Published in Liberties In the western region of Los Angeles a long boulevard stretches from the main local campus of University of California in the north to the residential quarters to its south. If visitors… Tehrangeles: No Browsing Please
Published by the Atlantic The administrations of Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden have all shared one common foreign-policy desire: to get out of the quagmire of the Middle East and focus American attention… Does Kamala Harris Have a Vision for the Middle East?
Published in the National On July 24, Iran’s Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib was asked about the achievements during his tenure since 2021. He pointed to Iran’s most immediate security problem, repeated operations by Israel on… Haniyeh’s killing in Iran embarrassed the country. Can Tehran fill its intelligence gaps?
Published in the Atlantic Iran lobbed hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel in April in the hope of changing the rules of engagement: Israel had struck an Iranian consulate in Damascus, and Tehran sought… Iranian Insiders Warn That Attacking Israel Is a Trap
Published by the Atlantic Ismail Haniyeh should have known that Tehran wasn’t a safe place for him to be. What has Israel ever wanted to do on Iranian territory that it hasn’t been able to… A Wake-Up Call for Iran
Published in the National Every time former Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif appears on television, it’s fair to expect some drama or controversy. Such is the nature of the combative career diplomat. Mr Zarif,… Pezeshkian’s push for a diverse cabinet has exposed divisions in Iran
Published in the Forward If you want to know why so many ordinary people feel cynical about politicians, go no further than Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Wednesday address to the U.S. Congress, the fourth in… Netanyahu’s speech proved it’s time for the U.S. to stop enabling him
Published in the Atlantic Ask most Americans what DSA stands for and they are unlikely to know the Democratic Socialists of America, the country’s largest leftist organization, with about 92,000 members. But ask about AOC and they are likely… The Left’s Self-Defeating Israel Obsession
Published in the Liberties We tell ourselves myths in order to live with ourselves. Historians have the unpleasant responsibility of making that a little more difficult for us than it would otherwise be. This is… Flaneur: “The Lie We Love”
Published in the Atlantic Iran has taken a turn that hardly anyone could have seen coming a few short months ago. For years, Iran’s reformist faction has languished in the political wilderness, banished there by hard-liners… Iran’s Supreme Leader Is Worried