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Today's papers tell two stories at once: a confident, almost celebratory one about Iran having permanently rewritten the rules in the Strait of Hormuz, and a quieter, more anxious one about insults flying at the president, a war bill nobody quite knows how to pay, and a Gulf-Arab
Our Bahraini compatriots are awaiting the first step," Kayhan's editor declared this week, and after a war Iran already fought on Bahraini soil, that's not a threat to dismiss
Iran has made explicit, in both rhetoric and now in formal military order: Hezbollah's survival in Lebanon is not a side issue to the Islamabad MoU - it is the trigger mechanism built into its core, and the Strait of Hormuz is the lever Tehran has chosen to enforce it.
Khomeini's doctrine demanded the most learned jurist. His successors gave Iran a man with no published jurisprudence, no emulants, and an army behind him. This is not Wilayat al-Faqih. This is Wilayat al-Haras al-Thawri.
from the rule of the jurisprudent (Velayat-e Faqih) to the rule — in-practice of the guardsman.
Tehran executes a high-stakes "Chicken Maneuver," betting that aggressive maritime threats and strategic resolve will force Washington into a favorable, "deal-oriented" retreat. Despite claims of victory over January’s "fitna," renewed university protests and President Trump’s li
Iran’s leadership is framing Netanyahu’s U.S. talks—especially meetings with Trump—as a deliberate pressure play, while signaling an effort to drive a wedge between Washington and Jerusalem. In parallel, Tehran pairs renewed confrontation messaging (missiles/retaliation threats)
Unmasking the survival strategy behind Iran's latest wave of blunt threats. While missiles are simulated in the Gulf, a diplomatic "Chicken Game" is unfolding in Ankara to redraw the map of the Middle East.
Iran is framing the EU’s IRGC terrorist designation as grounds for reciprocal legal and operational retaliation, including threats to the Strait of Hormuz and suspension of key security cooperation. As U.S. forces surge into the region, Tehran is compressing decision-time and sig
Tehran is openly defying Washington with “fingers on the trigger” deterrence messaging and retaliatory threats that increasingly implicate Israel. Simultaneously, it is escalating repression—executions, forced-confession narratives, and sustained internet disruption—to crush prot
The SAS (سازمان اطلاعات سپاه) has launched a multi-dimensional "hybrid" crackdown focused on digital infiltration, cognitive manipulation, and the use of double agents to dismantle protest networks.
Coercion, Control, and Deterrence: Iran’s Strategy to Withstand Internal Unrest and External Threats
Iran is threatening regional escalation to deter a U.S./Israeli strike, warning neighbors they will be treated as combatants. At home, it is crushing protests via a total blackout and framing unrest as foreign terrorism to justify repression.
The regime’s priority is survival: it is likely to intensify coercion while managing optics and blame to reduce the risk of a US-Israel intervention trigger.
Iran’s media has branded protesters as foreign-backed terrorists to justify a crackdown. Tehran’s prosecutor is invoking moharebeh (a death-eligible charge)
The Iranian regime will not hesitate to apply maximum coercive power to suppress the protest
Iran refuses Hezbollah disarmament, viewing its weapons as vital for Lebanon’s defense and regional anti-Israel strategy.
Houthi Missiles, Iranian Signatures: A Rising Threat to Israel, the U.S., and Global Trade Routes
Iran’s “Internal Debate” Is a Strategic Illusion Aimed at Preserving the Regime’s Revolutionary Trajectory
Iran blames Israel for abducting four diplomats in 1982, and demands international action to uncover their fate.
Kayhan: Iran Declares War on the U.S. and Israel, Targets Trump and Netanyahu by Name
IRGC Declaration Summarizing the 12-Day War: Expelling America from the Region and Destroying the Zionist Regime"
Iran lost top missile commander and 35 air defense personnel in Israeli strikes
System Under Siege: Can the Islamic Republic Survive the Dual Pressure?
Ultra-hardline concerns about the current government's regional foreign policy
The Bavar-373 threatens modern non-stealth aircraft, though its effectiveness against advanced stealth technology remains debated.
Iran has refrained from directly responding to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh so far, reflecting a strategic calculus
pawns in a larger strategic game
Iranian drones and various range missiles, are finding their way into conflict zones and war hotspots around the world
IRGCNhas recently upgraded its arsenal with advanced missile systems, drones, and electronic warfare equipment/
Iran will continue to bolster its military capabilities, particularly its missile power.
Our rockets and specialized units stand ready to target US interests.
Iran’s Nour-3 Satellite: A Leap in Communication or a Step Towards Enhanced Missile Capability?
focused on addressing Syria's security challenges
Iran Warns of Retaliation Over Seized Oil Unloading in Texas
Without the IRGC, there would be no country.
"Gaza" UAV- "a nightmares of America and Israel"
Russian technicians working on the Space Launch program in Iran
The CTC Sentinel, a biweekly publication of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Counterterrorism Center (CTC), which...
Iran released footage of "Breathtaking moments" of the IRGC air defense command post successfully intercepting and downing an American...
Haj Qassem Suleiman's missiles besiege Israel
The public relations department of the Hazrat Nabi Akram Corps, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in...
The Ground Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) successfully conducted a test flight of its newly developed multirotor...
Iran is actively pursuing strategies to breach Israel's air defense systems
According to Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, the IRGC's Aerospace Division commander, Iran is preparing to reveal a domestically...