All Policy Analysis by فرزین ندیمی

Pressures at home and abroad may be driving the regime to embrace new offensive operations and tactics, leaving the door open for a broader offensive strategy if another war erupts in the Middle East.

تازه‌ترین آزمایش پرتاب موشک در ایران نمایانگر یک موفقیت فنی بالقوه برای این کشور و، در عین حال، زنگ هشداری است برای اروپا.

To counter U.S. sanctions, Tehran is pursuing a three-pronged strategy of diversifying its export outlets, bumping up fuel production, and creating a strategic storage network.

Tehran likely used the attack to demonstrate its unhindered regional reach, while flashing its enhanced deterrent posture through the testing of new military hardware.

Despite the appointment of a radical anti-American commander, Iran’s naval forces are unlikely to resume frequent provocations without a strategic shift at the very top of the regime.

Renewed naval exercises, missile tests, and other developments point to a broadening threat, but their muted nature indicates that Tehran is trying to avoid popular backlash at home.

Despite its nominal defense role, the NPDO has helped the regime repress citizens online, a function that Washington should counter with sanctions.

حمله اخیر شورشیان تحت حمایت ایران به نفت‌کش‌ها، نیاز به کنترل مجدد تمامی ساحل دریای سرخ را از طرف دولت یمن، که از سوی جامعه بین‌المللی به رسمیت شناخته می‌شود، برجسته می‌کند.

شمار زیادی هواپیما به صورت انفرادی و نیز شرکت‌های صوری به فهرست تحریم‌های وزارت خزانه‌داری ایالات متحده افزوده شده است‌، اما افزایش هر چه بیشتر نام‌های این لیست است که می‌تواند به تقویت تلاش‌های آمریکا برای فشار بر ایران و انسداد پل هوایی سپاه پاسداران به سوریه منتج شود.

The Houthis will likely try to intensify their cross-border missile strikes and other asymmetric tactics to internationalize the battle, steps the United States should firmly oppose.

The latest clash indicates that Tehran has underestimated how far the IDF will go to prevent Iranian military entrenchment on its northeast border.

Tehran continues to maintain significant drone forces at a base in western Syria, giving them dangerously easy access to the Israeli border and raising the risk of escalation.

In addition to preventing the entry of smuggled Iranian air-defense systems, Washington should work with the Saudi-led coalition to blunt the impact of evolving Houthi SAM tactics.

Beijing's economic project in Gwadar Port and planned military presence in the Jiwani peninsula may wind up redrawing the region's geopolitical map.

The U.S. military should view the recent quiet as a short-term interlude in Tehran's longstanding doctrine of aggressive naval behavior.

The Islamic Republic's self-declared triumphs in Syria and Iraq could embolden it to expand the role of its "International Basij" and build more-formidable proxies in Afghanistan, Yemen, and other locales.

Early signs indicate that the rebels may have attempted to strike an Emirati nuclear site with an Iranian cruise missile -- a claim that could heighten international pressure on Tehran and raise the stakes of the regional conflict if confirmed.

تهران برای تقویت مواضع مقابله‌جویانه خود ممکن است به استقرار تجهیزات پدافند هوایی در سوریه، حضور نامتقارن دریایی در مدیترانه، قاچاق اسلحه بیشتر به حوثی‌ها و تشدید برنامه موشکی بالستیک خود بپردازد.

Given its recent military movements and high-level contacts with Turkey and Baghdad, Iran may be looking to exact an intolerable cost on the KRG.

The recent reveal indicates strong technical cooperation with Pyongyang, raising concerns that Iran might be on the path to developing a nuclear-capable ICBM down the road.