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The people will grant no ceasefire

By Asqar Karimi – 08 April 2026 At the very moment the ceasefire began, the Islamic Republic resumed its usual posturing and triumphal rhetoric. These displays and declarations of “victory” are directed not outward, but […]

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The authority vacuum after Larijani

Asqar Karimi – 18 March 2026 After Khamenei, Ali Larijani was the principal authority within the Islamic Republic. The regime has no shortage of criminals—from Qalibaf, the Speaker of Parliament, to Ejei, the head of […]