Harold Rhode https://www.jns.org/author/harold-rhode Harold Rhode served as a specialist on Islamic culture and the Middle East in the Office of the Secretary of Defense from 1982 to 2010. He studied at a university in Iran during the early and mid-stages of the Islamic Revolution. He is currently a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Gatestone Institute in New York, as well as a Senior Fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. See his website at: harold-rhode.com. en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:15:00 GMT Iran’s regime is being suffocated, from within and without https://www.jns.org/opinion/irans-regime-is-being-suffocated-from-within-and-without 0000019d-d0ee-d7e4-a1bf-f4eed2cd0000 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:15:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/irans-regime-is-being-suffocated-from-within-and-without The Iranian regime’s deceptive negotiation strategy: No surprises https://www.jns.org/opinion/the-iranian-regimes-deceptive-negotiation-strategy-no-surprises 0000019d-b456-dc8a-a7fd-fdf7b6a80000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:30:48 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/the-iranian-regimes-deceptive-negotiation-strategy-no-surprises The before and after in ‘negotiating’ with Iran https://www.jns.org/opinion/harold-rhode/the-before-and-after-in-negotiating-with-iran 0000019c-d3c8-d83f-adfd-d3ed713d000b Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:45:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/harold-rhode/the-before-and-after-in-negotiating-with-iran The fall is not the end: Why Iran’s greatest danger comes after the regime https://www.jns.org/opinion/harold-rhode/the-fall-is-not-the-end-why-irans-greatest-danger-comes-after-the-regime 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f48c80000b Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:05:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/harold-rhode/the-fall-is-not-the-end-why-irans-greatest-danger-comes-after-the-regime Strategies Iranians use to trick Westerners into accepting what they want https://www.jns.org/opinion/harold-rhode/strategies-iranians-use-to-trick-westerners-into-accepting-what-they-want 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f488c1002d Wed, 20 Aug 2025 05:36:35 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/harold-rhode/strategies-iranians-use-to-trick-westerners-into-accepting-what-they-want Iran’s theater of victory https://www.jns.org/opinion/harold-rhode/irans-theater-of-victory 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f485210096 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 18:40:41 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/harold-rhode/irans-theater-of-victory How to solve the Iranian problem https://www.jns.org/opinion/harold-rhode/theres-only-one-option-left-in-iran 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f4851f00a4 Tue, 06 May 2025 16:15:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/harold-rhode/theres-only-one-option-left-in-iran The roots of nationalism and territorial claims of Palestinian Arabs https://www.jns.org/opinion/harold-rhode/the-roots-of-nationalism-and-territorial-claims-of-palestinian-arabs 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f481200098 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 22:55:21 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/harold-rhode/the-roots-of-nationalism-and-territorial-claims-of-palestinian-arabs Joseph Aoun and the New Middle East: Lebanon at a pivotal moment https://www.jns.org/analysis/josef-aoun-and-the-new-middle-east-lebanon-at-a-pivotal-moment 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f44a190051 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 07:48:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/analysis/josef-aoun-and-the-new-middle-east-lebanon-at-a-pivotal-moment Erdoğan’s dilemma: Al-Julani, radicalism and Syria’s power struggle https://www.jns.org/opinion/harold-rhode/erdogans-dilemma-al-julani-radicalism-and-syrias-power-struggle 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f4811f00a2 Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:00:22 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/harold-rhode/erdogans-dilemma-al-julani-radicalism-and-syrias-power-struggle