The Fire Next Time

A quiet space in the noise — drifting thoughts,
small truths, and everything in between.

Siyavash Shahabi

Category: From other Media

  • Beyond the Mountain Myth: Kurdistan as Society

    Beyond the Mountain Myth: Kurdistan as Society

    Kurdistan is often reduced to a militarized myth, erasing society, class, and everyday life. This essay argues for restoring social reality at the center, showing how both internal politics and external narratives flatten complexity across Kurdistan and Iran.

  • Not progressive, just American: how Iranian society is erased in political debate

    Not progressive, just American: how Iranian society is erased in political debate

    This article was written in response to a conversation Bernie Sanders had with three experts about the tense and troubled history of relations between Iran and the United States. The discussion rightly highlights the legacy of the 1953 coup, the destructive impact of sanctions and military interventions, the warmongering of the Trump administration, Israel’s role…

  • War, Revolt, and Iran’s Unfinished Struggle

    War, Revolt, and Iran’s Unfinished Struggle

    On February 28, after three inconclusive rounds of nuclear talks in Geneva, coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes targeted senior figures of the Islamic Republic’s political and security leadership as well as key command-and-control infrastructure. In the days prior, Donald Trump had publicly invoked January’s mass killings and the regime’s repression of protesters, framing military action…

  • Guerra in Iran: le verità involontarie di Trump e quelle ancora nascoste

    Guerra in Iran: le verità involontarie di Trump e quelle ancora nascoste

    Il 27 marzo, parlando davanti a una sala piena di investitori sauditi riuniti a Miami per il vertice Future Investment Initiative, Donald Trump ha detto di Mohammed bin Salman: «Non avrei mai pensato che sarebbe finito con lui che mi leccava il culo. Davvero, non l’avrei mai pensato. Ma ora deve essere gentile con me».…