Category: Middle East
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Iran’s Theocratic Regime has Never been Weaker
The next popular uprising in Iran will likely overthrow the aging, authoritarian clerics in Tehran. “God would never wrong them, but they wrong themselves.” -The Qur’an, 29:39 In less than two years Iran’s theocracy has lost a key ally in Syria and seen its proxies in the Middle East decisively weakened. Russia, its traditional major…
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Short-Term Effects and Long-Term Worries about the Fall of the Assad Regime
December 10, 2024 The collapse of the Assad Regime will have major geopolitical implications. Russia just lost its biggest ally in the Middle East and may lose its only overseas naval base. This will undermine its power in the region and Africa, and Putin’s regime at home. Iran lost its main ally and supply corridor…