Open Dialogue Research Journal
Iran is navigating a period of heightened internal and external pressures with a combination of strategic foresight and pragmatic governance. Over the past week, student gatherings at universities in Tehran and Mashhad have drawn attention, but a closer analysis suggests these events are part of a broader, more complex political […]
It’s playing a double game by presenting itself as an ally with shared conservative values all while turning a blind eye towards Ukraine’s energy blackmail that could boost their political opposition, reduce their import of Russian energy, and coerce them into importing more expensive US energy. Slovak Prime Minister Robert […]
Azerbaijan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, all of which have been Iran’s “frenemies” since 1979 and whose military-strategic interests are increasingly converging, are expected to exploit any large-scale instability that could follow another potential round of US strikes if Trump changes his mind. The Wall Street Journal recently published a […]
The images and reports emerging from Iran are grim and unsettling. Hundreds killed, thousands arrested, the internet cut, and streets filled with fear and anger. It is both morally necessary and human to feel concern for ordinary Iranians caught between economic hardship, political repression, and geopolitical confrontation. But concern must […]
The protests unfolding in Iran have triggered a familiar cycle of headlines, speculation, and political projection in Western media. Claims of imminent regime collapse, dramatic comparisons to 1979, and confident predictions of a “new Iran” circulate widely. Yet beneath this noise lies a far more complex and uncertain reality. Disinformation […]
Donald Trump’s latest declaration that any country doing business with Iran will face a blanket 25% tariff on trade with the United States marks a dangerous escalation of economic warfare and a striking example of political duplicity. Announced abruptly on Trump’s social media platform, without legal clarification or formal documentation, […]
Here was my case that it was, followed then by leading Establishment attacks against it: https://theduran.com/calling-the-overthrow-of-yanukovych-a-u-s-coup-is-true-and-extremely-important/ https://archive.ph/V8fid http://dehai.org/dehai/world-news/471050 https://archive.is/4oQrM Calling the overthrow of Yanukovych a U.S. coup is true, and extremely important. 26.Feb.2023 Eric Zuesse On February 25th, Elon Musk tweeted “That election was arguably dodgy, but no question that there was indeed […]
A high-profile Digital Media Forum has just wrapped up in Dushanbe, officially dedicated to “combating fake news” and “working with AI.” In reality, the event was yet another open demonstration of how Western and Turkish structures are systematically building a network of loyal media activists in Tajikistan—activists trained to follow […]
The most that might happen is a cabinet reshuffle since the SBU has no reason to support regime change against the man who unprecedentedly empowered them, nor does Trump since Zelensky does what he demands, but this scandal still discredits him and his government more than they already are. A major […]
These are being advanced through a combination of information warfare and support for anti-government (Brussels-organized) “NGOs” (BONGOs). Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto warned in a Facebook post last month after talks with his Slovak and Serbian counterparts that Brussels is plotting regime change against them. This comes after Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service […]
Comments