Iran’s unstable regime, the power struggle inside the IRGC, and why Tehran may view President Trump’s diplomacy as weakness."
On this episode of Shoulder to Shoulder, Rabbi Pesach Wolicki and Pastor Doug Reed sit down with Dr. Harold Rhode, a Middle East specialist and former adviser on Islamic affairs to the U.S. Secretary of Defense, for a conversation about Iran’s unstable regime, the power struggle inside the IRGC, and why Tehran may view President Trump’s diplomacy as weakness.
2 days ago1 min read
How to Understand Erdoğan & His Neo-Ottoman strategy to Re-establish the Muslim Caliphate and Destroy the Democratic and Secular Turkish Republic Founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
By Harold Rhode Chapter 1 of the Book “Ally No More – Erdoğan’s New Turkish Caliphate and the Rising Jihadist Threat to the West,” The Center for Security Policy: 2018, pages 5-20 please see the link at bottom to see the article
Jul 151 min read
Can Islam Live in Peace with the West?
By Harold Rhode https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2026/07/07/can-islam-live-in-peace-with-the-west/ InFocus Summer, 2026 Pages 17-19 Peaceful coexistence between the Islamic and non-Muslim worlds is possible only under specific political and theological conditions. Current realities make such coexistence difficult. First, many Western observers misunderstand the conflict because they (naturally) interpret events through the lens of Western secular and post-modern assumption
Jul 89 min read
The Source of Iranian Negotiations Behavior
In light of what is happening between President Trump and Iran's rulers, I thought it would be useful to re-send a pamphlet I wrote many years ago on Iranian Negotiating Behavior. The stories/vignettes in this pamphlet demonstrate exactly how Iranians are experts in finding their opponents weaknesses and charming their opponents into getting exactly what they want. Beware!
Jun 241 min read
How Iran Is Trying To Usher In a Messianic Prophecy!
Harold Rhode interview
Jun 41 min read
