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    <description>Erfan Fard is a counter-terrorism analyst and Middle East Studies researcher based in Washington, D.C.</description>
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      <title>Silent Iran, angry Iran: A regime in fear, a society on the brink</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Waves of unemployment, poverty, repression and are forming a mass of the dispossessed and the enraged, who can challenge the foundations of the government amid turbulence and chaos.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Iran’s silent collapse beneath the illusion of power</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The ruling power has blocked all paths to reform, peaceful transition and the rule of law. It has inflicted such damage on society that its repair may not be possible even in the next half-century.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Netanyahu and Trump strike at the heart of Tehran’s dictator</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Iranian nation is seeking to reclaim its stolen dignity and stand against the theocracy that has ruled by deception and blood.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:29:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Global public opinion is against Iran's regime, Islamic terrorism</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[While America initiated the war on terrorism in 2003 without achieving its goals, there is hope that Israel will now succeed and shield the world from looming dangers.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 10:53:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>What now? The rhetoric of war or the path of regime change</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The ongoing conflict is less a war between the people of Iran and Israel, and more a direct consequence of Tehran’s radical and destructive ideologies—a war against civility and peace.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mirage of power: Iran’s global posture and the international imperative</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tehran’s silence following targeted strikes by Israel belies the regime’s capability for retaliation.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 13:05:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The US intelligence community’s assessment of the Iranian threat</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The multifaceted nature of Iran’s aggression demands a comprehensive response strategy.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:43:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The FBI's counterterrorism operations against Iran’s terrorist sleeper cells</title>
      <link>https://www.jns.org/opinion/erfan-fard/the-fbis-counterterrorism-operations-against-irans-terrorist-sleeper-cells</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[To secure the homeland, Iran must be prevented from unleashing domestic terror in the United States.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 18:59:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Iran’s electoral farce is Khamenei’s circus</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The regime’s fake “elections” are nothing more than a desperate tyranny’s attempt to hold on to power despite public discontent.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 17:01:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The urgent need for regime change in Iran</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The international community must make a concerted effort to empower the Iranian people.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2024 19:58:22 GMT</pubDate>
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