International Criminal Court Could Investigate Both Sides of the Iran Conflict
The International Criminal Court technically could investigate war crimes committed by all parties in the 2026 Iran conflict, but the realistic chances of...
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The Supreme Court May Eventually Have to Weigh In on Iran War Authorization
Yes, the Supreme Court may ultimately have to decide whether President Trump's military strikes against Iran were lawful — and if that happens, the...
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Democrats Struggle to Present a Unified Response to Trump’s Iran Strikes
Congressional Democrats have failed to coalesce around a single, coherent position on the Trump administration's military strikes against Iran, exposing...
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The Iran War Will Be the Defining Issue of the 2026 Midterm Elections
The Iran war is already on track to become the defining issue of the 2026 midterm elections, and it may cost Republicans their congressional...
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Trump’s Approval Rating Could Shift Dramatically Based on How the Iran War Goes
Trump's approval rating sits at roughly 39 percent as of early March 2026, and the Iran war that began on February 28 has the...
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Republican Voters Who Opposed the Iraq War Are Uneasy About Iran
Republican voters who once backed the Iraq War — or watched its fallout reshape their party — are now sending a clear signal that...
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The “America First” Movement Splits Over a New War in the Middle East
The "America First" movement, long united under Donald Trump's banner of non-interventionism and domestic priority, has fractured in dramatic fashion over...
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Tucker Carlson Publicly Criticizes Trump’s Decision to Strike Iran
Tucker Carlson, once one of Donald Trump's most reliable media allies, broke ranks in a significant way by publicly criticizing the former president's...
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Trump’s MAGA Base Is Divided Over the Iran War — Not Everyone Is on Board
The MAGA coalition is fracturing over the Iran war, and the fault line runs straight through the heart of Donald Trump's "America First" brand....
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Iraq’s Post-War Lesson: Disbanding the Military Always Creates an Insurgency
When the United States disbanded Iraq's military in May 2003, it created exactly the insurgency that critics warned about — and the consequences stretched...
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Iran Could Fracture Into Multiple Competing States If the Regime Falls
The assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, 2026, during joint Israeli-U.S. missile strikes on Tehran, has thrust Iran into its most...
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Ethnic Azerbaijanis in Northern Iran Could Push for Separation From Tehran
Despite a wave of speculation in Western policy circles and Azerbaijani nationalist media, the short answer is no — ethnic Azerbaijanis in northern Iran...
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The Balochistan Independence Movement Gains Momentum as Iran’s Government Weakens
The Balochistan independence movement is accelerating on multiple fronts, fueled by Iran's deepening internal crisis and a calculated strategy to exploit...
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Iran’s Kurdish Population Sees Opportunity in the Chaos of War
Iran's Kurdish population, long subjected to systematic repression, is now seizing what many Kurdish leaders describe as a historic window of opportunity.
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MEK, Monarchists, and Democrats All Want to Lead Post-Regime Iran
Three major Iranian opposition factions — the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK), monarchists loyal to Reza Pahlavi, and a loose coalition of secular democrats — are...
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Iran’s Opposition Groups Are Already Competing for Post-War Power
Multiple Iranian opposition factions, from monarchists to ethnic separatist movements to the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), are already positioning themselves...
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What Regime Change in Iran Could Actually Look Like Based on History
Based on every modern historical precedent — Iran in 1979, Iraq in 2003, Libya in 2011 — regime change triggered by outside military force...
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Rebuilding Iran Could Cost Trillions of Dollars — And Nobody Is Discussing It Yet
Rebuilding Iran after the February 2026 U.S.-Israeli strikes could cost somewhere between $500 billion and well over $1 trillion, depending on how you...
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Libya’s Collapse After Gaddafi Is a Direct Warning for Iran War Planners
Libya's collapse after the 2011 NATO intervention is not ancient history — it is a live, ongoing catastrophe that should terrify anyone advocating for...
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Iraq’s Chaos After Saddam Shows Exactly What Happens Without Post-War Planning
What happens when the world's most powerful military topples a government and has no plan for the day after?
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