The day after Khamenei will be an IRGC-managed power struggle, not liberation; real change requires a second, contested phase.
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Oman hosted indirect U.S.-Iran talks on a nuclear framework; a deal remains uncertain as both sides hold firm on red lines.
Ten predictions on U.S.-Iran: limited strikes likely; protests may erupt; escalation possible; peaceful resolution window closing.
Iran faces a decisive turning point: internal collapse converges with external pressure, and its great power allies have proved hollow.
Iraq’s elections are a critical test of Iran’s diminished influence and the rivalry between Sudani and al-Maliki.
Iran is days from a nuclear weapon if its leadership decides; statements suggest the political threshold may already have been crossed.
Saudi Arabia is shifting regionally, distancing from the UAE and maintaining detente with Iran, as a profound realignment unfolds.
2025 reshaped the Middle East: Israel weakened Iran but became the region’s primary destabilizer, stalling the Abraham Accords.
Trump’s “small attack” plan is a miscalculation; Iran would retaliate forcefully, risking wider war and an exit-less conflict.
Netanyahu’s far-right government is accelerating West Bank annexation, turning Israel into an apartheid state and alienating U.S. allies.