Tag Archives: Iran

Dealing with the Conspiracy Theory that Islamic State “Never” Attacks Israel

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 12 May 2025

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What Iran’s Leaks Really Tell Us About Syrian “Interim” President Ahmad al-Shara’s Past with the Islamic State

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 3 May 2025

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A Note on the Iraqi Prime Minister’s Dependence on Iran

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 3 May 2025

Muhammad al-Sudani has been Iraq’s Prime Minister since October 2022. He was installed at Iran’s behest after a year-long political logjam following the 2021 Iraqi elections. The political fronts for Iran’s terrorist-militias lost those elections, but Tehran picked the Prime Minister anyway.

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Did 27 Million Soviet Citizens Die Fighting the Nazis?

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 12 April 2025

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Islamic State Changes Course in Dealing With the Tribes, Holds Its Ground Against Democracy

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 4 April 2025

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Will Trump Succeed in Withdrawing From Syria This Time?

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 29 March 2025

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The Evidence of Iran’s Responsibility for the October 7 Pogrom in Israel Keeps Piling Up

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 26 March 2025

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The Alawi Massacres in Syria: A Blip or a Rubicon?

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 17 March 2025

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Visiting Post-Revolutionary Syria

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 12 March 2025

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A Note on Alexander the Great Inspiring Roman Invasions of Persia

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 7 February 2025

Alexander of Macedon being a model for Roman statesman went back to the era of the Republic, and this imitatio Alexandri was often expressed by trying to repeat his feat of conquering Persia.

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