If the accord survives its initial stages, Iranian hard-liners could face a stark choice: support the peace agreement, redefining Iran's regional role, or oppose it, risking alienation from Palestinian allies and even more diminished regional influence
What began as a series of scattered corruption cases and allegations of procedural irregularities has evolved into a sprawling legal campaign that threatens the CHP’s organizational survival, leadership legitimacy, and electoral viability
Tehran has become proficient at evasion measures such as ship-to-ship transfers of oil, disabling Automatic Identification System (AIS) tracking, and alternative payment mechanisms that circumvent the dollar-based international financial network
