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Nader Rahimi
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Nader Rahimi is a scientist, poet, translator, professor, and political activist. He is the author of Songs of Being and translator of The Scarlet Stone and Other Poems by the celebrated Persian poet Siavash Kasrai. His third collection of poetry, Water Lily Kingdom, is the winner of Moonstone Press’s 2025 Chapbook Contest. His other writings and translations appear in numerous anthologies from Moonstone Press anthologies and in Parsagon: The Persian Literature Review.
Recent Articles by Author
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When Military Power Fails to Become Political Power
Nearly six months into the war with Iran, the conflict appears to be settling into a stalemate. Although the United States has demonstrated overwhelming airpower and has inflicted enormous damage on Iran’s military capabilities and civilian infrastructure, however the central problem for Washington…
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War and the Iranian Opposition: Competing Visions of Anti-Imperialism and Democracy
In a previous article, I argued that opposing the war against Iran by the United States and Israel is not equivalent to supporting the Islamic Republic. This distinction remains essential because the current conflict has increasingly been presented as a choice between supporting foreign…
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Iran Is America's Ukraine
History has a way of humbling great powers. Again and again, militarily superior states enter conflicts expecting rapid victories, only to discover that modern war rewards resilience, adaptation, and endurance as much as firepower. Russia learned this lesson in Ukraine. The United States may now be…
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Two Scorpions in a Changing Order: The Limits of Military Power in the Iran–Israel–United States Conflict
Analysis of the Iran–Israel–United States conflict has largely focused on Iran’s nuclear program, regional proxy networks, and ideological hostility towards Israel and the United States. While these factors remain central to the conflict, they are better understood as manifestations of a deeper…