MENA Nuances
Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Archive
About
Latest
Top
Discussions
Arming Iranian Protesters: What Would Actually Happen?
In moments of brutal repression, a familiar proposal resurfaces: arm the protesters.
Feb 6
•
Ali Mamouri
1
1
Comic-Book Diplomacy: When the Joker Became Iran’s UN Ambassador
When DC Comics published A Death in the Family in 1988, one scene in particular shocked readers: the Joker was fictitiously appointed by Ayatollah…
Feb 4
•
Ali Mamouri
2
2
Deterrence at the Brink: Iran, the U.S., and the Eastern Axis Question
As the United States continues to amass significant military assets around Iran—aircraft carriers, long-range bombers, air defence systems, and…
Feb 2
•
Ali Mamouri
1
2
January 2026
One ISIS, Different Treatments
How Geopolitics Rewrites Terrorism, Victims, and Accountability: The Syria Case
Jan 30
•
Ali Mamouri
2
Washington Has Lost Patience with Iraq’s Political Class
Why the U.S. Is Done With Iraq’s Old Guard—After Nouri al-Maliki’s Nomination and Trump’s Public Rejection?
Jan 28
•
Ali Mamouri
3
1
Boys Go to Baghdad, Real Men Go to Tehran
Has the moment Iran was always meant to face finally arrived?
Jan 27
•
Ali Mamouri
3
3
2
What the 2026 U.S. National Defense Strategy Means for Iran?
The Pentagon has recently released the 2026 U.S.
Jan 25
•
Ali Mamouri
2
Would a U.S. Strike Topple Iran’s Regime?
As tensions between the United States, Israel, and Iran escalate once again, the question being asked in policy circles and public debate is deceptively…
Jan 24
•
Ali Mamouri
3
When Solidarity Becomes a Liability: How Parts of the Iranian Diaspora Are Damaging Iran’s Protest Movement
Introduction: The Diaspora Paradox
Jan 15
•
Ali Mamouri
2
1
Understanding Trump’s Iran Strategy Through the Lens of War Theory
U.S.
Jan 14
•
Ali Mamouri
2
Why Iran’s Uprising Is Not a Revolution Yet?
Regimes do not fall when people hate them; they fall when power structures crack.
Jan 13
•
Ali Mamouri
3
Iranian Regime Has Lost the Story, Not Just the Streets
The current wave of protests in Iran is unlikely, on its own, to bring about the collapse of the Islamic Republic.
Jan 12
•
MENA NUANCES
3
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts