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    The Great Betrayal: Why the Western Left Ignores Iranian Victims

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    History will record the early 21st century as the era of the “Great Betrayal.” We witness a profound moral collapse within Western academia, media and political movements — a collapse defined by a deafening silence regarding the systematic butchery of the Iranian people by the Islamic Republic, contrasted against the ever-present, mobilized rage against the… Continue reading The Great Betrayal: Why the Western Left Ignores Iranian Victims
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      Freedom Talk, War Risk: America’s Iran Playbook

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      Iran is never a simple subject in Washington. It is easy to point to Tehran’s own failures and stop there. But that move turns every American threat into a moral project by default, and it lets policymakers avoid a harder audit: what US pressure does in practice, and what it reliably produces.  Right now, that… Continue reading Freedom Talk, War Risk: America’s Iran Playbook
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      Where Does Kurdistan Stand in Iran’s Recent Protests?

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      The latest round of protests by the Iranian people against fascism and the dictatorship ruling this land began on December 28, 2025, when the Tehran bazaar took to the streets in response to rampant inflation and the unprecedented fall in the value of the national currency. However, these protests lasted only three days, and following… Continue reading Where Does Kurdistan Stand in Iran’s Recent Protests?
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      Unextinguished Anger: Why Iran’s Streets Keep Rising

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      Over the past decade, street protests in Iran have erupted repeatedly. At times, economic crises have served as the main trigger; at other moments, political repression or regional tensions have pushed people into the streets. Yet despite the changing causes, the overall pattern has remained strikingly consistent: demonstrations that spread rapidly, a surge of nationwide… Continue reading Unextinguished Anger: Why Iran’s Streets Keep Rising
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      Iran, Gaza and the Politics of Conditional Solidarity Within Western Activist Circles

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      Last summer, I lived in Athens, volunteering with a nongovernmental organization (NGO) that provides food to refugees and people experiencing homelessness. I stayed in Exarcheia, a neighborhood that some of my friends warned me about in advance. They described it as dangerous, overrun by anarchists, radicals, even criminals. What I found instead was warmth. The… Continue reading Iran, Gaza and the Politics of Conditional Solidarity Within Western Activist Circles
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      The Smart Intervention: Military Asymmetry and the Collapse of the Iranian Islamic Regime

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      The Islamic Republic of Iran has entered a terminal phase of governance. January 2026 marked an irrevocable geopolitical shift, defined by the regime’s systemic disintegration following the “12-Day War” of June 2025. The annihilation of its nuclear infrastructure and a hyperinflationary economic collapse have pushed the clerical establishment beyond the point of recovery. Unlike the… Continue reading The Smart Intervention: Military Asymmetry and the Collapse of the Iranian Islamic Regime
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      A Specter Is Haunting the Media — the Specter of Reza Pahlavi

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      Due to the longstanding tensions under the Iranian regime, as well as the unresolved consequences of the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi uprising, widespread protests have once again erupted in the country. These protests can be attributed to real sociopolitical, economic, ethnonational and gender-based pressures. During the demonstrations, a concurrent war of narratives over political meanings, leadership… Continue reading A Specter Is Haunting the Media — the Specter of Reza Pahlavi
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      Why the Iranian Opposition Has Failed to Unite Against the Regime in Iran

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      For the past several weeks, Iranians have taken to the streets in Kurdish provinces like Ilam and Kermanshah to Tehran, Tabriz and nearly every province in between, protesting political repression, economic collapse and social injustice. The demonstrations have been met with violent crackdowns following the shutdown of internet access. According to the Human Rights Activists… Continue reading Why the Iranian Opposition Has Failed to Unite Against the Regime in Iran
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      South Yemen at a Crossroads: Saudi Arabia’s Risky Political Gamble

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      Recent events in Yemen’s south reveal a rapidly shifting political and security landscape shaped by external intervention, internal mobilization and deep uncertainty over southern governance. At the center of these changes stands Saudi Arabia, which has increasingly taken the political initiative in the south — a role previously shared with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).… Continue reading South Yemen at a Crossroads: Saudi Arabia’s Risky Political Gamble
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