Islamic regime

Trump’s domestic political standing is often tied to energy costs and inflation. Iran understands that a spike in oil prices can destabilize Western economies and fracture international coalitions.

Iran’s rulers speak of faith and resistance, but the regime’s true strength lies in control, profit and instability.

The report comes only a week after the Islamic Republic seemingly ended its internet blackout after an almost three-month cut off, though human rights organizations warned that restrictions remain.

The latest proposal sent by the United States, which was shared with the Israeli sources, reflects a tougher stance by US President Trump on both the Strait of Hormuz and the nuclear program.

Rasaei later denied that his message was intended as a critique of the ayatollah, claiming he was among the first to endorse Khamenei after his father was killed.

The cafe was said to have allowed events featuring Western-style music that “provided a setting for abnormal behaviors,” the semi-state official Fars news agency reported.

Properties, vehicles, and financial assets were all confiscated as part of what authorities described as a crackdown on individuals deemed to be acting against the regime.

The regime suffered blows of a kind it had never before endured, yet its coercive institutions held.

Despite the Islamic regime’s internet shutdown, reports of celebrations across Iran broke out following the assassination of the dictator on February 28.

Such a move would “discourage and demoralize the millions of Iranians who, both inside Iran and across the world, have openly chanted the name of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi as the alternative."