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Culture8 days ago
‘Stronger than before’: Inside Tehran’s bombed Laser and Plasma Institute that resumed work in days
Despite suffering extensive damage from a US-Israeli attack on April 3, the Laser and Plasma Research Institute at Tehran's Beheshti University resumed scientific work within days, with researchers vowing to continue with greater power.
‘Stronger than before’: Inside Tehran’s bombed Laser and Plasma Institute that resumed work in days
Defense19 days ago
Iran’s growing leverage exposes emptiness of Trump’s psychological warfare in high-stakes standoff
Trump’s psychological warfare and hollow claims cannot mask Iran’s growing leverage, as Washington’s collapsed demands, strategic retreats, and negotiated concessions reveal Tehran now decisively dictates the terms.
Iran’s growing leverage exposes emptiness of Trump’s psychological warfare in high-stakes standoff
Defense24 days ago
Zero-sum terminus: Iran’s path to ending war on its terms vs. America’s choice between bad and worse
Iran demands a definitive end to the imposed war on its terms – before any discussion on the nuclear issue – while a strategically defeated US has no options but to accept Iran's logical conditions or stumble into catastrophic escalation.
Zero-sum terminus: Iran’s path to ending war on its terms vs. America’s choice between bad and worse
Defenseone month ago
The war of wills: Iran’s principled stance remains unshakeable as America’s options fade away
Having emerged stronger from the failed US-led war of aggression, Iran's unshakable stance rejects talks under blockade – holding principled terms in one hand and unused asymmetric options in the other – while leveraging time, geography, and public opinion.
The war of wills: Iran’s principled stance remains unshakeable as America’s options fade away
Defenseone month ago
Algorithm of war: How Palantir became Pentagon's indispensable AI arsenal in wars abroad
American tech giant Palantir now powers US military AI targeting in Ukraine, Gaza, and Iran, with its algorithms driving mass surveillance and indiscriminate killing, prompting Iran to designate the company a legitimate military target.
Algorithm of war: How Palantir became Pentagon's indispensable AI arsenal in wars abroad
Defenseone month ago
Iran's new calculus: Full Strait of Hormuz control, no retreat on nuclear rights, and unused cards
Iran holds a clear upper hand after the recent 40-day imposed war, exercising firm control over the Strait of Hormuz, standing its ground on nuclear rights, and keeping unused cards – including NPT membership.
Iran's new calculus: Full Strait of Hormuz control, no retreat on nuclear rights, and unused cards
Defenseone month ago
Big defeat to big lies: Trump peddles Iran 'discord' fiction to mask US military, strategic failure
After a major military defeat and diplomatic debacle in Islamabad, a desperate US has lost all leverage and is now peddling lies about Iran's “internal divisions” to hide ground realities.
Big defeat to big lies: Trump peddles Iran 'discord' fiction to mask US military, strategic failure