The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

| Security

Iran’s foreign ambitions deepen hardship at home

Iran’s growing alliance with Hizbullah and sympathetic governments in Latin America is expanding its regional influence, even as soaring inflation, poverty and failing public services deepen hardship at home.

The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

| Security

Iran attacks first, then claims victimhood

The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

| Security

When the network fights back

A sweeping outage across Iran exposed how centralized controls can collapse instantly, while adaptive tools quietly kept fragments of the internet alive.

The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

| Security

Iran's Strait of Hormuz threats could backfire

The Islamic Republic's maritime threats are designed to deter opponents, but reckless attacks could trigger retaliation, economic damage and regional isolation.

The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

| Security

US blockade squeezes Iran's oil revenue

The international community trades freely through the Strait of Hormuz while a surgical US naval blockade cuts off the Islamic Republic.

The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

| Security

Defending the Strait of Hormuz
The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

| Diplomacy

Master of Persian memory
The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

| Society

The Persian scholar whose name still powers artificial intelligence

Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi lived in the 9th century, yet his legacy still shapes every algorithm running today's artificial intelligence systems.

The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

| Diplomacy

Ancient Median architecture: Roots of Persian design
The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

| Diplomacy

Persian architecture: The grand architectural legacy of Parsi builders

What do you believe is the primary reason for Mojtaba Khamenei's absence from public view since his appointment?






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The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

| Economy

Iran’s water crisis stems from decades of mismanagement
The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

| Economy

US strikes Iran's digital lifeline in 'Economic Fury' push
The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

| Crime & Justice

Outrage grows over Iran’s use of minors in security activities
The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

| Security

Iranian authorities turn violent against students again
The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

| Economy

Severe regime mismanagement created Iran's artificial water crisis
The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

| Economy

Iran’s energy system cracks under summer demand pressure
The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

| Politics

Pezeshkian admits the suspected truth: IRGC rules Iran
The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

| Security

Iranian repression intensifies amid widespread protests, economic collapse
The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

| Economy

Iran’s oil workers face inequality, surveillance
The timeline of events challenges the Islamic Republic’s claims of victimhood, showing a pattern of escalation that began with attacks on commercial shipping and expanded across the Gulf.

| Security

Iran restores partial internet access but strict limits remain