US President Donald Trump’s threats against Iran since the war began have targeted not just the country’s military capabilities, but its entire civilization. In recent days, he has threatened that Iran would be “blown off the face of the earth” if it attacks US ships trying to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He’s previously pledged […]
Author Archives: Amin Saikal
Amin Saikal, professor of political science and director of the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies (Middle East and Central Asia) at the Australian National University, is the author of Iran Rising: The Survival and Future of the Islamic Republic.
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