Analysis
Wednesday, June 25th 2025
Catherine Perez-Shakdam Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, June 24, 2025 “We are not witnessing the end of Iran’s nuclear project. We are witnessing its decentralization.” It is a truth too easily ignored in our ceaseless thirst for closure: blowing up a building does not annihilate an idea. And so it was that […]
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Raz Zimmt INSS Insight No. 1998, June 25, 2025 “It is worth noting that there is no indication that Iran is currently interested in returning to a negotiated framework—especially not one that would require concessions perceived in Tehran as capitulation to US dictates, foremost among them the relinquishment of Iran’s enrichment capabilities.” The ceasefire […]
Yoav Limor Israel Hayom, June 24, 2025 “… it is doubtful whether Israel can maintain continuous enforcement without effectively resuming hostilities.” Israel ended its military campaign against Iran with the upper hand. Senior political and defense officials noted yesterday that all objectives had been fully achieved, though it seems perspective, and a measure of humility, are […]
Yoni Ben Menachem Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, June 23, 2025 “Khamenei’s rhetoric frames the war against Israel as a victory through religious justice, not necessarily a military triumph.” This is not Iran’s first war since the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and the adoption of the principle of Velayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic […]
Monday, June 23rd 2025
Amir Taheri Gatestone, June 22, 2025 “the overall mood in Iran, including in the ruling circles, is against Khamenei’s “to the last drop of blood” posturing, if only because people know this is posturing from a leader who is personally secure in his hideout.” After a week in purdah, “Supreme Guide” Ali Khamenei broke […]
Farnaz Fassihi NY Times, June 22, 2025 “Iran’s options are grim. And whatever it does will be a turning point for the Islamic Republic’s nearly five-decade rule.” Iran’s clerical rulers have a long history of open animosity toward the United States. From vowing “Death to America” to striking an American base in Iraq after […]
William F. Wechsler The Atlantic Council, June 22, 2025 “The regime is in a fundamentally weak position and should leap at this last opportunity to save itself, as this is clearly Trump’s preferred outcome.” Just over one week ago, when Israel began its campaign of strikes on Iran, I argued that “Iran cannot be allowed to […]
Monday, June 23rd 2025 / Monday, June 23rd 2025
Saeid Golkar Moment, June 19, 2025 “While Khamenei’s rule remains unchallenged, he has a notable weakness: Among leaders in the modern world, he is one of the most disliked by his people.” In the wake of Israeli attacks since June 12, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader since 1989, was forced into hiding, retreating […]
Friday, June 20th 2025
Editorial Board WSJ, June 19, 2025 “Another difference with Iraq is that Iran actually has an advanced nuclear program, far beyond any civilian purpose.” The press is full of reporting on the “MAGA civil war” over Iran, but what’s notable is that the loudest isolationists appear to be losing the debate. It’s worth considering […]
Andrew C. McCarthy National Review, June 19, 2025 “We now know the U.S. intelligence community was unaware of Iran’s Fordow enrichment facility when it generated the 2007 NIE [which absurdly claimed that Iran had abandoned its nuclear weapons program in 2003], and Israeli intelligence’s 2018 acquisition of Iran’s nuclear records proved the regime’s years of […]
Phillip Elliot TIME, June 18, 2025 “Trump on Tuesday was testing the limits of that cohort’s support, as he posted on social media that he knew where Iran’s Supreme Leader was bunkering down and threatened his life unless Iran agreed to “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.” “We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least […]
Jonathan S. Tobin JNS, June 19, 2025 “Of course, the Trump administration is already part of this war.” Pundits, like generals, seem always doomed to refight the last war. That’s the main thing to remember as the world watches the debate over whether the United States should join Israel in action to ensure that […]
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