ERFAN FARD
Iran is at the breaking point – the regime’s greatest fear is what comes next - opinion
Iran’s protests expose the widening chasm between the regime and its people - opinion
Trump’s Persian Gulf Summit must look beyond the Iran war - opinion
How America misunderstood Iran’s monarchy - and the Pahlavi legacy - opinion
Western views of monarchy often overlook Iran’s unique history, where kingship has long been tied to national unity and cultural identity.
An invasion is underway in Canada, but not in the way you think – opinion
Infiltrated via cyberspace, economic networks, data hacks and leaks, criminal middlemen, and powerful political figures, is this country going to continue letting its guard down?
The FBI must prevent Iran’s covert war from reaching US soil - opinion
Iran does not need to win a conventional war to endanger Americans. The FBI and its Joint Terrorism Task Forces must ensure that Tehran’s shadow threat never becomes America’s next tragedy.
The bell will soon toll for the end of the Islamic Shi’ite caliphate in Iran - opinion
The ruling establishment in Iran is paralyzed. The regime does not fear the United States or Israel. Its nightmare is a nationwide uprising by the Iranian people against the current establishment.
Killing Iran’s commanders did not kill the system that produced them - opinion
Decapitating a military leadership can create disruption. But Iran’s latest appointments suggest the regime’s institutions - and the strategic thinking behind them - remain firmly in place.
Trump’s agenda now: Destroy Iranian regime's ability to govern – opinion
With the American president’s plan to target the Islamic Republic’s infrastructure rather than the IRGC or nuclear sites, his principal objective has become dismantling its leadership
Beyond the battlefield: Why Iran is entering the final stage of strategic attrition - opinion
The selection of targets by the US signals a transition from a conventional military campaign to a broader strategic effort aimed at disrupting Iran’s ability to function.
The cancer has been named, the surgery must follow: Trump signals new era in Iran policy - opinion
By warning that any new Iranian attack would trigger an even more devastating response, and by describing the regime as a “cancer” that must be removed, Trump signaled something far more significant.
The spectacle of a dictator’s funeral: A staged passion play for Iran's defeated regime - opinion
Today, the regime in Tehran has transformed every state-controlled media outlet into an instrument of propaganda, attempting to manufacture an image of national unity and political stability
The fatwa against Trump, Netanyahu will not delay Tehran’s fall - opinion
The remnants of the Iranian regime continue to imagine themselves as a regional power, yet the spider-web structure of the Shi’ite Islamist caliphate established in Tehran is steadily collapsing.