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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the test-fire of a strategic submarine underwater ballistic missile (not pictured), in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on May 9, 2015. Reuters

Khomeini or Kim? Khamenei’s Real Teacher

by Amir Taheri | Sep 1, 2017 | Opinion

According to the initial narrative of the Khomeinist ideology, the “perfect state” which Muslims should aspire was the brief period during which Ali Ibn Abi-Taleb exercised the Caliphate against a background of revolts and civil war. However, it now seems that...

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Women are seen inside the parliament during an attack in central Tehran, Iran, June 7, 2017. TIMA via REUTERS

Ballistic Attack Heightens Tension between Rouhani Administration, IRGC

by Adel al-Salmi | Jun 23, 2017 | World

London- The debate between the Iranian government and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) continues on the decision to launch ballistic missiles at Deir al Zour, Syria, on Thursday as Deputy Commander of al-Quds force Ismail Qaiana affirmed that the decision...

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A woman walks past a painting of Iran’s late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/TIMA

Trump and 5 Conditions for Regime Change in Iran

by Amir Taheri | Jun 20, 2017 | Features

Talk to anyone in or close to the Trump administration in Washington and you will hear two things about Iran. The first is that the Islamic Republic remains on top of the list of the United States’ “concerns” about foreign policy. The second is that...

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Riyadh. Reuters

Riyadh Summit, Clear Reasons behind Iran and Syria Absence

by Abdullah Al Haydah | May 22, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

As expected, Iran and Syria weren’t invited to the Arab-Islamic-US summit that was concluded in Riyadh on Sunday. There are several reasons but the result is one: isolating them. Whether they weren’t invited or they didn’t attend, it is all the same. Certainly,...

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A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Gulf July 25, 2005. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/File Photo – RTX2JWTX

Iran: Trump and Allies Face 3 Choices

by Amir Taheri | May 21, 2017 | Features

What to do about Iran? The question has been posed by every US administration since 1979 when a group of “students” seized the American Embassy in Tehran and held its diplomats hostage for 444 days. In the four decades that followed, the Islamic Republic of Iran cast...