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The ideas that have long shaped the region can be reexamined in light of the ongoing conflict and the Gulf and international solidarity that emerged around it. The conflicts of this region have been fueled by misguided priorities for a century. Totalitarian movements like the Muslim Brotherhood,…

The war in Iran today is like someone opening the stopper of a tightly sealed bottle, allowing the genie trapped inside to escape. In this case, the genie takes the form of thorny questions that have imposed themselves without anyone possessing the answers that might return the genie to the bottle…

On the eve of the current war between the Islamic Republic on one side and the US-Israel tandem on the other we speculated about six scenarios that might take shape. It now seems that the scenario chosen by Tehran - or what is left of its leadership - is Samson Option aimed at a long war…

Iran made a mistake when it decided to expand the scope of the war. Instead of confining its response to a direct confrontation with those who had initiated the attack, it chose to expand the flames, targeting neighboring Gulf states and Jordan. With this decision, it shifted from a party with…

The war with Iran has reshuffled the cards in global energy markets, pushing oil prices back to the forefront of geopolitics after a period of relative calm at the end of 2025. As tensions escalate, the Strait of Hormuz has returned to the center of calculations, as around 20 percent of the world’s…

The American-Israeli war against Iran has erupted. The scenes are reminiscent of the 12-day war, but we are also seeing new developments, as well as a chasm between rhetoric and practice. It is worth recalling that the American president had prevented Israel from eliminating the Iranian Supreme…

Two contrasting images have emerged from inside Iran during the current war, and another from outside it. The first shows women dressed in black mourning the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, while other women are seen ululating in celebration for the same reason. The second image shows…

“We will not allow the country to be dragged into new adventures. We will take every necessary measure to apprehend the perpetrators and protect the Lebanese,” Prime Minister Nawaf Salam stressed at dawn on Monday in response to Hezbollah dragging Lebanon into a new “support war.” This time,…

The constitution constitutes the bedrock of a state’s legal structure. It defines the political system, regulates the relationship between the authorities, and guarantees rights and freedoms. For this reason, judicial interpretation of constitutional texts is not merely a technical exercise; it is…

Since Benjamin Netanyahu, after being shown a map of a so-called “Greater Israel” during a television interview last year, voiced his support and sentimental attachment to the “historical and spiritual concept,” we have seen a series of additional statements and events pointing in the same…

The new war on Iran did not take anyone by surprise. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had openly laid the ground for it. While Netanyahu’s previous regional wars were justified under the banner of the “right to self-defense,” however, he was more explicit this time, invoking both the …

The assassination of the Supreme Leader was the most violent earthquake that could have hit Iran. Some believe it is even more devastating than the strike on the nuclear facilities or the major regional setbacks, like losing Syria after decades of dominance or losing the ability to station forces…