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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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The Trump Doctrine: Coercion, Alliances, and an Illiberal World Order
The presidency of Donald Trump marked not merely a deviation but a structural break in the United States’ post–Cold War grand strategy. Under the banners of “America First” and “Make America Great Again,” Trump did not simply recalibrate U.S. foreign policy—he repudiated the multilateral imperial…
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Shadow Wars and Strategic Miscalculations: How the U.S. and Israel Misjudged Iran
Overnight on April 3, 2026, the war between the United States and Iran entered a dangerous new phase. An F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over Iran, with images of its wreckage quickly circulating online. On the same day, an A-10 Warthog was struck by Iranian fire over the Persian Gulf;…
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When “America First” Becomes “Israel First”
For more than four decades, the United States’ approach toward Iran was defined not by open warfare, but by sustained pressure. Crippling economic sanctions, covert sabotage, and targeted assassinations formed a long-running strategy designed to contain Iran’s nuclear ambitions without triggering…
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Power Behind the Curtain: From the Genocide of Indigenous Peoples in the Americas to Wars and Genocide in the Middle East
The voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492 is often remembered as a triumphant undertaking financed by the Spanish crown, neatly encapsulated in the enduring myth of Queen Isabella I pawning her jewels. That image, repeated for centuries, is less history than propaganda—an oversimplified story that…