The theology of resistance: how Iran sees this war

Why the Islamic Republic interprets conflict, negotiation, and survival through the lens of Karbala, martyrdom, and sacred history rather than Western strategic logic

Greetings from my post-Somaliland sickbed. Thank you for all the kind messages here and on X. I am happy to report that I am recovering. However, what better way to recuperate from illness than by writing an explanation of Twelver Shi’a psychology? I studied for an MSc in Psychology because wars are fought by people. If you can better understand the peo…