The Quiet Iranian Population Transfer to Syria: Exporting the Revolution

Syria, due to the civil war, may take decades to recover and is now a frozen conflict. However, one of the biggest winners of the war was the Islamic Republic of Iran, which has not only imported large military assets into Syria but tens of thousands of followers and families into the country to enact a population transfer to continue to export the Iranian Revolution.

Why Deterrence Worked Against Iran but Not Hamas

Deterrence remains a potent force in international security against nation-states like Iran but fails against nonstate terrorist actors such as Hamas, who remain undeterred by traditional threats due to their suicidal ideology and elusive leadership.

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Winnie the Pooh and F-14s Too

In a bizarre twist that blurs the lines between fiction and reality, Winnie the Pooh stands proudly with the Iranian Air Force by an American-sourced F-14 Tomcat—proving that in the world of international relations and military might, sometimes the most unexpected characters join the fray.

Could Resource Wars Over Water Become Frequent in the Future?

Growing populations from developing nations will continue to be a flashpoint of conflict, particularly over water, for the foreseeable future. Various countries across Africa and Asia, such as Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia, Iran, Afghanistan, and others, could very much become intertwined with wars over water in our lifetime.