In practice, the rise of such a notorious, lethal figure underscores that these enforcers exist for one purpose alone: the preservation of the regime.

US President Donald Trump explains his hardline stance toward Tehran as negotiations remain stuck in the mud.

Kurdish sources told Israeli media that Washington encouraged plans for action against Tehran, then blocked them under pressure.

At the height of Operation Roaring Lion, Netanyahu reportedly flew secretly to the UAE — only 250 kilometers from Iran. High-level Israeli-Emirati wartime cooperation has now been confirmed for the first time.

The normalization process marked the start of a regional transition away from revolutionary rhetoric and toward a new logic grounded in economic integration, intelligence cooperation, technological modernization and strategic realism.

It essentially creates a Sunni-Muslim accord with a combined population of 500 million.

Israel allegedly built a secret military base in the Iraqi desert during the war against Iran — serving as a logistics hub for the air offensive and as a base for rescue forces.

Washington signals it may return to force as Iran stalls nuclear talks, bleeds under blockade pressure, and tries once again to turn “negotiations” into survival time.

A convergence of security crackdowns, economic vulnerability and political uncertainty raises questions about the regime’s long-term stability.