Analysis
Tuesday, May 21st 2024
David Patrikarakos, UnHerd, May 21, 2024 “Raisi was a senior figure in the regime, but ultimately it was Khamenei who still ruled.” It couldn’t have happened to a more deserving man. Ebrahim Raisi’s presidential career represented the worst of the Islamic Republic. As Tehran’s deputy prosecutor less than a decade after the revolution, he […]
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Tuesday, May 21st 2024 / Tuesday, May 21st 2024
NO TEARS SHED, EXCEPT EU’S, NATO’S, ETC. Good Riddance, Raisi: Iranians Living In The West Celebrate ‘Butcher Of Tehran’s’ Helicopter Crash Death Including Daughters Of Woman Who Was Assassinated By 167 Bullets: Rachel Bowman, Daily Mail, May 20, 2024 — Iranians living in the West are dancing in the streets and posting photos showing celebrations following the […]
Sheila Nazarian Newsweek, May 20, 2024 “Raisi’s unrelenting hostility towards Israel was a cornerstone of his foreign policy, reflecting the regime’s broader ideological commitment to the eradication of the world’s only Jewish state, with Raisi pledging to “destroy” the Israeli cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv.” In May 19, the president of Iran was killed […]
Shay Khatiri Middle East Forum Observer, May 19, 2024 “Whatever happens next, however, Raisi’s “hard landing” will mark the first chapter in a game of musical chairs that will consume the Islamic Republic for months and will set the stage not only for the post-Raisi-era, but the post-Khamenei one as well.” State media report that […]
Lazar Berman Times of Israel, May 19, 2024 “Tehran has been displaying weakness for months.” Iran confirmed Monday morning that President Ebrahim Raisi, as well as Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, were dead following a helicopter crash the previous day. Though the deaths of two senior Iranian officials are a dramatic development at a time […]
Sune Engel Rasmussen WSJ, May 20, 2024 “The Iranian leadership never discusses potential successors in public, leaving the question of who will run the country after Khamenei dies a matter of speculation.” Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s death has dealt an unsettling blow to the country’s politics and raises questions regarding the succession of not just the […]
Friday, May 17th 2024
Jay Solomon Semafor, May 9, 2024 “Many of Mousavian’s dictums on the nuclear file would be adopted by the Iranian government after his close political ally, Hassan Rouhani, succeeded Ahmadinejad as president in 2013 and moved to negotiate directly with the Obama administration over the next two years.” As US-Iran relations thawed during the Obama administration, […]
Josh Rogan Washington Post, May 7, 2024 “When and how did the cyber actor compromise Mr. Malley’s account? Did the compromise of Mr. Malley’s device enable subsequent compromise of other senior officials at the State Department, National Security Council, or other agencies? How did the malign cyber actor utilize the information obtained from Mr. Malley?” […]
Efraim Inbar Jerusalem Post, May 15, 2024 “Hamas, an Iranian ally, has a good chance of taking over the state that the Americans are eager to establish within the framework of an anti-Iranian alliance. This state would be a Trojan horse.” The present American administration sees the war in Gaza as an opportunity to build […]
Wednesday, May 15th 2024 / Wednesday, May 15th 2024
The Attack on Iran’s IRGC Leaders in Damascus and the Iranian Attack on Israel: An Iranian View: Harold Rhode, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, May 12, 2024 Iran’s Attack on Israel was Enabled by North Korean Missile Technology and Advances: Bruce E. Bechtol, National Interest, May 13, 2024 Iran’s Nuclear Weaponization? Khamenei Banks on Biden’s Indecision: Shahram […]
Wednesday, May 15th 2024
Harold Rhode Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, May 12, 2024 “Let’s continue the reasoning: How did? That is a miracle, even by scientific standards! Does this mean that Allah is against them? If so, what is Iran doing wrong? We have heard multiple answers to this question.” Political leaders make policy based on their […]
Bruce E. Bechtol National Interest, May 13, 2024 “Why is North Korea’s clear contribution to Iran’s capability to attack Israel not receiving more attention?” Iran last month launched a large-scale overnight air strike on Israel. More than 300 drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles targeted the country. While the attack was quite large, it was […]
Shahram Kholdi Iran International, May 11, 2024 “… he stated that Iran is almost ready to weaponize at moments notice.” In the wake of the IAEA chief’s recent trip to Iran and the US-Israel row over Rafah, the bravado of high-ranking Iranian officials has reached new levels regarding “nuclear deterrence”. On May 9, 2024, Kamal […]
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