A strong tide

There is no doubt that despite its many weaknesses, the Iranian Establishment still has deep roots of support. There are no ...
What happens next in Iran could change the face of the Middle East. I pray and hope the day that regime change finally comes, ...
The Shia communities in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and elsewhere, armed and organised by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard ...
There’s another candidate looking to win over anti-migration voters in Paris: Sarah Knafo, the millennial MEP who led ...
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Is Iran headed towards a Persian Spring?

Former U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia Gordon Gray draws striking parallels between the current 2026 protests in Iran and the 2011 ...
For over two weeks now, Iranians have been pouring into the streets in the largest demonstrations the country has seen since ...
As much as he may want to follow through on his threats he has limited options for doing so. There is little precedent for ...
Bashar al-Assad’s long, brutal reign ended swiftly, but he and his close circle have had a soft landing in Russia. Credit...Aaron Byrd Supported by By Erika Solomon Christiaan Triebert Haley Willis ...
The Caesar Act was imposed in 2019 in response to widespread and systematic violations of human rights by the regime of former dictator Bashar al-Assad. By Abdi Latif Dahir and Reham Mourshed ...
The first wave of detentions in the new Syria came almost immediately – just after victorious rebels flung open the doors of Bashar al-Assad’s notorious prisons. As ordinary Syrians stormed detention ...
Every year, the holidays—which the media presents as the most joyful time of the year—can be a marathon to endure for the estranged. Often, they’re a painful reminder of the loss, loneliness, ...
The ambush near Palmyra, which claimed the lives of two American soldiers — and a civilian interpreter, has abruptly forced Syria back onto the global agenda. For the first time since the fall of the ...