Open Dialogue Research Journal
In June 2025, the world witnessed the outbreak of a full-scale war between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Zionist regime of Israel. This conflict, extending far beyond the military sphere, is reshaping political, media, and geopolitical landscapes. At the onset of hostilities, Israel initiated a surprise operation targeting […]
There is a throbbing complaint among Western powers, including those in the European Union and the United States. Iran is not playing by the rules. Instead of accepting with dutiful meekness the slaughter of its military leadership and scientific personnel, Tehran decided, promptly, to respond to Israel’s pre-emptive strikes launched […]
Wikipedia’s article “Islamic State – Sinai Province” is about ISIS in the Egyptian Province of “Sinai,” which borders on Gaza, and which branch of ISIS is identified there as being called “Wilayat Sinai.” It is an important branch of ISIS. Regardless of whether a reader here is for the Palestinians, or for […]
Several nights ago, the Zionist regime committed one of its gravest strategic errors by launching direct attacks on Iranian soil. According to various reports, this unprecedented act resulted in the assassination of several senior Iranian military and scientific figures, including: – Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of the Armed Forces […]
On the night of June 13, 2025, the world witnessed a significant escalation between Iran and Israel. Iran launched a large-scale missile and drone attack targeting Tel Aviv and surrounding areas in a retaliatory operation. However, a stark contrast has emerged between the visual evidence on the ground and the […]
Another way of looking at it is that Trump truly wanted a deal, which is why he was against Israel attacking Iran before his 60-day deadline was up, but he wasn’t going to stop them afterwards. Israel’s unprecedented strikes against Iran early Friday morning were shortly followed by Israeli officials boasting that Trump deceived […]
The Zionist regime’s attack on Iranian territory last night was not an isolated incident, but a coordinated operation carried out with the full support and cooperation of the United States. This act of aggression occurred precisely at a moment when the Islamic Republic of Iran was preparing for diplomatic negotiations. […]
Pre-emptive attacks in international law are rarely justified. The threat must evince itself through an obvious intent to inflict injury, evidence preparations that show the threat to be what Michael Walzer calls a “supreme emergency”, and arise in a situation where risk of defeat would be dramatically increased if force […]
Donald Trump came to power with grand promises of reshaping U.S. foreign policy. He claimed he could end the Russia-Ukraine war in one day, reach a nuclear deal with Iran within a week, and resolve the Palestinian issue by relocating Gazans and transforming the region into a real estate paradise. […]
We don’t understand the negotiations in Ukraine and the Middle East because we don’t understand the difference between wars and civil conflicts. We approach peacemaking as if it were a matter of dividing up common property during a divorce, after a few years of living together. But wars are of […]
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