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Sep 10, 2026, 6:33 AM

Iran’s Endgame: Destroy the State of Israel and Conquer Jerusalem

Ruhollah Khomeini did not call Israel a state. He called it the regime occupying Jerusalem, and said it had to vanish from the page of time. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, four months into his presidency, repeated the line at the "World...

Sep 7, 2026, 1:35 PM

Tehran’s Biggest Enemy May Be Inside Iran

Close-up view of Middle East map highlighting countries and borders, as from Pexels website (URL is https://www.pexels.com/photo/middle-eastern-countries-in-a-world-map-8828624/).

For decades, Iran sought security by pushing conflict beyond its borders, using missiles, militias, and proxies to impose costs on its adversaries while insulating the Islamic Republic from direct pressure. That logic is now under strain. Protests, growing armed...

Sep 3, 2026, 4:58 AM

Choosing To Trust Queen Esther In The Olam Hafuch

The path Jewish progressives walk is narrow and suspended over an ever-widening divide between their community and their politics. I don't envy progressive Jews or really anyone Jewish located within the left umbrella, all the moreso for how eager...

Brodie Mitchell

Sep 1, 2026, 3:38 PM

Iran Is Not Israel’s Problem. It’s Britain’s Problem.

Why should your average British person care about Iran? The Islamic Republic of Iran, to many in the West, particularly in the UK, is seen as Israel’s issue. As America’s issue. As a Middle Eastern issue. With Iran being thousands...

Aug 31, 2026, 12:25 AM

Why the US Must Not Waste Iran’s Strategic Opening

Free Iran. An AI Illustration.

Regime change in Iran is no longer a question of preference. It is a question of arithmetic. For four decades the Islamic Republic ran on a simple formula: stay dangerous enough to deter, stay opaque enough to avoid decisive defeat,...

Aug 26, 2026, 7:59 AM

Iran’s Samson Option: Collapsing the Global Economy Before Its Own Collapses

On August 24, Seyed Mohammad Marandi, the University of Tehran professor who has served for years as the Islamic Republic's English-language voice toward Western media, wrote that the military conflict would quite possibly reignite in the days ahead. He...

Aug 26, 2026, 7:58 AM

Reflecting August This Year, 2026

August is Japan's hottest and most humid month. At the same time, it's a month of reflection and looking back on history. Japan has a lot to overcome in the next ten years, but this year is one of...

Aug 21, 2026, 6:53 PM

President Trump’s Middle East Blind Spot

President Trump’s Middle East blind spot presents a fundamental problem when dealing with the broader Islamic world. Trump approaches foreign policy as a deal-maker. His instinct is to identify the other side’s interests, put a price on the table, and...

Aug 21, 2026, 5:42 PM

Why Iran’s Threat Keeps Coming Back

Detail of the Israeli national flag highlighting the Star of David, emphasizing its cultural significance as from the Pexels website (https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-of-the-flag-of-israel-4033852/).

What if the Middle East’s recurring confrontation with Iran is not simply a story about a hostile regime, missiles, nuclear facilities or proxy forces, but about a political system capable of repeatedly rebuilding its power—and what would it take...

Aug 20, 2026, 9:00 PM

Regime Change in Iran and the Reordering of the Gulf

Regime Change in Iran. An AI Illustration.

Discussions of “regime change” in Iran typically conflate two distinct questions: whether the Islamic Republic can be removed, and whether removing it would produce a stable successor. Comparative politics offers a useful distinction here: between a regime (a ruling...

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