Trump backed Iran into a corner. The regime isn’t blinking
Why, when Iran’s government acknowledges its economy faces a historic catastrophe, is the government refusing to give in? Read More Here
Category: Middle East
Only China, India, and Russia Can End the Iran War
Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf. Read More Here
The New Old Middle East
The Middle East that is emerging out of the current upheaval looks a lot like the one that existed before it. Read More Here
The Economic War on Iran Is—and Isn’t—Working
Devastating costs have been imposed on the Iranian economy—to unclear strategic ends. Read More Here
Khamenei Funeral Signals Iran’s Defiance and New Regional Order
Gulf officials worry that by showing Iran’s ability to shape events around the strait, the war created an advantage that Tehran will be reluctant to surrender even in exchange for sanctions relief or progress on the nuclear file. Read More Here
Iran’s New Grand Strategy
How a remade Islamic Republic will reshape the Middle East. Read More Here
The Iran War will drain the Gulf’s $6trn treasure chest
The conflict complicates life for the custodians of Middle Eastern oil fortunes. Read More Here
The Doomed Road to Tehran
Policymakers have not understood that the Iran War is more akin to Vietnam than Iraq. Read More Here
Mossadegh | The Shah | Khomeini | Khamenei: Four Spirits That Haunt the Space Between Iran and America
In the Persian language, the word ruh carries a weight that the English word ‘spirit’ only partially translates. It is at once the animating breath of the living and the residual force of the dead. The ruh does not simply vanish when its vessel is extinguished. It permeates the world it once shaped, bending the […]
Trump’s Ceasefire Still Leaves the US and Iran Mired in Quandary
US President Donald Trump has two weeks to figure out whether he’s untangled the knot he created in Iran, or just pulled it tighter. Read More Here
