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Sep 7, 2026, 6:52 PM

When Military Power Becomes a Substitute for Strategy.

Russia’s war in Ukraine and America’s confrontation with Iran are fundamentally different. Yet, both expose the same strategic danger: overwhelming force can destroy capabilities, but only political strategy can determine what follows. The enduring temptation of military power is the...

Sep 7, 2026, 6:34 PM

Childhood in a death row prison ward

Five men from one Isfahan protest case have been hanged since July, two of them in public before the morning call to prayer. Seven are waiting, and nobody I asked could name one of them. "Every night, as we lay down...

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...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Sep 7, 2026, 4:25 AM

Israel Must Smash Iran’s Andean Terror Hub

On September 1, 1932, a mere eighteen policemen stood between Colombian sovereignty and subversion when forty-eight Peruvian terrorists captured the isolated Amazon port of Leticia in just fifteen minutes. Separated by 600 miles of treacherous Andes and dense jungle,...

Victor Yong Jen Ong

Sep 7, 2026, 4:24 AM

Victor Yong Jen Ong: Jailed for Israeli advocacy

The (U.S.) president has taken advantage of Israeli security matters... The sensibilities of the world have shifted toward a more apparent pushback against white supremacist thinking in recent years, particularly with Trump's second, even if non-consecutive term in the White...

Sep 6, 2026, 7:28 AM

When Evil Becomes a State: From 1979 to October 7

Iranian rally in Los Angeles / Photo by Elham Sataki, Free for all platforms.

The most dangerous form of political evil is not the fanatic shouting in the street, the terrorist carrying a rifle, or even the revolutionary preaching hatred from a podium. History has known all of them, and societies have often...

Andy Blumenthal

Sep 6, 2026, 7:18 AM

Israel Must Act. G-d Determines the Outcome.

Even after all these years, Israel’s ability to meet danger with courage, intelligence, and resolve still inspire awe. +1 These were not routine achievements. They required intelligence, meticulous planning, technological skill, courage, and the resolve of soldiers and commanders who shoulder...

Marziyeh Amirizadeh

Sep 6, 2026, 12:28 AM

Mr. President, You Asked When the Iranian People Will Rise Up. They Never Stopped Fighting.

On September 1, President Trump posted a message asking a question that deserves a direct answer: “When are the Iranian people going to rise up and fight?” Mr. President, the answer is: the Iranian people have been fighting for 47 years. They...

Kerry Landon-Lane

Sep 6, 2026, 12:27 AM

Iran’s Hold on Hormuz Is the Solution and Not the Problem

"Donald's Strait" -- PORTRAITS, by Kerry Landon-Lane

America can’t remove Iran from the Strait by force, and it's unlikely to do so through negotiation. But this is unnecessary and hinders achieving some initial objectives, while opening the Strait If the Trump administration can scramble to a new...

Rafael Zhansultanov

Sep 6, 2026, 12:26 AM

Russia Is Not the USSR and Not the Titanic. Iran War Is a Proof

The West is yet again at a critical juncture. Unrelenting Russian bombardment of Ukraine calls Kiev’s allies to question whether to amp up the volume of economic warfare against Moscow or not. Apart from ethics, this dilemma is far from trivial. On...

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