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Iran and the limits of Western fantasy

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Iran and the limits of Western fantasy

MADRID - For nearly three weeks, the United States and Israel have acted on a set of assumptions about Iran that were as rigid as they were detached from reality. Their campaign sought not merely to degrade capabilities but to reshape the political order. Senior leaders were targeted. Symbols of state authority were assaulted. Diplomatic openings were exploited to create the impression of leverage. Everything suggested a strategy designed to produce systemic transformation.

Iran and the limits of Western fantasy

The scholarsoldier and the architecture of erasure Knowledge production on Iran

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The scholar-soldier and the architecture of erasure: Knowledge production on Iran

MADRID – In the weeks since the United States and Israel launched their coordinated and illegal military campaign against Iran, a familiar cast of figures has reappeared across Western media platforms and policy institutes. They arrive as analysts, senior fellows, Iran specialists. Their titles confer the aura of scholarly detachment. They speak about escalation thresholds, deterrence calculations and government survival dynamics. Their tone is measured. Their language is technical. Their authority appears unquestionable.

The scholar-soldier and the architecture of erasure: Knowledge production on Iran

Whatever happened to America First

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Whatever happened to ‘America First’?

MADRID - “America First” was meant to be simple. Donald Trump promised restraint abroad and clarity at home. The United States would reduce unnecessary commitments, avoid “endless wars”, and focus on its own national interests. Yet the war with Iran raises an unavoidable question: if America truly comes first, why does US policy appear to follow the strategic priorities of others?

Whatever happened to ‘America First’?