Middle East politics
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Report: Ghalibaf’s Zurich Visit and Growing Evidence of Internal Divisions Over the Islamabad MoU
The reported arrival of Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Zurich comes amid continuing controversy surrounding the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Iran’s negotiations with the United States, and growing questions regarding the balance of power within the Islamic Republic. While many of the most detailed claims regarding the negotiation process remain unverified, a… Continue reading
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Reading Between the Lines: Why Rezaee’s CNN Interview Is More About Messaging Than Negotiation
Tehran does not expect negotiations to produce a breakthrough, it wants to shape the narrative around any future escalation My reading of Rezaee’s CNN interview is that it is primarily directed at Western audiences and the cameras, not because Tehran genuinely expects negotiations to produce a breakthrough, but because it wants to shape the narrative… Continue reading
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The Strategic Centrality of the United States Fifth Fleet in Gulf Power Politics
Why Iran Regards the Naval Command in Bahrain as the Core Instrument of American Maritime Dominance in the Middle East Iran’s sustained focus on the United States Fifth Fleet, headquartered in Manama, Bahrain, must be understood within the broader geopolitical contest that has shaped the Persian Gulf since the end of the Cold War. The… Continue reading
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Unmasking An Elaborate Deception
Tucker Carlson’s interview of US Ambassador to Israel – Mike Huckabee in Israel Tucker Carlson’s interview with Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has been released, and several moments stand out, none of them particularly flattering to Huckabee. Below is a cleaner rewrite with added academic or expert context for each point. International law scholars have… Continue reading
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Leaked documents, diplomatic activism, and conflict-zone reporting challenge the narrative of UAE’s supposed neutral modernity. (In this featured 2012 private jet photo, Azizah Al-Ahmadi (blue), identified as sending a piece of the Kaaba’s Kiswah to Epstein, appears alongside Emirati diplomat Hind Al-Owais (red), referenced in DOJ-released emails. The Kiswah was later photographed laid out on… Continue reading
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The Cost of Iran’s Repeated Failures in Security and Economy
Understanding the Consequences of Ignoring Institutional Lessons and How Strategic Blind Spots Undermine National Stability Iran’s recent crisis reflects a repeated failure to learn established lessons about survival under sustained external pressure. These lessons concern preparation for regime change operations, economic stabilisation as a security function, internal security consolidation, and deterrence credibility against external coercion.… Continue reading
