This commentary analyses Israel’s simultaneous air, cyber, and covert strike against Iran on June 13, 2025, from a regional security perspective....

With its ancient history, deep-rooted culture and rich heritage, Iran has been an influential power in the Middle East. Hence, Iran has always...

This issue of Insight Turkey seeks to address many of these topics, offering in-depth analyses to enhance our understanding not only of Turkish...

The quest for expanding influence in Central Asia has long been a pursuit for India and Iran, driven by historical, cultural, economic, and...

The Iranian intelligence apparatus acquired an institutional structure in the modern period, particularly under the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi....

On October 7, the Middle East witnessed a dramatic shift that reshaped geopolitical and security dynamics. Iran's central role in this...

The Iranian decision not to immediately retaliate against Israel for the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July...

The book could be enriched further if a few additional points had been addressed. While the book focuses on asymmetrical warfare strategy and proxy...

The paper utilizes the theory of neoclassical realism as its theoretical foundation to understand the relations between the Islamic Republic of...

Demonstrations and violence in Iran have continued for the last three months. After Mahsa Amini’s death, the protests against the compulsory...

Iran’s middle class appears to be on the slippery slope, switching from its dream of political reform to the reality of economic security. This...

The three works examined here deal with Iran’s interaction with the international system from a historical perspective and across many dimensions....

Following the Trump Administration’s decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018 and the reimposition of...

After a careful investigation of available archival documents of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the U.S. State Department, this paper...

With different meanings attached and without an overarching formal institution, the umma has nevertheless maintained strong symbolic, normative and...

Since the beginning of the 20th century, Western influence in the Persian Gulf has continued to expand; this process has also exposed several...

This edited volume is a comprehensive text examining the relationship between identity politics and conflict management. The book works across...

The prologue of Navid Kermani’s travelogue describes an eclectic teahouse in Cairo, and what follows is, indeed, an eclectic collection of writings...

The book under review is a work by American-Lebanese scholar Walid Phares, who specializes in Middle East politics. He has worked in different...

Economic upheaval in the post-revolutionary period, its ideological concerns, the lessons of the war with Iraq and the drive to assert regional...

Relevant to contemporary times when Sharia, generally referred to as Islamic law, has been associated with numerous negative connotations –ranging...

This article deconstructs the stated reasons behind the quartet’s blockade on Qatar, including i) Iranian-relations; ii) funding ‘terror;’ iii)...

Yemen and the Gulf States: The Making of a Crisis, an edited volume by Helen Lackner and Daniel Martin Varisco, provides six chapters presented in...