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In one of our current top reads, @hhassan.bsky.social and Kamran Bokhari argue that the “Third Gulf War” points to a deeper rupture ahead: Shifting alliances and a thinning U.S. security umbrella are pushing the Gulf toward a far more uncertain regional order.
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Iran fought its wars abroad for 40 years so it would never fight them at home. Then the end of American restraint set off a cascade that led to the Third Gulf War, write @hhassan.bsky.social and Kamran Bokhari.
Iran exported its wars for 25 years, but then Washington changed the rules.
@hhassan.bsky.social and Kamran Bokhari on the 'Third Gulf War' and the threshold it crossed.
The end of American restraint broke a quarter-century taboo & shattered Iran's doctrine of exporting its wars. Once that happened, any US policy shifts stopped being the determining factor of where the Third Gulf War takes the region.
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NEW: Iran stoked conflict abroad for 40 years to avoid ever fighting at home. But the end of American restraint set off a cascade that led to the ‘Third Gulf War’ and the likely hollowing out of the regime, write @hhassan.bsky.social and Kamran Bokhari . newlinesmag.com/essays/the-t...
New investigation from the Iran war by Nilo Tabrizy and Chris Osieck for New Lines:
Satellite imagery and open-source evidence show a March 5 airstrike destroyed an Iranian emergency medical base in a Shiraz park, while a military site 200 meters away was untouched newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ai...
What might Syria’s anticipated government shakeup reveal about the regime’s efforts to diffuse presidential authority and broaden minority inclusion? In this Running Notes piece, @hhassan.bsky.social parses the political calculus behind the expected reforms.
Brilliant piece by the Iran scholar Mehrzad Boroujerdi on the unresolved contradictions that Khamenei leaves behind, his intellectual journey and ideological battles—did you know he translated Kahlil Gibran and Sayyid Qutb into Persian?—and what's at stake in the impending succession. A must read! ⤵️
One of the most interesting profiles I've read on Ali Khamenei, tracing his intellectual/ideological journey while untangling the succession dilemmas he leaves behind.
By scholar of Iranian intellectual history Mehrzad Boroujerdi for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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"Washington has the resources in place to keep up the heat on the Iranian regime, to drain its resources and cause it lasting damage."
@hhassan.bsky.social on regime change in Iran
🧵The strikes on Iran will wound the leadership of the Islamic republic, but regime change requires a counterforce that the U.S. and Israel simply do not have | @hhassan.bsky.social
NEW: The strikes on Iran will wound the leadership of the Islamic republic, but regime change requires a counterforce that the U.S. and Israel simply do not have, writes @hhassan.bsky.social . newlinesmag.com/running-note...
Syria’s president is poised to cede authority over a handful of government portfolios, reinstating the previously abolished prime minister position and integrating minority figures into key Cabinet roles, reports @hhassan.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/running-note...
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In "Running Notes", expect 400-to-600-word pieces from our staff & contributors offering urgent context on the Middle East & beyond. No hot takes or news tickers, just the exclusive insights and analysis that usually stay in our editorial meetings.
5. The Jewish Israeli woman who loved and was loved by Palestine’s most famous poet died this week. Their romance couldn’t survive politics, but the poetry it inspired is loved by millions: newlinesmag.com/running-note...
4. Everything about Bad Bunny is political, even his choice of perfume. Interesting tidbits on the Puerto Rican superstar's choice of scent, by Ola Salem newlinesmag.com/running-note...
3. For many Israelis, reports Ori Goldberg, war with Iran is always proper and desirable, outcome be damned. newlinesmag.com/running-note...
2. In Yemen "the Saudi-UAE rift will escalate, and the protests are an indication of that,” a senior Yemeni govt official told Saeed Al-Batati. The armed networks once built by the UAE have neither disappeared nor fundamentally changed: newlinesmag.com/running-note...
1. Syria’s president is poised to cede authority over a handful of government portfolios, reinstating the previously abolished prime minister position and integrating minority figures into key Cabinet roles. newlinesmag.com/running-note...
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Please read this wonderful article on the historical lessons of the French Resistance @diane2v.bsky.social
"Protests against ICE raids have spread far beyond Minnesota, with demonstrations reported in hundreds of towns and cities. These actions might not stop deportations in Minneapolis, but they do something else that historians recognize as vital: tell those resisting on the ground that they are seen."
What cities around the world have really interesting, dynamic intellectual “scenes”? Want to tell the story/paint a portrait of such a “scene” — especially in the Global South — for @newlinesmag.bsky.social’s Global Thought series? Pitch me: dpostel@newlinesmag.com
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Lots of interesting and wholesome developments in this thread.
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This is an excellent article, and gives just a bit of hope which is even better.
9. Interestingly, the US "underground" is said to be actually out-innovating the UK's legal bureaucracy. NHS gatekeeping vs the US post-Dobbs chaos creating a decentralized, telehealth-driven model that's faster & more autonomous than the "settled" law of 1967 newlinesmag.com/reportage/in...
8. The rise of "Shield Laws" created a legal paradox. A patient in a total-ban state like Alabama can now access pills legally (or semi-legally) from US-based telehealth providers, provided those doctors are in states like NY or MA that enacted specific laws to block out-of-state prosecution.
7. Research for a "Plant Parenthood" series uncovered 100+ plants (like peacock flower and wild ginger) historically used for abortion by midwives and enslaved women, highlighting that community-managed care predates the "white male physician" consolidation of the 19th century.
6. Muslim organizers like Heart to Grow are producing guides that frame bodily autonomy as an anti-colonial rejection of control, arguing that wanting to make decisions about your body isn't a "Western feminist thing" but deeply rooted in their own theological interpretation.