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A proposal to focus international pressure on a credible agreement for a free vote, with safeguards for implementation and a transfer of power based on the result.
Documented reports from 1400 to 1404 show that at least 19 civilians have been killed in incidents involving checkpoints in Iran. This account examines how checkpoints have become sources of fear, the consequences of inexperienced or unaccountable forces, and the deeper crisis of governance behind the shootings.
S. Rouzbeh examines the uncertainty surrounding Iran’s leadership after Ali Khamenei, arguing that while power may have been transferred hastily, responsibility for war, repression and political failure has not. Drawing on the film The Death of Stalin, the article describes a system in which authority is concentrated among a small circle while accountability remains obscured.
S. Rouzbeh examines why Europe and NATO act cautiously towards the Islamic Republic, which countries benefit from its survival, and why the world prioritises containing the conflict over decisive action. The article contrasts human-rights rhetoric with the calculations of energy security, trade and regional stability.
S. Rouzbeh examines the reported six conditions Iran has set for ending the war, arguing that the list is less a genuine peace proposal than a reflection of the Islamic Republic’s priorities: preserving its regional proxy network and suppressing independent media. The demand to hand over journalists, the article argues, exposes the regime’s fear of truth and its continuing efforts to treat journalism as a security threat.
An analysis of an attributed quotation and a political poster, examining how fear, insult and emotional shock can displace public reasoning.
The Strait of Hormuz crisis risks escalating from a confrontation over a maritime passage into attacks on vital infrastructure. The article considers the threats from Washington and Tehran, the risks of miscalculation, and Reza Pahlavi’s warning against targeting Iran’s civilian infrastructure.
A critique of the language used in the message attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei, asking whether unarmed protesters can be called coup plotters and what the absence of a visible leader says about the Islamic Republic’s authority and legitimacy.
S. Rouzbeh examines the announcement of a committee to design a transitional justice framework for Iran, its potential benefits, and the legal, political and practical challenges it will face.
In modern warfare, battles are fought both on the ground and in the realm of perception. S. Rouzbeh examines how fabricated images and exaggerated claims can reveal the widening gap between military reality and official narratives, particularly in the case of the Islamic Republic.
S. Rouzbeh argues that hidden leadership, underground command posts, damaged communications and the survival instincts of security forces point to structural entropy and growing social and economic strain.
A comparison of the Qizilbash and the Islamic Republic’s forces of repression, examining how ideological governments use violence, public displays of loyalty and the construction of internal enemies to enforce obedience.
S. Rouzbeh argues that the Islamic Republic’s threats reveal fear of domestic unrest and of links between protest inside Iran and the voices of Iranians abroad. The article examines the legal and political context of those threats and the government’s anxiety about protest and public solidarity.
S. Rouzbeh argues that Masoud Pezeshkian’s call to apologise to Iran’s neighbours and halt attacks has exposed a fractured chain of command: the central question is no longer simply whether Tehran may retreat, but who has the authority to decide—and make that decision stick.
Europe’s response to the crisis in Iran has exposed a deeper crisis of identity and strategic purpose. The article criticises its approach to hostage diplomacy and urges Europe to support the Iranian people’s national will and democratic opposition, including Prince Reza Pahlavi, warning that delay will leave it on the sidelines.
An examination of foreign influence, threats against journalists and the legal framework discussed in the author’s account of Iranian state activity in Britain.
S. Rouzbeh writes that the announcement of Ali Khamenei’s death brings relief to many Iranians, while warning that a dictator’s death does not necessarily end dictatorship. He calls for this moment to become the beginning of a great uprising and a transition to accountable, lawful and humane government.
S. Rouzbeh examines how society can help determine the end of a war waged by the government, setting out five steps suited to wartime conditions: managing fear, sustaining action, breaking the monopoly on the narrative, opening a way back for the forces of repression, and setting out a vision for the day after collapse.