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View More NewsFor Quillette, Pamela Paresky speaks with journalist and analyst Emily Schrader about the Islamic Republic of Iran—its ideological foundations, power structure, and the growing signs of internal instability.Drawing on her reporting and regional experience, Schrader explains how the Iranian regime operates both domestically and internationally, from the central role of the IRGC to the suppression of protest movements and the use of narrative warfare abroad. The conversation explores the limits of reform within the current system, the legacy of the 2009 Green Movement, and the resurgence of popular resistance following the death of Mahsa Amini.They also discuss the role of…
Artificial intelligence agents will be deployed starting Wednesday by law enforcement agencies using analytical tools provided by TRM Labs, which added the new agents that are meant to allow investigators to use regular language to frame their searches.The new investigative assistant is embedded in the TRM Forensics service that’s extended to law enforcement agencies, crypto businesses and financial firms, and it “translates natural language prompts into complex investigative actions,” TRM said in a press release. A user can request information about the flow of funds without needing highly technical inputs, speeding up the time-dependent process of chasing bad actors. Last…
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“Tonight,” said Donald Trump to the people of Iran on 28 February, “bombs will be dropping everywhere. … When we are finished, take over your government.” These words seemed to evoke a single apocalyptic night, after which the Iranian people would emerge from their shelters, blinking in the light of a new day, to discover that the IRGC, the Artesh, the Basij, and the hated morality police were all buried under the rubble, America’s planes had departed, and Iran was free at last.Four weeks was the President’s actual timeline, but that’s looking doubtful now. Trump was warned that the Iranian…
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