Houthis stay out: local priorities, devastated economy, fear of decapitation outweigh loyalty to Iran.
Browsing: Survival
Houthis prioritize survival over loyalty, fearing costly retaliation and Saudi-backed offensive if Iran implodes.
Iran’s military-bonyad complex ensures continuity beyond Khamenei, exporting costs and converting endurance into leverage.
Hezbollah attacks Israel to slow US campaign, exploit anti-war sentiment, and ensure Iranian regime survival.
Iran’s protests are more frequent and widespread than ever; the regime may win this battle, but it is losing the war with its people.
Trump and Iran are playing a game of chicken; neither wants war, but each believes the other will blink.
Trump’s push for war with Iran is driven not by strategy, but by political survival—a desperate attempt to silence critics.
Russia has pivoted from patron of Assad to partner of Syria’s new government, positioning itself to thrive.
For Palestinians, disarmament means national suicide—surrendering the only means to resist a permanent settler-colonial elimination process.
Iran’s 47th anniversary marks survival through diplomacy, not collapse under renewed U.S. maximum pressure.