Dr. Reza Parchizadeh

Analysis:

Iran's struggle for global realignment after Israeli strikes

If a path forward for Iran and the West exists at all, it will be found in the narrow space of mutual recognition of interests. Analysis.

After Israel's 12-Day War:

Is China filling Russia’s vacuum in Iran?

China has emerged as Iran’s most valuable partner — not out of ideological solidarity, but as a calculated move to expand leverage in the Middle East. Israel and the US can use China's risk-aversion to advantage. Opinion.

Toward a Post-Islamist Iran:

A strategic roadmap for democratic transition

The goal must not be regime change at any cost, but a carefully managed transition toward a stable, democratic political order that can endure.

How Iran lost its Empire:

The fall of Iran’s Shia Empire, the battle for a New Middle East

The regional balance of power is shifting rapidly, with major players, including Arab states, Pakistan, and Turkey, now recalibrating their positions in anticipation of what comes next. Opinion.

President Trump can walk Iran toward lasting peace

Trump’s decision to talk with Iran signals a calculated move to achieve meaningful concessions without causing unnecessary bloodshed and destruction. His effort must be based on clear-eyed goals. Opinion.

The moment of reckoning for Iran’s nuclear dreams

The Iranian regime's belief that a handful of nuclear weapons could guarantee its survival is only an illusion—one that may hasten its downfall. Opinion.

Ukraine’s victory is in the best interest of the United States

The outcome of Ukraine’s war will influence the global struggle between democracy and despotism for decades to come. Opinion.

A view to the emerging geopolitical landscape in post-Assad Syria

The fall of Bashar al-Assad has reshaped the regional power dynamics in the Middle East, significantly benefiting Türkiye, Israel, and the United States in distinct but interconnected ways. Opinion.

The ideological foundations of the Ba’ath

Despite its proclaimed allegiance to socialist principles, Arab Socialism in practice leaned heavily on populism, charismatic leadership, and militarism. With Assad’s fall, the Ba’ath ceased to exist as a governing body in the Arab world, but that may not be the last word. Op-ed.

Haniyeh’s elimination in Iran was a spectacular Israeli victory

Even if the Iranian regime manages to weather the current crisis with minimal harm to itself and its proxies, similar showdowns are likely to recur as part of Bibi’s bold strategy. Op-ed.

Is a Spanish-style transition to normalcy possible for Iran?

Reza Pahlavi means to become king with the help of the IRGC, and he will form an Islamofascist regime with a new face. Iranian people deserve better. And the US needs a democratic Iran as a buffer to Russia and China Op-ed.

Raisi’s sudden death can disrupt the Supreme Leader’s succession

Removing the top leadership without fundamentally redesigning the political environment is not going to stop the surge of radicalism that bursts out of the country. Op-ed.

Iran’s Influence campaign won’t work without American proneness

An Iranian influence campaign won’t work, at least not on such a far-reaching level as we are witnessing today, unless there is at least some degree of acceptance and tolerance from within the U.S. political system. Read that the Biden administration. Opinion.

Israel needs a paradigm shift towards Iran

Jerusalem must stop prevaricating and instead focus on eliminating the single most fundamental threat to Israel’s existence today, which is the Islamist regime in Tehran. Opinion.

The U.S. needs a paradigm shift towards Iran

Islamists are inherently apocalyptic, interventionist and expansionist. Washington needs to examine its longstanding assumptions towards Tehran and fundamentally revise them. Op-ed.

Do not make light of Pakistan's attack on Iran

The Pakistani attack on Iran shattered the myth of the Islamist Regime’s invulnerability.Op-ed.

Israel must cut off the head of the octopus in Iran

Hamas is Iran’s foremost instrument to advance its apocalyptic agenda against Israel. Iran's regime must fall along with Hamas. Opinion.

Hamas is Iran’s tool to obstruct peace between Arabs and Israel

Tehran has taken the Arabs and the wider Islamic world hostage, not allowing them to lead a peaceful life. It has other plans...Opinion.

Iran’s postmodern jihad against the Jews

Israel’s survival depends on the defeat of Islamism and the development of liberal democracy in the Middle East. Opinion.