📌 Ten must-read books on US-Iran relations

To counter the propaganda surrounding Iran, read these ten essential books on U.S.-Iran relations and imperial hubris.

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#Analysis #Books #history #Iran #Propaganda #Resistance

📌 Why does Iran persist on nuclear enrichment?

Iran will not abandon enrichment; zero enrichment is a dead end. Limited enrichment with strict inspections is the only viable path.

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#Security #Diplomacy #Enrichment #Iran #Nuclear #Pride

📌 Operation Epic Fury and the Remnants of Iran’s Nuclear Program

Operation Epic Fury is a systematic campaign targeting leadership, missiles, and nuclear remnants—aiming for regime change.

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#Security #Escalation #Iran #Israel #us #War

📌 Why the US Keeps Misreading Iran’s Place on the Map

The U.S. misreads Iran because its mental map is wrong: Iran is the pivot of Southwest Asia, not a peripheral oil state.

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#Policy_Brief #Geography #Iran #Misreading #Pivot #Strategy

📌 How does this war with Iran end? Or does it?

Trump’s war on Iran has three possible ends: regime collapse, Iranian retaliation outlasting U.S. will, or a return to the deal.

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#Analysis #Collapse #Diplomacy #Iran #Scenarios #War

📌 How Iran, China, and Russia Use the Shadow Fleet to Evade US Sanctions

A growing “shadow fleet” now transports nearly a fifth of global tanker capacity, evading U.S. sanctions; China is the primary buyer.

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#Economy #China #Evasion #Oil #sanctions #ShadowFleet

📌 After Khamenei: Who – or What – Replaces him?

Khamenei’s assassination triggers a war-time succession; the IRGC is central, and the real question is whether Iran remains a clerical system or pivots to military rule.

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#Analysis #Clergy #Iran #IRGC #Succession #War

📌 Hezbollah Is Winning the Race to Rearm in Lebanon

Hezbollah is rearming faster than the LAF can disarm it; the LAF notifies Hezbollah before inspections and has not destroyed underground facilities.

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#Security #Disarmament #Hezbollah #LAF #Lebanon #Rearmament

📌 Is Iraq Being Pulled into the War?

Iraq is being pulled into the war; rockets have landed across the country, and the government does not fully control the factions.

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#Analysis #Escalation #Iraq #Militias #us #War

📌 Epic Fury and Roaring Lion: From War Scenarios to Pressing Postwar Questions in Iran

U.S.-Israeli strikes have killed Khamenei; the IRGC may now seize power. The diplomatic path is closed.

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#Analysis #Diplomacy #Iran #IRGC #Khamenei #War

📌 With Khamenei's killing, US-Iran relations have crossed a threshold. What next?

Khamenei’s assassination escalates to an existential fight; diplomacy is impossible, and a long war is likely.

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#Security #Escalation #Existential #Iran #Khamenei #War

📌 Experts react: How the US war with Iran is playing out around the Middle East

The U.S.-Iran war is spreading: missiles hit Gulf states, Hezbollah hesitates, Iraq teeters, and diplomacy is dead.

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#Geopolitics #Gulf #Hezbollah #Iran #Spread #War

📌 Symposium: What to expect after Iran's sudden 'decapitation'

Khamenei’s assassination is unprecedented, but regime collapse is not guaranteed; succession is underway, and the war has widened.

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#Governance #Assassination #Iran #Khamenei #Succession #War

📌 The Iranian Threat Paradox: When Missiles Succeed Where Gulf Politics Failed

Iran’s escalation is paradoxically forcing Gulf states closer together;shared security threats are pushing Riyadh ,Abu Dhabi to prioritize defense over rivalry

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#Security #Cohesion #Gulf #Iran #rivalry #security

📌 Iran regime is brittle, but don't count out killer instinct to survive

Iran’s protests are more frequent and widespread than ever; the regime may win this battle, but it is losing the war with its people.

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#Governance #Crisis #Iran #protests #Regime #Survival

📌 Gen Z doesn't have the same hang-ups about Iran as older Americans

Younger Americans are far less concerned about Iran than their elders; a generational chasm now shapes U.S. views on Iran.

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#Analysis #Generational #GenZ #Iran #Polls #Views

📌 Why are we still at war in Syria?

The U.S. is still at war in Syria, striking ISIS and Al-Qaeda affiliates—with no clear mission and a new government in Damascus.

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#Geopolitics #Mission #Strikes #Syria #us #War

📌 Don’t worry about the Iran conflict’s impact on oil prices—yet

Don’t panic over oil prices—yet. The real threat is prolonged disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, which could force an early end to the campaign.

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#Energy #Energy #Hormuz #Iran #Oil #Prices

📌 Iran's proxies: bold threats, muted response in wake of US-Israeli strikes

Iran’s proxies talked big but delivered little; the “Axis of Resistance” is fractured, and Tehran fights largely alone.

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#Geopolitics #Fracture #Hezbollah #Houthis #Iran #Proxies

📌 Five Years of War and No Peace in Sight

The Russian-Ukrainian war enters its fifth year with no end in sight; casualties approach two million.

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#Security #Casualties #Russia #Stalemate #Ukraine #War

📌 Who are the Dems giving tacit green light to Iran attack and why?

Congressional Democrats are fractured on Iran; leadership hedges, avoiding a clear stance as members range from outright opposition to tacit green lights.

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#Analysis #Congress #Democrats #Fracture #Iran #War