An interview with Trita Parsi on the “self-fulfilling prophecy” set in motion by Israeli and U.S. attacks and the diplomatic bind Iran now faces.

It was late February 1991, and the Gulf War's ground phase had just commenced. In the arid expanse of the Iraqi desert, the nine M1A1 Abrams tanks and thirteen M3 Bradley fighting vehicles of Eagle ...

Captain America is one of the most important heroes in the history of comics. Superman was the first superhero, but Captain ...

It would be the last picture of Rayan alive. At just two months old, he became the youngest victim of Iran and Israel’s ...

For autocratic movements like Hamas or countries like Iran, history teaches us that internally driven regime change happens only after the ... “Iraq’s defeat in the first Gulf War led to a massive ...

This brings us back to Syria. Which will gain nothing from normalizing ties with Israel but will sacrifice the nation’s very ...

My father didn’t strut his rank; he carried it. Quietly, firmly, and with gravity. His leadership taught me that being a leader wasn’t about elevation, but rather it was about bearing the weight o ...

(THE CONVERSATION) After 12 days of trading deadly airstrikes, Israel and Iran confirmed on June 24, 2025, that a ceasefire is in effect, one day after President Donald Trump proclaimed the countries ...

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A new chapter in U.S.-Iran relations is about to be written, whether for the better or the even worse. For nearly a half ...

Iranians have been firm against regime change imposed by bombs, invasions, or exiles with microphones and no mandates.

As President Donald Trump floats the idea of "regime change" in Tehran, previous US attempts to remake the Middle East by force over the decades offer stark warnings about the possibility of a ...