Israel’s stunning and sophisticated June 13 attack on Iran set off a worrying 12-day escalatory spiral. Iran responded in short order with ballistic missile and drone strikes, which led to a series of tit-for-tat exchanges between the two…
Category: 1. Iran
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What’s at Stake for China in the Iran War?
Despite Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s plans to supplant the U.S.-led international order, Beijing has been a bit player in the major conflicts consuming the globe in recent years. China’s peace plan for Ukraine and Middle East diplomacy in the…
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Army Says It Makes Some Officers UN Peacekeepers
June 20, 2025
For the first time ever, the Islamic Republic has announced it has sent some military personnel to staff UN peacekeeping operations, although most of the operations the military named no longer exist.
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Iran May Curry Favor With Egypt By Axing Street Name
June 20, 2025
STREETWISE — A building on Islambouli Avenue
carries a large piece of artwork picturing and
extolling the virtues of President Sadat’s assassin.The Islamic Republic is once again actively seeking to resume…
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Regime Barks Loudly At Dog Owners
June 20, 2025
The prosecutor in Esfahan has announced he will prosecute people found walking dogs in the city. That has set off a raft of copycat actions all over Iran so that so far dog owners in at least 21 cities face the…
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Campaign To Rid Iran of Afghans Moves Into Trumpian High Gear
June 20, 2025
The Iranian government is currently carrying out one of its largest-ever expulsion campaigns targeting Afghan refugees, and appears to be driving out far more aliens than the similar Trump anti-foreigners campaign…
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Russia, China Interfere To Stunt Iran Nuclear Plan
June 20, 2025 The Islamic Republic’s former nuclear chief says Russia and China both restricted Iran’s ability to expand its nuclear program—which would be quite logical if they were suspicious that Iran might be interested in building…
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U.S. Ends Waiver for Iraq to Buy Iran’s Electricity
On March 8, the United States allowed a waiver to expire that had permitted Iraq to buy Iranian electricity. The move was the latest in the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign to cut off Iran’s revenue streams and push…
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Iran is the Biggest Regional Loser of Assad’s Fall
Among the central factors that led to the ouster of Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad was Iran’s and Russia’s decisions to not intervene yet again to prop him up. Tehran had long used Syria as vector to project influence in the region and…
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Explainer: Iran’s Missile Assault on Israel
Iran launched at least 180 ballistic missiles at Israel in a massive two-wave assault on Oct. 1, 2024. Millions of civilians sought protection in bomb shelters. The risk of a regional war mounted as Jerusalem pledged retaliation. Iran “made a…
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