Weekend Edition
Iran
+5
Oct 11, 2026
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10 min read
First Movers
In the war on Iran, the United States has a cyber advantage it has used quietly and a messaging habit it keeps funding loudly. The next phase should reverse the order.
Iran
+6
Oct 4, 2026
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14 min read
When the Plan Fails
A program of mine did not work, a partnership did not fit, and the war has not ended the regime in Tehran. Ten scholars on what to do after a plan fails, and what changes at the Forum.
Iran
+6
Sep 20, 2026
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15 min read
Will Washington Strike Iran Again?
The President is weighing whether to “go in and annihilate” Iran’s regime. Tehran has sent its conditions through Doha. How the Forum sets the odds of renewed American and Israeli strikes, and what would move them.
Iran
+5
Aug 30, 2026
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15 min read
The Anti-Woke Diaspora: Surviving the Red-Green Alliance
Young Iranians in exile watched the left deliver power to the theocrats once. Twenty of them are now the West's clearest voices against doing it again, and the fight they are pointing at is inside Iran.
Iran
+3
Aug 9, 2026
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8 min read
The Anatomy of a Leaked Operation
The Long View: The Mossad reassigned the men who promised to topple Tehran. The mission stands; the instrument was wrong. Plus the week in review and what to watch.
