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My latest: This is how Iran plans to endure Trump's war The Islamic Republic has activated a high-stakes, long-planned approach to a decisive showdown launched by the US and Israel, seeking to maintain command & control and raise the costs for foes newsweek.com/this-is-how-ir…

My latest: Will Lebanon survive an operation to remove Hezbollah? Iran-backed Hezbollah has drawn domestic criticism over its intervention against Israel, but asking the Lebanese Army to disarm it amid war risks sparking new sectarian tension and conflict newsweek.com/will-lebanon-s…

Good morning, today is Wednesday March 18, 2026, and atop the @Newsweek homepage is @ShaolinTom’s story on why former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani could be Trump’s best bet for a future leader

A divided, chaotic, hateful and messy opposition outside #Iran only promotes a political figure inside preferably a reformist who can prevent chaos and disorder to be the go-to guy for the day after. That’s obviously what @POTUS prefers. Israel obviously has a different mission and vision.

My latest: Trump's original rival in Iran may emerge as his best choice to lead As more senior military and political figures are slain in the US-Israel campaign, figures like former President Hassan Rouhani who have pushed for reform are in the spotlight newsweek.com/trumps-origina…

Check out this fantastic work from my @Newsweek colleague @AlexRouhandeh when in summer 2024 he profiled "The Prioritizers"—a group of disruptor Republicans fighting to shape Trump's "America First" vision and, in doing so, redefining the GOP outlook. Today that battle continues.

My latest: Trump's war may drive Mojtaba Khamenei to seek nuclear weapons after all A supreme leader with IRGC ties and will to avenge the deaths of much of his family could revise his late father's anti-nuke fatwa—and has enough uranium to back it up newsweek.com/trumps-war-may…

My latest: Iran Kurdish leader says ready to join war if US gives support Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan Sec-Gen Abdulla Mohtadi tells @Newsweek "we could remove the Iranian forces and control cities in Kurdish areas" but says "we are not separatists" newsweek.com/exclusive-iran…

“Confusion is an understatement. We haven't seen that level of vagueness, contradictions, and it speaks to an administration that's not aware of the type of campaign that they've entered into," Bader Al-Saif told Newsweek. "It's quite something for me, because it comes from people who ferociously attacked U.S. involvement in Iraq 20 years ago, and they're getting themselves into something that can arguably be worse, because this is not contained within one space,"newsweek.com/how-long-will-…

My latest: How long will Gulf states bleed for US and Israel's war on Iran? @Newsweek spoke w analysts in all six GCC states on growing frustration toward Trump's willingness to expose them to strikes, lack of clarity & perceived prioritization of Israel newsweek.com/how-long-will-…

My latest: Mojtaba Khamenei's wounds may help keep the shadow supreme leader alive The uncertain nature of his injuries only add to an elusive track record that may complicate US-Israeli efforts to target him and empower an increasingly influential IRGC newsweek.com/mojtaba-khamen…

My latest: Will Iran's new supreme leader survive to realize his revenge against the US? As Mojtaba Khamenei takes the helm after the killing of his father and much of his family, he's unlikely to seek compromise—even with a target now on his own head newsweek.com/will-iran-ayat…

Told @ShaolinTom @Newsweek that Mojtaba Khamenei might take risks his father didn't want to take, for example, on the nuclear issue, and that his affiliation with the Revolutionary Guards is something that should very much bother us. newsweek.com/mojtaba-khamen…

Good morning, today is March 11, 2026, and @Newsweek’s print edition it out with this @gabrielsnyder, @dktatlow, @ShaolinTom cover story: Donald Trump and the Island at the Centre of the New World Order

My latest: Why Iran's next leader may not be so supreme As the Islamic Republic fights for survival, filling the gap left by Ayatollah Khamenei is key. But long before the war began, both principlists and reformists have moved to decentralize power. newsweek.com/why-irans-next…

My comments in Newsweek on reports that the U.S. and Israel are backing Kurdish offensives in Iran. newsweek.com/trumps-iran-wa…

Told @Newsweek: Few forces mobilize Iranian nationalism more quickly than the fear of territorial fragmentation.

"The primary goal of these parties is to liberate Kurdish areas from the Iranian regime, establish local self-rule, participate in toppling the regime, and help rebuild a democratic Iran," Kamal Chomani, editor-in-chief and founder of The Amargi news outlet focused on Kurdish and regional affairs, told Newsweek. "They have Peshmerga forces ready to fight, and in the event of a security vacuum following regime collapse, they aim to protect their people and territories." "Any support from Israel or the United States would significantly accelerate their mobilization and likely bring thousands of new recruits, as the Kurdish political future would become clearer," Chomani said. "However, these parties need strong political backing, not only military support."

Trump’s Iran War Kurdish Card Is One of His Riskiest | "The Kurds in Iran studied the Kurdish situation in Syria in January and want to make sure they, too, are not thrown under the bus by the West when the dust is settled," @D_abdulkader, founder of American Friends of Kurdistan advocacy group, told Newsweek. newsweek.com/trumps-iran-wa…

My latest: Trump's Iran War Kurdish card is one of his riskiest As Iranian Kurds coalesce and mobilize for potential ground operations amid the US-Israeli campaign, they also seek support for political goals that clash with national and regional concerns. newsweek.com/trumps-iran-wa…

My latest: US-Israel war on Iran is ISIS' moment to shine ISIS ramped up jihadi sectarian messaging against Iran's Shiite Islamic Republic in leadup to conflict, with some supporters now openly rejoicing as ISKP branch poised to capitalize on the ground. newsweek.com/us-israel-war-…