Living here and building a life here is a deep and serious ideological commitment. It must hold when the shelter fills up and routine collapses, and when your child is about to be born into uncertainty. Family and friends ask: Is it worth it?

The West must ask: How much of Iran’s resilience is sustained by a NATO ally that has mastered strategic duality?

Diplomatic sources in the Gulf report early signs of collapse within Iran's regime, with frontline units cut off from leadership and acting independently, including attacks on Gulf oil facilities