Free Iran
Jalal AraniGeopolitics, resistance, and the spiritual fault lines of a crumbling regime.
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The U.S.-Iran Talks Have a Blind Spot: Iran’s Streets
On Thursday, Feb. 26, U.S. and Iranian negotiators are expected back in Geneva. The headlines swing between “last-ditch diplomacy” and “targeted strikes.” But the most consequential negotiation may be happening hundreds of miles away, insid...
Iran’s Uprising and the War Over Its Story
Young protesters stand atop a streetlight during a nighttime uprising in Iran
In today’s geopolitics, the first victory is not winning an election or toppling a regime. It is narrower—and more powerful: controlling the menu of choices.
Fo...
Iran’s Uprising, January 17: The Struggle Is Moving Beyond the Streets
A video from Tehranpars has been circulating through activist channels in recent days—recorded on Friday, January 9 (19 Dey), during the internet blackout, and attributed to the area around Police Station 126 (Narmak), on Baghdarnia Street....
The Story War to Hijack Iran’s Uprising
Tehran Bazaar Uprising: Market-University Link Fuels National Protests, January 2026
This analysis draws on direct field synthesis and narrative mapping conducted during the early days of Iran’s latest unrest. It is written for policymak...
Iran’s Long Reach: The Threat That Followed Me to London
On Thursday morning, the UK Parliament released a sobering briefing on Iranian state threat activity inside the United Kingdom. It describes a landscape of intimidation, cyber operations, harassment, covert surveillance, and increasingly br...
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A UK-based Iran Analyst, Researcher, and Policy Advisor with extensive experience in Iranian politics & the Middle East. Insightful analysis of the complex issues facing Iran today. Well-connected to the Iranian diaspora in the UK, U.S., and Europe.
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