Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir recently stirred international controversy by posting a video online. The footage shows him smiling in front of zip-tied detainees from a Gaza flotilla, drawing widespread criticism. In the video, a woman can be heard shouting, “Free free Palestine,” moments before an Israeli security officer forcefully subdues her. The incident occurs […]

Decision making in Iran is heavily influenced by a select group, predominantly associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). This small, elite cadre is composed mainly of current or former senior commanders, who have shaped the nation’s hard-line stance over decades. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader for 37 years, was killed in an […]