Margherita Stancati

RealClearWorld February 20, 2026 Archives RealClearWorld AM Update What Follows If the Iranian Regime Falls Margherita Stancati & Benoit Faucon WSJ Iran’s ‘Liberation’ Will Begin as an IRGC Power Struggle Charbel Antoun TNI War on Iran Is the Opposite... See more

Iran’s leaders want to reach a nuclear deal with the U.S., but they are also rushing to prepare for war in case talks between the countries fail. Tehran is deploying its forces, dispersing decision-making authority, fortifying its nuclear sites and expand... See more

A new wave of popular anger is rising in Iran, as people enraged by last month’s mass killings of protesters vent their antipathy for the regime despite the risks of a continuing crackdown. Mourning families are shouting antiregime slogans at funerals and... See more