Browsing: Patrick Clawson

Iran’s leadership vacuum slows talks as the U.S. blockade bites, leaving Tehran to threaten retaliation while winter shortages loom.

Evaluating why structural opacity, IRGC entrenchment, and corruption prevent the U.S.-Iran reconstruction package from achieving meaningful impact.

Discover why Iranian government incompetence means even a peace deal with the U.S. cannot save Tehran’s collapsing economy and infrastructure.

Mojtaba Khamenei’s wartime succession, backed by IRGC networks and personal trauma, risks vengeful hardline rule and nuclear push.

U.S.-Israeli strikes have killed Khamenei; the IRGC may now seize power. The diplomatic path is closed.

If the U.S. doesn’t strike Iran after dire warnings, it risks emboldening Tehran, disappointing protesters, and damaging American credibility.