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Iran Is Losing the Battle for Venezuelan Oil
As Venezuela tightens oversight of its oil sector, the opaque system that sustained Tehran’s foothold in Latin America is faltering—at a moment Iran can…
Feb 20
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Juan Miguel Matheus
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Tehran Turns to the Taliban in Its Hour of Need
As reports circulate of imminent strikes on Iran, the Islamic Republic appears ready to formalize ties with the Taliban. The two sanctioned regimes are…
Feb 19
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Ahmad Mansoor Ramizy
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Hezbollah Finds Itself Cornered as Iran Comes Under Pressure
A movement built on loyalty to Tehran cannot ignore a potential attack on its patron. But responding could destroy it.
Feb 18
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Issam Fawaz
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The American Artist Working to Restore Iraq's Garden of Eden
After Saddam Hussein drained the ancient marshes, one artist joined engineers and locals to bring water, health, and vitality back to the Ahwar—reviving…
Feb 17
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Iram Ramzan
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What It’s Like To Be a Winemaker In the Lebanese Hills
Peace, vineyards, and a breathtaking view. Maher Harb has created the life city dwellers dream of, but are rural idylls the answer?
Feb 15
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Olivia Cuthbert
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The Islamic Republic's useful idiots
How TV personality Bushra Shaikh came to shill for the Iranian regime. Plus: some TV recommendations.
Published on Off The Record With Iram
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Feb 14
Iran’s Regime Didn’t Just Want Protesters Silenced. It Wanted Them Dead.
A protest survivor recounts how January’s demonstrations became a manhunt, with security forces firing live ammunition at unarmed civilians—and urges…
Feb 13
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Reid Newton
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Why Iranian Protesters Are Branded as Agents of Israel
As conspiracy thinking spreads, Iranians protesting their own government are being recast as foreign agents—stripped of solidarity and left vulnerable…
Feb 12
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Hesam Misaghi
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Religious Leaders Must Prevent Another War in Syria
Saving the country should matter more than winning the argument. Religious authorities can help stop history from repeating itself.
Feb 11
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Ammar Abdulhamid
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I Lived Under Maliki. Iraq Deserves Better.
Presented today as an experienced statesman, Nouri al-Maliki once presided over polarization, repression, and the unraveling of the Iraqi state—years…
Feb 10
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Faisal Saeed Al Mutar
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What It’s Like To Be a Calligrapher In Lebanon
In a fast-moving digital world, one Lebanese artist devotes his life to the slow, disciplined beauty of Arabic calligraphy, preserving scripts that once…
Feb 8
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Olivia Cuthbert
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Why Global Tech Founders are Moving to the Middle East
As Western societies debate the limits and consequences of technological power, Middle Eastern states are mobilizing it as a driver of economic…
Feb 6
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Tomer Attias
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