IRAN
June 13, 2025On May 15 and 27, I published these two analyses on Iran. I explained why the Iranian clergy will remain uncompromising on the issue of nuclear power. As a reminder, I met Imam Khomeini twice, during which he confided in me about his ambition to establish the hegemony of his Islamic Republic over the Middle…
Do you remember ?
June 4, 2025Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei rejects the recent U.S. nuclear offer, calling it a threat to the regime’s “national independence.” In a speech on the 36 anniversary of the death of Ruhollah Khomeini, Khamenei today said: “Who are you to tell Tehran whether we should have a nuclear programme or not? The U.S. nuclear…
Ali Khamenei : A fragile legitimacy
May 15, 2025Preamble The analysis that follows, centered on the figure of Ali Khamenei, reveals a fundamental truth: Iran’s nuclear program transcends mere geopolitical strategy to root itself in a deeply personal and ideological quest. Marked by a deficit of religious legitimacy since his rise to power in 1989, Khamenei has made the nuclear program a symbol…