Tag: Iran
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Ruhollah Khomeini wrote about sex with children and animals. Perhaps he should have studied economics instead
Ruhollah Khomeini is remembered primarily as the architect of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution and the founder of the Islamic Republic. He was also a prolific Islamic jurist. Some of his writings demonstrate just how extensively religious law can intrude into the most intimate—and sometimes deeply disturbing—areas of human behavior. His Tahrir al-Wasilah is not some…
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Would brutal human rights abuses in Iran stop with regime change?
There are many ways to discuss Iran. We can talk about nuclear weapons, uranium enrichment, Israel, the Persian Gulf, oil, sanctions, Russia, China, the United States and the balance of power in the Middle East. These subjects dominate international coverage because governments naturally view Iran primarily through the lens of geopolitics. For once, put all…
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Russia: “The US cannot cripple us”… Iran proves otherwise
Russian officials repeat a clear and confident claim. The United States cannot cripple Russia. They argue that Russia is too large, too armed, and too resilient for any external power to meaningfully degrade its ability to wage war. In their view, even a direct confrontation would not lead to paralysis. Russia would absorb the blow,…
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Iran’s leaders: Kill millions, we won’t step down
At the most basic level, leadership carries responsibility. If leaders truly cared about their population, then they would step down when their rule produces suffering, isolation, and death. In other words, this is not an abstract moral idea. Rather, it is a concrete test of responsibility. Therefore, we must ask a direct question. What does…
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Does Trump shows how to avert WW3 with military superiority?
Of course, he can also get closer to it. But this article talks about military superiority. The strike on Iran was not just about Iran. It was a message. And the real audience was not Tehran. It was Beijing and Moscow. When Donald Trump authorizes a strike that removes a top Iranian leader within hours,…
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Bombing Iran? Diplomacy? There are other good options
The Western approach to Iran is deeply flawed. It fails not only as strategy but also as morality. And not just advanced morality—no, even common morality is violated. Iran’s regime is irrational. That is beyond question. It has crushed its own population, it has sponsored violent militias abroad. And it mixes politics with apocalyptic theology.…