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Iranian Reformist Intellectual Sadeq Zibakalam: ‘Iran Has Not Relinquished The Slogan Of ‘We Will Destroy Israel’… Not Only Do We Chant These Slogans, We [Also] Created The Resistance Axis’; ‘Iran Has Taken Every Possible Measure To Harm Israel’ – But ‘Israel Has Never Sought To Destroy Iran!’

In a September 30, 2025 interview with the Iranian Tabnak website, reformist Sadeq Zibakalam, professor emeritus of political science at Tehran University, expressed criticism unusual for the Iranian political landscape. He attributed direct responsibility for the tensions in the region to the Iranian revolutionary regime instead of to its traditional …

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Iran Update, October 31, 2025

Toplines An X account attributed to Mossad claimed on October 30 that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Political and Security Affairs, Ali Asghar Hejazi, and Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander Major General Mohammad Pakpour have sidelined Khamenei and are “making decisions independently.”[1] CTP-ISW cannot …

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