ایران

President Raisi’s fatal crash put a spotlight on the dire state of aviation safety in Iran, but the regime’s gross mismanagement and corrupt profiteering are to blame, not foreign sanctions.

Few of the prospective candidates have shown much interest in or talent for national security affairs, and none has articulated a vision for tamping down Iran’s aggression at home or abroad.

Links to Israel-linked companies, especially in light of the Rafah invasion, are again the culprit.

As in past elections, the contest to determine a replacement for the late President Raisi will be less about the people’s choice and more about what direction the Supreme Leader wants the Islamic Republic to go.

Even increased aggressive activity in the Indian Ocean will be unlikely to seriously disrupt maritime traffic and global trade—but vessels calling on Israeli ports will need to take extra precautions.

بازدیدهای سطح بالای دیپلماتیک اخیر نشان‌دهنده‌ی استیصال اقتصادی در کنار فرصت‌طلبی راهبردی –و چه بسا هسته‌ای– است.

Despite the success of the allied response on April 13, Iran’s attack calls into question the sustainability of the current approach, suggesting that policymakers should rethink military procurement, force posture, and deterrence in the Middle East.

تحریم پروازهای ایران ایر به اروپا گامی رو به جلوست، اما برای پیشگیری از فعالیت‌های غیرقانونی حکومت اسلامی ایران در قاره اروپا با استفاده از شرکت هواپیمایی ماهان ایر که مرتبط با سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی است، تصویب تحریم‌های بیشتری لازم است.

Low-key actions like seizures can increase regional and global concerns and increase Iran's leverage.