The regime is grappling with the collapse of its regional "Axis of Resistance" and mounting economic troubles at home.

Mohammad Rasoulof’s powerful film on Iran during the Women, Life, Freedom protests deserves high praise, but the role of imperialism is missing, writes The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a powerful and ...

But the events of 2024 shifted the balance of power in the Middle East—and inside Iran. Israel’s battering of Hamas and Hezbollah greatly weakened Iran’s so-called Axis of Resistance.

“It encourages hard-liners inside Iran to continue repressions because ... Trump’s election as heralding the “last days of life of the Islamic Republic.” They then “suddenly faced ...