Aaron Pilkington

Já houve dias melhores: o presidente venezuelano Nicolas Maduro, à esquerda, em reunião com o líder supremo do Irã, Ali Khamenei, em Teerã, em 22 de outubro de 2016. Gabinete do Líder Supremo do Irã, via AP

Hoje Venezuela, amanhã Irã: a República Islâmica conseguirá sobreviver ao segundo mandato de Trump?

Talvez ninguém fora da Venezuela deva se preocupar mais com a invasão dos EUA e o sequestro do presidente Nicolás Maduro do que o líder supremo da República Islâmica do Irã, Ali Khamenei
Better days: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, left, met the supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, in Tehran on Oct. 22, 2016. Pool/Supreme Leader Press Office/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Today Venezuela, tomorrow Iran: can the Islamic Republic survive a second Trump presidency?

Perhaps no one outside of Venezuela should care more about the US invasion and capture of President Nicolás Maduro than the Islamic Republic of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.
Israelis inspect the rubble of a building in Tel Aviv on Oct. 8, 2023, a day after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip. AP Photo/Oded Balilty

Solo habrá un vencedor en la guerra entre Israel y Hamás, y es Irán

Los combatientes palestinos que lanzaron ataques mortales contra Israel el 7 de octubre no son marionetas iraníes, pero están haciendo el trabajo que Irán quiere que se haga.
Israelis inspect the rubble of a building in Tel Aviv on Oct. 8, 2023, a day after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip. AP Photo/Oded Balilty

The Israel‑Hamas war: No matter who loses, Iran wins

The Palestinian fighters who launched deadly attacks into Israel on Oct. 7 are not Iranian puppets – but they are doing the work Iran wants done.
Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a Kyiv residential building destroyed by a drone that local authorities consider to be Iranian-made. Oleksii Chumachenko/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Iranian drones used by Russia in Ukraine show that there’s already one victor in that war: Iran

Iran has a growing role in the Ukraine war, helping Russia augment its dwindling weapons supplies. That may help Russia, but it also serves Iran’s national interests.

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