A document attributed to a senior Iranian official proves that even after the blow it suffered at Israel’s hands, Tehran isn’t sitting idle – it is doing everything it can to lay the groundwork for another massacre. Yet ironically, this very effort may unintentionally expose a critical vulnerability at the leadership of the Islamic Republic.
Expert on Iran and Shiite political Islam. PhD on pro-Iranian transnational networks in the Persian Gulf.
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Tehran emerges from the Gaza War reeling from Israel’s unprecedented blows to its military and proxy network. In response, Iran is accelerating efforts to rebuild its deterrence through missile and nuclear advances and the restoration of its regional infrastructure. Yet beneath its defiant rhetoric lies growing insecurity, as the regime struggles to recover its standing and project power in a transformed Middle East.
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The deal to end the war in Gaza could be interpreted in Tehran as an overarching strategic move directed against the Islamic Republic. Internal pressure on Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to launch a surprise attack on Israel may now intensify.
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Main Points:Alongside cultivating its strategic alliance with the United States, Qatar maintains a profound alliance with Iran and strengthens it economically, ideologically, and diplomatically.The Qatari network Al Jazeera refrained from …
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Hezbollah secretary-general Naim Qassem’s latest speech on Monday signals the organization’s growing willingness to threaten Lebanon with civil war. This comes amid continued pressure from Lebanese authorities to disarm Hezbollah of …
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Among Lebanese Shi’ites there is a widespread perception that their community must not return to the era of persecution and oppression that lasted hundreds of years under the Ottoman Turks …