There is a principle in clinical psychology called symptom substitution. When a therapist blocks a patient's compulsive behaviour – nail-biting, hair-pulling – without treating the underlying anxiety that drives it, the compulsion does not vanish. It migrates to a new outlet. The surface behaviour changes; the root condition does not. The analogy to geopolitics is imperfect but instructive. For four decades, radical Islam's obsessive focus on Israel was the behavioural expres

A senior Lebanese Shia cleric has told his own community what Hezbollah has spent forty years trying to prevent them from hearing: that the men who sent their sons to die and their families into exile owe them an answer. Sheikh Ali al-Amin is not asking permission.

Tehran's most dangerous weapon is not a missile - it is a message, and it is aimed directly at Trump's base.

As Tehran strikes U.S. and Israeli strategic sites, the regime faces deepening regional isolation and a critical dependence on China and Russia to survive its most profound internal and external challenge

Tehran is openly defying Washington with “fingers on the trigger” deterrence messaging and retaliatory threats that increasingly implicate Israel. Simultaneously, it is escalating repression—executions, forced-confession narratives, and sustained internet disruption—to crush protests at any cost.

Tehran’s Arbaeen message fuses Karbala sacrifice with calls to eliminate Israel and expel U.S. influence.

Iran refuses Hezbollah disarmament, viewing its weapons as vital for Lebanon’s defense and regional anti-Israel strategy.

Khamenei frames the war as advancing the Resistance Front’s mission to dismantle and ultimately eliminate Israel.

Houthi Missiles, Iranian Signatures: A Rising Threat to Israel, the U.S., and Global Trade Routes

Eternal Karbala narrative drives Iranian resistance, nuclear persistence, and proxy support despite military setbacks

Kayhan: Iran Declares War on the U.S. and Israel, Targets Trump and Netanyahu by Name

Iran’s top Hamas liaison Izadi assassinated

Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran spark Bahrain Shia protests, risking Gulf instability, American interests

IS sees Israel-Iran war as opportunity for jihad, urges Sunnis to exploit chaos, attack Jews.

Shiite clerics shield Khamenei, warning the U.S. of unified retaliation.

System Under Siege: Can the Islamic Republic Survive the Dual Pressure?

Ultra-hardline concerns about the current government's regional foreign policy

Iran and Hezbollah frame their struggle against Israel not just as political but as part of a divine, messianic mission

Iran has emerged as a pivotal player in the proliferation of advanced missile technologies to both state and non-state actors.

Iran has refrained from directly responding to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh so far, reflecting a strategic calculus