Iran & Reaping the Russian Whirlwind – Interview of Touraj Atabaki

September 19, 2026
Fariba Amini

“Russia cannot be understood with mind alone” – Fyodor Tyutchev

An unaffordable car market highlights Iran’s cost-of-living crisis

September 19, 2026
Maziar Motamedi

Some officials and state media have long openly described the industry as a ‘mafia’ system that transfers costs to households.

Cars and motorcycles are seen in front of a billboard displaying the Iranian flag

Stuxnet Versus Skynet

September 17, 2026
Joseph L. Flatley

The AI apocalypse may not require “conscious” machines at all, but only supercharged digital attack worms like the one released against Iran in 2010.

 

We don't need intelligent machines in order to bring about an AI apocalypse. (Adobe Stock)