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Tzvi Arieli

Jul 12, 2026, 5:15 AM

The week Iran buried Ali Khamenei, Iranians in a Stuttgart square raised the Israeli flag — and told me why they stopped being afraid. A woman came over to say hello, one of many who did that afternoon. The first...

Jul 7, 2026, 8:22 PM

Flattering Iran: The Biggest Mistake Israel Can Make

Who Is Giving Orders in Tehran? Israel Must Ask THE HEIR NO ONE OBEYS Mojtaba Khamenei has not been verifiably seen since the strike. US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard testified he was severely wounded; CNN reported a broken foot and facial...

Jul 5, 2026, 5:43 PM

For Showing the Israeli Flag

'Zeigen der Flagge von Israel' — “showing the flag of Israel” — was the handwritten reason on a Stuttgart police order instructing me to leave a designated area on June 8, 2024

Jul 2, 2026, 11:10 PM

Waging War Against God

Waging War Against God - with a Microphone I am a political scientist, and the most uncomfortable thing I can tell you about the Islamic Republic is this: it is not paranoid. Its threat assessment is correct, its priorities are...

Jul 2, 2026, 4:44 AM

“Cyrus Freed You. Now Free Us.” – “We’re Working on It.”

In Israel, Netanyahu is a politician. In the Iranian protest imagination, he has become something else: the sound the regime's fear makes. There is a joke in the Persian opposition space, and it has stopped being funny: Bibi might stand...

Jun 28, 2026, 4:49 PM

The Regime Broke Her. Israel Hit Back

The first time I went to an Iranian protest in Stuttgart, one of the organizers spotted me, lit up, and said she wanted to introduce me to someone. I caught the word "Israelis," or thought I did. She waved...

Jun 18, 2026, 3:30 PM

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Despair is a mistake

A demonstrator lights a cigarette with a burning poster depicting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally in support of Iran's anti-government protests, in Holon, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP/Ohad Zwigenberg)

A message to a disillusioned Israel from Iranians who were trying to bring down a totalitarian regime with their bare hands

Apr 24, 2026, 3:28 AM

Stop Judging the Iran Campaign Like a Movie

People are using the wrong timetable and the wrong standard, and many of the critics would add the wrong endpoint as well. A limited air-and-sea campaign has to be assessed by the damage it inflicts on key functions, not...

About Me

Tsvi Arieli is an Israeli writer and analyst focusing on war, military adaptation, strategy, and Israel’s security environment. His work draws on academic training, military experience, and public-affairs work connected to Israel, Iran and Ukraine.