The Islamic Republic of Iran is infamous for waging proxy wars and multi-front wars. Now it is faced with a formidable confrontation from opponents who are bombarding it from the sea and the air, and now may challenge it on the ground. It remains to be seen whether the Islamic Republic of Iran’s staunch allies, […]
In Iran, Cracks Begin to Show Even in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps
Even among the shock troops of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in Iran, there are signs of discontent and dismay at the killing of so many protesters — now said to number nearly 40,000 killed and 300,000 wounded. Some have not reported to work; others have refused to fire on the protesters. More on […]
How Should Trump Now Deal With Iran?
With Iran still refusing to discuss its ballistic missiles, its continued support for proxies, and its suppression of its own people, what should the Americans do? Jonathan Spyer offers his own view here: “Trump must help Iranians bring down the Islamic regime,” by Jonathan Spyer, The Spectator, February 6, 2026: With diplomatic talks between the US […]
When to Strike Iran
Andrew Fox is a level-headed former British army officer who has considered what the Trump administration should now do in Iran. To wit: should it attack now, even if it has not yet prepared enough forces in the neighborhood, because the protestors are in danger of being crushed, and in delay there lies no plenty? […]
Retired Head of MI-6 on Britain’s Tepid Response to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps
Sir Richard Dearlove (an incongruous name, given his former profession) is the former head of MI-6, the Secret Intelligence Agency that handles threats to the U.K. from abroad. In a recent interview, he spoke of his dismay that the British government still has not banned the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group. […]
Iranian Officers Reveal Disaffection in their Military
Iranian officers in both the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and the regular army, once stalwart supporters of the Islamic Republic, have now expressed their deep unhappiness with the regime. More about their disaffection can be found here: “Former IRGC officers speak out against Islamic regime in rare interview with Israeli media,” Jerusalem Post, March 16, […]
Iran: Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps general vows to wipe Israel off the map ‘at the right time, with precision’
The drive to annihilate Israel is rooted in Islamic antisemitism and made all the more lethal by Iran’s Shia doomsday theology, which asserts that at the end of days, the Hidden Imam will appear in the midst of a violent apocalyptic scenario (likely provoked by Iran itself). Then the final battle between good and evil […]
Ex-wife of Muslim who masterminded Trump assassination plot is American lawyer who converted to Islam
The implication of this story was that she left him because he treated her badly. Now, where could he have gotten the idea that such behavior was justified? The Qur’an teaches that men are superior to women and should beat those from whom they “fear disobedience”: “Men have authority over women because Allah has made […]
Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Founder Explains That Iran is Not Ready for War With Israel
While the mad mullahs and Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) generals bluster and utter their threats directed at the Jewish state, Mohsen Sazegara, of the founders of the IRGC in 1979, who for decades has lived in the West where he continues to follow closely the events in his country, explains that Iran is in […]
Canada: Iran masterminded pro-Hamas protest at McGill University
A cyber security company “came to the conclusion that Iran was behind the campus protests at McGill university in Montreal.” The embarrassing discovery about McGill should lead campus administration to conduct a thorough investigation. It should also undertake a broader, careful evaluation of the groups that are being permitted to operate on its campus. Other […]