Iran’s rulers gamble on a fragile ceasefire to sustain power through chaos - opinion
The ruling establishment has dragged the entire country of Iran toward destruction and ignited war, yet it refuses to relinquish power.
The ruling establishment has dragged the entire country of Iran toward destruction and ignited war, yet it refuses to relinquish power.
Tehran made a historic miscalculation. By striking regional states and choking a vital maritime artery, it echoed strategic blunders of the past.
October 7 was the day of massacre. October 8 was the day of reckoning: the moment when Europe, 80 years after the Holocaust, was tested on whether it had truly learned anything from its past.
On one hand, Pakistan’s involvement could increase pressure on Iran. On the other hand, it brings Saudi Arabia closer to a country that has expressed hostile positions toward Israel.
Stopping the bombs is a step, but as long as the regime itself is left in power, there will be no change vis-à-vis Iran, with or without a deal.
Hezbollah is increasingly deploying FPV explosive drones against IDF forces, drawing on tactics seen in Ukraine, raising concerns over Israel’s preparedness for the evolving threat.
Israel’s military successes so far are already generating waves across the Middle East regarding its place on the “day after.”
Abdol Hossein Sardari and Hajji Yaakov Hay remind us of the immense power of the individual in the face of darkness.
Removing Iran's uranium stockpile would eliminate the possibility of future nuclear ambitions or the construction of dirty bombs.
What we have been witnessing is an Iranian leadership so detached from its own stated values that it no longer matters whether the victims are Jews, Christians, or Muslims.
Israel and the United States have been pounding Iran from the air for more than a month, leaving Iran’s regime significantly weakened, but not overthrown.