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Articles · S. Rouzbeh · 22 August 2026How can grief, if channelled well, become a force for change and victory? Emotion can set a movement in motion, but it cannot reach its destination alone. The path from mourning to lasting political action runs through recognising injustice, demanding accountability, organising and acting with purpose.
Articles · S. Rouzbeh · 21 August 2026Why does one grief fade after a few months, while another, forty years later, still haunts a government? S. Rouzbeh reflects on loss, collective action and the transformation of grief into conscious anger.
Articles · S. Rouzbeh · 20 August 2026When a family’s grief becomes part of a community’s memory
Articles · S. Rouzbeh · 19 August 2026How can one family’s bereavement be turned into a nation’s memory and conscious anger? The story of a father who kept walking through his neighbourhood with photographs of his executed children, and the questions that experience raises about grief, memory and repression.
When the leader is absent, who governs in his name? S. Rouzbeh examines the unanswered questions surrounding Mojtaba Khamenei’s leadership, his absence from public view, the constitutional requirements for the office and the possibility that the Revolutionary Guards are governing in his name.
Why has the Islamic Republic’s security apparatus failed to protect its commanders, yet expanded its surveillance of the public? S. Rouzbeh examines the gap between national security and regime security, the growth of intelligence networks, and the government’s response to espionage and dissent.
The claim that Iran has shifted to an offensive doctrine raises questions about its military capabilities, the security failures that exposed its leadership, and the unseen new supreme leader. The rhetoric may signal less a fundamental change in military power than an effort to rebuild damaged deterrence and frame retaliation as policy.
From Parviz Parastui and Adel Ferdowsipour to Narges Farrokhi, Bijan Mortazavi, NIAC and a Reuters report: why does each new wave of controversy divert some of society’s attention from its main goal?
How has the Islamic Republic turned the anticipation of death into an instrument of torture, intimidation and power?
From mocking opponents at a Munich conference to Khamenei’s death, the weakening of the regime’s leadership and Reza Pahlavi’s emergence as a security concern: how did the regime’s calculations change in less than seven months?
Unity is a condition of victory; dissent is a right, but having no plan is not. S. Rouzbeh examines the principles for cooperation during a transition, the different groups opposing Prince Reza Pahlavi, and the need to offer practical proposals rather than simply say “no”.
Could a few drone or missile strikes draw other countries into the current war? From Pakistan’s commitments to Saudi Arabia to the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz, history shows how misjudging others’ reactions can allow conflicts to spread beyond the control of those who began them.
An examination of the gap between diplomatic language and renewed conflict, and of how external tension can postpone domestic accountability.
Street killings are the final scene in a chain of command and criminal responsibility. Justice must examine everyone involved, from those who used force to senior commanders and officials who ordered, enabled or concealed the repression.
S. Rouzbeh examines how the Islamic Republic turns threats of revenge into an official language of power, using them to deflect accountability, intimidate society and cultivate a culture of violence—from children’s performances to military commanders’ speeches.
S. Rouzbeh examines the Islamic Republic’s indictment of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, questioning its timing, legal basis and political purpose, and warning that a case with little force in democratic legal systems may still serve propaganda and psychological warfare—and carry extrajudicial risks.
Articles · S. Rouzbeh · 7 July 2026From the anniversary of Khomeini's death to Khamenei's coffin.
S. Rouzbeh reflects on how Iranians abroad can make their presence and message more visible to the world, proposing shared symbols, clear multilingual slogans and coordinated moments of remembrance and protest.