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Is Starlink the key to undercutting Iran's regime?

Elon Musk's satellite internet connectivity service— designed to bypass state-controlled networks—could form the nucleus of an alternative communications infrastructure in Iran

Marco Mossad 17 January 2026
Iranian Shiite pilgrim show cards baring pictures of slain Iranian and Iraqi commanders, respectively Qasem Soleimani (R) and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. AFP

Despite domestic protests, Iranian influence still looms large in Iraq

Many Iraqis in Karbala feel that they owe Iran for their help in fighting the Islamic State

Shelly Kittleson 15 February 2023
Recent protests sparked by the murder of Mahsa Amini demonstrate the power of Iranian women and their long legacy of combatting oppression Eduardo Ramon

A culture of resistance: Iranian women's revolution is a fine art

The iconography of Mahsa exemplifies the nature of the Iranian woman who never ceases to create hope, art, and culture in her life, and even in her death

Shadi Alaa Aldin 01 February 2023

In Soleimani Aftermath, Iran is Weakened at Home and Abroad

In the immediate aftermath of the American military operation which killed Qods Force commander Qassem Soleimani, the prospect of punishing blowback appears to have evaporated. The U.S. task force in…

Joseph Braude 17 January 2020

The Shia Crescent is Turning Against the Iranian Regime

For the Iranian regime, Qassem Soleimani was much more than a high rank commander. He was the equivalent of Iran’s Wali al-Faqih in the region. As the top reference of all of Iran’s proxies, every…

Hanin Ghaddar 17 January 2020
Iranian protesters gather around a fire during a demonstration against an increase in gasoline prices in the capital Tehran, on November 16, 2019. (Getty)

The Shia Revolt Shakes Iran to Its Core

It is no coincidence that the people of the three countries controlled by the Iranian regime have taken to the streets together. Iran has been working for years to infiltrate both Lebanon and Iraq,…

Hanin Ghaddar 22 November 2019
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