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Is regime change in Iran even possible?
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Is regime change in Iran even possible?

The war in Iran is entering a more dangerous phase.

March 13, 2026, Tehran, Iran: ALI LARIJANI (C), Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, participates in the Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day rally, a commemoration in support of the Palestinian people on the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Tehran.
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Israel says it killed Iran’s security chief, US considers tying Zambia’s HIV aid to minerals access, Cuba’s power grid cuts out

Ali Larijani, who was head of the Islamic Republic’s influential security council and had effectively run the country since Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s death, was killed in a strike overnight, Israel has said. Tehran has not confirmed his death.

Endgame in Iran?
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Endgame in Iran?

As the war intensifies, chances of a clean exit from Iran are slipping further out of reach for President Trump. Brookings Institution's Thomas Wright joins Ian Bremmer to unpack the crisis and outline possible endgame scenarios.

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GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Unpacking Iran’s competing endgames with Brookings Institution’s Thomas Wright

Ian Bremmer sits down with Thomas Wright, Brookings Institution fellow and former Senior Director at the US National Security Council, to unpack the deepening war in Iran and the divergent strategies shaping it.

Tehran's best and worst-case scenarios
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Tehran's best and worst-case scenarios

What might Iran look like a year from now? Ian Bremmer and Brooking’s Thomas Wright discuss possible outcomes.

What comes next in the US-Israel war with Iran?
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What comes next in the US-Israel war with Iran?

In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer examines what may come next in the US-Israel war with Iran as the Trump administration signals significantly larger military operations ahead.

Froman: The world is "adjusting" to Trump's tariff power
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Froman: The world is "adjusting" to Trump's tariff power

Michael Froman explains how the world is adjusting to Trump’s more transactional and unilateral approach to global power.

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GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

President Trump's power-first foreign policy with CFR's President

When the US shift from defending the postwar rules-based order to challenging it, what kind of global system emerges? CFR President Michael Froman joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World Podcast to discuss the global order under Trump's second term.

The state of global conflict in 2025
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

The state of global conflict in 2025

On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer takes a hard look at the biggest global crises and conflicts that defined our world in 2025 with CNN’s Clarissa Ward and International Crisis Group’s Comfort Ero.

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War and Peace in 2025, with Clarissa Ward and Comfort Ero

Global conflict was at a record high in 2025, will 2026 be more peaceful? Ian Bremmer talks with CNN’s Clarissa Ward and Comfort Ero of the International Crisis Group on the GZERO World Podcast.