The end of American restraint broke a quarter-century taboo & shattered Iran's doctrine of exporting its wars. Once that happened, any US policy shifts stopped being the determining factor of where the Third Gulf War takes the region.
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Tehran built a doctrine of resistance designed for export, not for local consumption, but then Washington broke a quarter-century taboo about striking Iran
NEW: Iran stoked conflict abroad for 40 years to avoid ever fighting at home. But the end of American restraint set off a cascade that led to the ‘Third Gulf War’ and the likely hollowing out of the regime, write @hhassan.bsky.social and Kamran Bokhari . newlinesmag.com/essays/the-t...
Iran exported its wars for 25 years, but then Washington changed the rules.
@hhassan.bsky.social and Kamran Bokhari on the 'Third Gulf War' and the threshold it crossed.
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Tehran built a doctrine of resistance designed for export, not for local consumption, but then Washington broke a quarter-century taboo about striking Iran
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Iran fought its wars abroad for 40 years so it would never fight them at home. Then the end of American restraint set off a cascade that led to the Third Gulf War, write @hhassan.bsky.social and Kamran Bokhari.
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Tehran built a doctrine of resistance designed for export, not for local consumption, but then Washington broke a quarter-century taboo about striking Iran
In one of our current top reads, @hhassan.bsky.social and Kamran Bokhari argue that the “Third Gulf War” points to a deeper rupture ahead: Shifting alliances and a thinning U.S. security umbrella are pushing the Gulf toward a far more uncertain regional order.
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Tehran built a doctrine of resistance designed for export, not for local consumption, but then Washington broke a quarter-century taboo about striking Iran
Brilliant piece by the Iran scholar Mehrzad Boroujerdi on the unresolved contradictions that Khamenei leaves behind, his intellectual journey and ideological battles—did you know he translated Kahlil Gibran and Sayyid Qutb into Persian?—and what's at stake in the impending succession. A must read! ⤵️
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New investigation from the Iran war by Nilo Tabrizy and Chris Osieck for New Lines:
Satellite imagery and open-source evidence show a March 5 airstrike destroyed an Iranian emergency medical base in a Shiraz park, while a military site 200 meters away was untouched newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ai...
One of the most interesting profiles I've read on Ali Khamenei, tracing his intellectual/ideological journey while untangling the succession dilemmas he leaves behind.
By scholar of Iranian intellectual history Mehrzad Boroujerdi for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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Iranians are left to reckon with the political order the supreme leader shaped, while the impending succession places the Islamic republic’s future in question
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Open-source evidence and satellite imagery show that the March 5 strike destroyed a first responders’ outpost in Zibashahr Park, leaving an identified military site 200 meters away untouched
NEW: With the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Iranians are left to reckon with the political order he shaped and the unresolved contradictions he leaves behind, writes Mehrzad Boroujerdi for @newlinesmag.bsky.social . newlinesmag.com/argument/the...
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Iranians are left to reckon with the political order the supreme leader shaped, while the impending succession places the Islamic republic’s future in question
What might Syria’s anticipated government shakeup reveal about the regime’s efforts to diffuse presidential authority and broaden minority inclusion? In this Running Notes piece, @hhassan.bsky.social parses the political calculus behind the expected reforms.
In Syria, a significant government reshuffle is anticipated in the coming weeks, primarily aimed at integrating minority groups and distributing the myriad roles currently held by President Ahmad al-Sharaa. The reshuffle is poised to be narrow in scope, affecting only a handful of key portfolios, be...
