Iran expands influence over Thailand’s Shiite community via religious and cultural institutions, posing a “soft power” threat to Israeli interests.
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Iran’s reformists, marginalized by repression, are presenting themselves as a potential political alternative amid the regime’s legitimacy crisis.
The U.S. must decide its future role in Iraq post-combat mission, balancing withdrawal against threats from ISIS and Iranian proxies.
Facing Iran’s violent unrest, the U.S. considers military strikes to support protesters and pressure the regime, risking major regional escalation.
A new Iraqi law risks permanently embedding Iran-backed militias into the state, demanding urgent U.S. diplomatic intervention to prevent its passage.
Iraq seeks to maintain U.S. military and financial support, fearing a full American withdrawal that would empower Iran and threaten stability.
The U.S. considers military strikes and pressure on Iran to weaken the government, but clear strategic goals remain elusive.
U.S. envoys should use the threat of military strikes to press Iran for nuclear, missile, and human rights concessions.
Ending U.S. waivers on Iranian energy exports can push Iraq toward independence, reducing Tehran’s leverage as Iran itself cuts supplies.
Iran’s ethnic divisions risk violent fragmentation if the regime falls, challenging U.S. assumptions of a stable, centralized successor state.