In a special edition of Global Power Shifts, Jim Stenman and Suzanne Kianpour unpack the fast-moving crisis around Iran, one week after the latest U.S. and Israeli strikes. Suzanne, an Iranian-American journalist who has covered Iran for most of her career, reflects on the deeply personal reality of watching her two countries move closer to open conflict. Together, they examine the fallout across the Gulf, the confusion around Trump’s endgame, the future of the Iranian regime, and why Iran cannot be understood through easy comparisons with other countries in the Middle East.