Will Soleimani’s death change Iran’s relationship with the Revolutionary Guard?
Soleimani’s heavy-handed approach of using armed militias and proxies turned local opinion against Iran.
How did the U.S. get to the brink of war with Iran?
The assassination of Soleimani will provoke Iran to act
Why did Iran’s government shut down protests so quickly and violently?
Doing so stopped the protests — but probably won’t next time.
These Iraqi militias are attacking protesters and getting away with it. Here’s why.
They’re supported by the Iraqi government — and by Iran.
Lebanese are protesting in all regions of the country, not just Beirut. Here’s why that matters.
That’s never happened before.
Lebanon’s economic crisis didn’t happen overnight. So how did it get to this point?
Here’s why the government’s latest response doesn’t meet protesters’ demands.
Assad’s control over Syria’s security apparatus is limited
Beneath an image of centralized authority is a divided system of competing security actors.