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  <h2>Independent Analytical Framework for Iranian Regime Architecture and Transition Dynamics</h2>
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    Structured analysis connecting available information &mdash; regime primary sources,
    Farsi media, institutional architecture &mdash; to actionable understanding.
    All outputs published openly.
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  <h2>Analytical Outputs</h2>
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      <h3>Iran Transition Baseline (ITB)</h3>
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        8 pillars, 22 analytical modules mapping how the regime actually works.
        86 tracked variables, 57 registered research gaps.
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      <span class="badge">Active</span>
      <span class="badge secondary">22 modules</span>
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      <h3>Iran Stress Architecture (ISA)</h3>
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        14 documented analytical traps where standard frameworks fail.
        30 observations. 12 transition scenario models.
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      <span class="badge">Active</span>
      <span class="badge secondary">12 scenarios</span>
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      <h3><a href="{{ '/briefs/' | relative_url }}">Convergence Briefs</a></h3>
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        Policy-focused analysis for professionals and journalists.
        Each brief anchors claims to the ITB baseline with full epistemic tagging.
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      <span class="badge">14 published</span>
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  <h2>Methodology</h2>
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    The project applies structured analytical standards to Iran analysis:
    <strong>factional neutrality</strong> (no faction is treated as reformist or hardline by default),
    <strong>epistemic tagging</strong> (every claim marked as Fact, Inference, Uncertain, or Speculation),
    <strong>source discipline</strong> (5-tier source hierarchy with provenance tracking), and
    <strong>full transparency</strong> (all instruction files, methodology, and AI usage are public).
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    AI (Claude by Anthropic) is used as an analytical tool, not a source.
    All AI instructions are committed to version control. The framework database
    is the source of truth &mdash; maintained as a live Git repository with
    every analytical decision tracked in commit history.
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  <h2>Technology</h2>
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    The analytical engine is built on open-source infrastructure developed
    as part of this project. These tools are available independently for
    anyone building multi-agent AI workflows.
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      <h3><a href="https://github.com/getheddle/heddle">Heddle</a></h3>
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        Actor-based Python framework for orchestrating multi-LLM workflows
        via NATS messaging. Workers, pipelines, MCP gateway, Workshop UI.
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      <span class="badge">v0.8.0</span>
      <span class="badge secondary">Python</span>
      <a href="https://getheddle.github.io/heddle/" style="font-size:0.85rem;">API Docs</a>
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      <h3><a href="https://github.com/IranTransitionProject/baft">Baft</a></h3>
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        ITP analytical engine &mdash; 13 specialized worker configurations,
        3-tier pipeline orchestration, blind audit system, session management.
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      <span class="badge">v0.3.0</span>
      <span class="badge secondary">Application</span>
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      <h3><a href="https://github.com/IranTransitionProject/docman">Docman</a></h3>
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        Document processing pipeline. PDF/DOCX extraction, LLM classification,
        summarization, DuckDB persistence with vector search.
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      <span class="badge">v0.5.0</span>
      <span class="badge secondary">Application</span>
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  <h2>Community</h2>
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      <h3><a href="https://github.com/IranTransitionProject/baseline/discussions">Baseline Discussions</a></h3>
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        Analytical discussions about the ITP framework content &mdash;
        methodology questions, module feedback, scenario analysis, research gaps.
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      <h3><a href="https://github.com/getheddle/heddle/discussions">Heddle Discussions</a></h3>
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        Technical support for Heddle developers and users &mdash;
        architecture questions, integration help, feature requests.
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      <h3><a href="{{ '/community/' | relative_url }}">Issue Trackers &amp; Contributing</a></h3>
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        Bug reports, feature requests, and contribution guidelines
        for all project repositories.
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