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Tulsi Gabbard’s Exit Reveals Washington’s Old Foreign Policy Machinery
An administration elected partly upon anti-war sentiment increasingly resembles the interventionist security structures it once condemned, while mounting tensions surrounding Iran, intelligence authority, and scrutiny of American-funded biological research programmes cast a longer political shadow over Tulsi Gabbard’s carefully managed departure from the White House Tulsi Gabbard’s resignation from the position of Director of National… Continue reading
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1953 Coup: The Original Sin of US-Iran Relations
The 1953 Anglo-American overthrow of Mohammad Mosaddegh destroyed a democratic nationalist government, and laid the foundations for the anti-Western resistance doctrine drives Tehran’s politics today The modern confrontation between Iran and the United States did not begin with the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the embassy hostage crisis, or the rise of the Islamic Republic under Ayatollah… Continue reading
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The Empire’s Mask Is Slipping
More people are starting to question the gap between what the West says it stands for and the destruction left behind by its wars, sanctions, and interventions. The Vietnamese leader, Ho Chi Minh said: “There is no destroyed house, scattered stone, severed hand, bereaved mother, or disfigured nation in which you will not find a… Continue reading
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The Strategic Mis-use of Memory in U.S.-Iran Relations
Why the persistent invocation of 1979 continues to justify sanctions, strikes, and systemic escalation The enduring American narrative surrounding the 1979 embassy seizure functions not as historical record but as strategic instrument, and its continued deployment marks a structural refusal to acknowledge the limits of American power in the post-imperial Middle East. That refusal has… Continue reading
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A War Iran Does Not Need to Win Decisively
Why the Trump-Israel coalition’s wider objectives are easier to frustrate than Iran’s narrower aim of survival and retaliation revealing the asymmetry between preserving a state and trying to break one Iran holds the cards because it is fighting defensively on its own terrain, with time, geography and economic leverage on its side; Trump blundered by… Continue reading
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Shock Doctrine Decapitation or Deterrence
Washington’s pursuit of rapid decapitation confronts Tehran’s doctrine of attritional survival March 1, 2026 marked the second day of renewed United States military operations against the Islamic Republic of Iran, described by observers as either a new war of aggression or the continuation of hostilities initiated during the previous year. Early operational reporting indicated that… Continue reading
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Expansion and Domination, Not Democratisation
Military Primacy, Strategic Fragmentation, and U.S.-Israeli Security Doctrine in the Middle East in the Name of The Greater Israel Plan The claim that American policy in the Middle East is principally driven by the promotion of democracy sits uneasily alongside the historical record of strategic planning and material interests that have shaped it. Since the… Continue reading
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Washington Drops the Mask and Calls for Informants Inside Iran
Iranian Leadership Casts CIA Recruitment Appeal as Proof of Regime Destabilization Efforts In a move that dispenses with even the pretense of neutrality, the CIA’s verified X account publicly issued a Persian-language appeal urging Iranians to contact the agency through secure channels, promising it can “hear your voice.” The message included instructions on using Tor… Continue reading
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Iran’s Midget Submarines Form Quiet Backbone of Coastal Defence Small but numerous Ghadir-class submarine fleet highlights Tehran’s focus on asymmetric warfare in the Persian Gulf Iran’s navy has developed a range of unconventional tools over the years, but one of the least noticed is its fleet of small submarines known as the Ghadir-class submarine. These… Continue reading
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The Iran Deal That Was Deliberately Broken
How Abandoning the JCPOA Removed Containment To Make Way For Confrontation For several years, Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted that Iran must “make a deal,” but his most recent demand has been framed with unusual urgency. He has publicly declared that Iran has until today to comply, warning of severe consequences if it does not.… Continue reading
