Washington’s Iran policy requires a paradigm shift The ultimate goal must be to give the Iranian people the encouragement they need to topple the Islamist regime. Reza Parchizadeh Feb. 13, 2024
Iran uses Hamas to prevent regional peace The fate of Hamas is sealed, but Israel cannot cut off the octopus’ head without help. Reza Parchizadeh Nov. 2, 2023
Israel’s approach to Iran: The Netanyahu revolution Regardless of his current status in Israeli politics, the revolution Benjamin Netanyahu brought about with regard to Iran was one of the most ingenious political feats in contemporary Middle Eastern history. Reza Parchizadeh Aug. 5, 2021
The Khatam al-Anbiya camp and future of the IRGC empire The West assumes that if the Islamist regime of Iran is granted some leeway, then it will stop its aggression towards other nations. But the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ leap for absolute power in Iran and its belligerent empire-building in the Middle East show otherwise. Reza Parchizadeh March 25, 2021
The Shi’ite Crescent: The Middle East’s arc of crisis The Iranian regime’s dramatic showcasing of the apparent ebb and flow of its nuclear project is a red herring. Reza Parchizadeh March 7, 2021
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards: The anatomy of a state terrorist organization The IRGC has spent decades working to export the regime’s Islamist brand of imperialism and conquest to the region and around the world. Reza Parchizadeh Aug. 26, 2020
Iran’s postmodern jihad against the Jews Israel’s survival depends on the defeat of Islamism and the development of liberal democracy in the Middle East. Reza Parchizadeh July 20, 2020
Iran’s multifarious network of influence in the West The “fake opposition,” run by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, mostly acts as padding for the Islamist regime abroad. Reza Parchizadeh July 17, 2020
Michel Foucault and Iran’s ayatollahs The Islamic Revolution in Iran, which brought Islamists to power for the first time in modern history, pitted the global left—perhaps best personified by Foucault—against the global right. Reza Parchizadeh May 31, 2020
