Eight months after the June 2025 twelve-day war in which Israeli strikes destroyed 35–45% of Iran's ballistic missile stockpile, Tehran is pursuing an accelerated rebuild. Engineering teams have been photographed sealing tunnel openings at the Isfahan nuclear complex, with ongoing work at a deep underground facility near Natanz.
Read Full Investigation →Nationwide protests that intensified through January–February 2026 were met with brutal force. Multiple reports — difficult to independently verify — describe mass killings of demonstrators in January. Inflation has surpassed 60%, with food prices rising more than 100% year-over-year.
The regime has responded with internet shutdowns and mass arrests, while simultaneously signaling willingness to negotiate over its nuclear program — a duality analysts call a "survival gamble."
Turkey has begun quietly repositioning, with NATO surveillance shifting focus toward Iran, as Ankara prepares refugee infrastructure near the Iranian border in anticipation of a potential power vacuum or wider conflict.