Baghdad’s fiscal pressure and intra-Kurdish rivalries are reshaping the KDP–PUK bargain, reconfiguring Kurdistan Region federalism without systemic collapse.
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Khamenei’s wartime appointments elevate hardline security figures while Iran’s economic crisis and the US blockade deepen internal factional tensions.
Iran’s August 9 government reshuffle keeps hardline veterans in charge of the Supreme National Security Council and Basij paramilitary force.
Record settler attacks and institutional land grabs reshape the West Bank ahead of elections, undermining future political solutions.
After February 2025 strikes, Iran’s leadership crisis forced the regime into collective rule, entrenching IRGC dominance while avoiding a coup.
The Trump Gaza Plan’s revival erases Palestinian representation, shifting governance to an international administrative regime under Trump’s control
Iran’s post-Khamenei regime operates under an Iran collective leadership, echoing a historical power-sharing model amid war.
Water crises and currency collapse spark widespread protests across Iran, exposing political fracture lines amid Supreme Leader succession struggles.
Explore how Israel approaches its most critical general election amidst severe polarization, prolonged regional conflict, and political stalemates.
A committee reshuffle ended the political fight over Iran’s parliament closure, but left the deeper constitutional question of emergency powers unresolved now.