday.

Iran's security crisis: Assassinations reveal deep vulnerabilities - opinion

The assassinations of top figures Haniyeh and Shukr reveal deep security issues in Iran, highlighting the regime's growing instability.

 MEMBERS OF the Iranian Parliament attend a vote of confidence in the cabinet of President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran, last week. The revolutionary spirit lives strong among Iranians, the writer maintains.

‘We stand with Israel’: Undermining the ‘concept’ about Masoud Pezeshkian and the Islamic regime

The new president was ‘selected’ by the supreme leader as a fig leaf to pretend to Iranians and the world that change could come.

 MARZIYEH AMIRIZADEH.

In the eyes of the world: Iran’s image is in tatters once more - opinion

Iran’s reputation suffered due to the disappearance of the presidential helicopter and the inability of the Iranian state to identify the crash site.

 A HELICOPTER carrying Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi takes off near the Iran-Azerbaijan border, on May 19. The helicopter later crashed, killing the president.

Artist reveals mural depicting former Iran President Ebrahim Raisi in helicopter engulfed in hair

The Mural, showing former President Raisi’s helicopter being pulled down by Iranian women, is one of a series of 14 murals across Israel, initiated by filmmaker and radio personality Hooman Khalili.

 Women, life, freedom mural in Tel Aviv, June 12, 2024.

Hezbollah reacts aggressively to Israel’s Gaza success during hostage rescue

The terrorist group used drones to target Israel on June 8 and 9. Sirens sounded throughout the day in northern Israel. 

 Smoke rises as flames burn, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Dishon, near Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, June 4, 2024.