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Is the War Against Iran Making the Strait of Hormuz Strategically Obsolete?

20 October 2026
Iran

Iran: Who Is Really Governing Since the Death of Ali Khamenei?

21 September 2026
Iran

Beyond the Letter: Decoding Mojtaba Khamenei’s Message to Hezbollah

26 July 2026
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What does Reza Pahlavi’s platform for Iran’s future contain?

3 February 2026

Perspectives on the Middle East

2 December 2025
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27 May 2026

All Dictatorships Are Mortal

An extraordinary meeting with Alejo Vidal-Quadras It was with these words that Jean-François Legaret, President of FEMO, closed an extraordinary meeting with Paris-based journalists on Tuesday, 27 May 2025, near the National…

25 Dec 2025

Meeting at the Palais du Luxembourg with Struan Stevenson

By the Editorial Staff At a meeting held at the Palais du Luxembourg on 25 November, former MEP and Middle East specialist Struan Stevenson met with senators to discuss prospects for the…

13 Nov 2024

Human Rights in Iran: Two Years After “Woman, Life, Freedom”

Conference at Sciences Po On 13 November 2024, an exceptional conference was held at Sciences Po Paris on the theme of human rights, two years after the uprising that followed the death…

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