The Lesson of Iraq Is That Military Victory Is Always the Easy Part
The lesson of Iraq, stated plainly, is that winning a war is not the same thing as winning a peace.
Iraq’s Shia Population Was Supposed to Welcome Americans With Open Arms Too
No, they did not welcome Americans with open arms — and the fact that anyone in Washington is recycling this logic in 2026 should alarm every taxpayer and…
Liberation Delivered by Foreign Bombs Has Never Been Popular With the People Being “Liberated”
Liberation delivered by foreign bombs has never been popular with the people being “liberated,” and the current US-Israel bombing campaign against Iran is…
The Difference Between Iranians Overthrowing Their Own Regime and America Doing It Is Everything
The difference between Iranians overthrowing their own regime and America doing it is, in a word, legitimacy.
Iranians Protested Their Own Government for Years — Then America Bombed It For Them
For years, Iranians took to the streets to demand the fall of their own government — from the 2009 Green Movement to the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom…
The Iranian People Have Wanted Regime Change for Years — But Not Delivered by Foreign Bombs
The Iranian people have wanted regime change for years, and the data proves it. Across multiple waves of the GAMAAN survey, 70 to 80 percent of Iranians…
Whoever Takes Control of Iran’s Government Next Will Determine the Region’s Future for Decades
The answer is already in: Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56-year-old son of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, was named Iran’s third Supreme Leader on March 8,…
The Power Struggle Inside Iran Right Now Could Be More Dangerous Than the Bombing
The bombing campaign against Iran that began on February 28, 2026, destroyed military installations, killed senior officials, and decapitated the regime’s…
Iran’s Parliament Has No Constitutional Framework for This Situation
Iran’s parliament, known as the Majlis, operates under the 1979 Constitution of the Islamic Republic, a document that was designed to consolidate…
The IRGC Is Still Functioning but Operating Without Central Command Authority
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is still functioning as a military force, but it is now operating without centralized command authority following…