Iran

The Ayatollah's assassination: Mossad's missed chance to stop Iran's Islamic revolution

INTEL AFFAIRS: The Mossad’s fateful refusal to eliminate Ayatollah Khomeini is a misjudgment with reprecrussions still felt today.

Here, Khomeini gives a speech as journalists surround him at Roissy Airport near Paris on January 31, 1979, before boarding an Air France ‘Jumbo Jet’ bound to Tehran.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia June 23, 2025, in this still image taken from video.

Iran FM: No official ceasefire with Israel, hostilities could resume

RECRUITING POSTER for US armed forces, 1917.

Voices from the Arab press: Withdrawal of US forces from the region is off the table

People attend a rally in support of the people of Gaza, after Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, July 25, 2025

Elderly New York Jewish man among four Americans held prisoner in Iran - New York Times


Gaza Disengagement twenty years later: A summer of changes and turbulence

Who knew then that 20 years later, Iran would be sending massive rockets, and Houthis would be blowing up ships?

MEDIA CIRCUS on the IDF’s final day, at general headquarters in Khan Yunis, Sept. 11, 2005.

Israeli embassies remain open in UAE despite travel advisory warning, terror concerns

The National Security Council recently updated its travel advisory for the UAE after it received intelligence regarding potential revenge attacks against Israelis.

 A Dubai beach as seen from a helicopter.

Fighting the world, losing the war: IRGC talks big after beatdown by Israel

IRAN AFFAIRS: A wounded tiger is a dangerous beast, and the IRGC, in claiming it was taking on the world, feels backed into a corner.

Here, posters display assassinated military leaders, including IRGC commander-in-chief Hossein Salami (center), in Tehran at the end of June.

Iranian president says country is on brink of dire water crisis

Faced with resource mismanagement and over-consumption, Iran has faced recurrent electricity, gas and water shortages during peak demand months.

 REGARDING THE potential renewal of nuclear talks with the US, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian faces criticism internally from conservative and radical-conservative factions, says the writer.

Iran at a crossroads: Hope, resistance, and the fight for democracy - opinion

The future of Iran is uncertain, but rising instability both inside and outside the country could give leaders like Reza Pahlavi the chance to push for democracy.

 Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi addresses the National Cooperation Convention in Munich, July 26, 2025.

Iran hiring criminal networks in Europe to attack Jews, US religious freedom report finds

According to the report, Iranian authorities have actively recruited gangs throughout Europe "to carry out attacks on Israeli embassies and Jewish sites."

 An anti-Israel, pro-Palestine mural seen in Bilbao, Spain, June 4, 2025

Slovenia announces arms embargo on Israel, PIJ publishes video of hostage Rom Brasklavski

Israel strikes Hezbollah targets • Ben-Gvir accuses Germany of 'once again supporting Nazism' • IDF soldiers thwart abduction attempt in Khan Yunis • Witkoff meets Netanyahu in Israel

Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. January 30, 2025.

The Russia-Iran relationship is a fragile alliance of necessity, not conviction - opinion

The Russia-Iran relationship is, at its core, a partnership of convenience, not conviction, which will affect its longevity.

RUSSIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER Sergey Lavrov and Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi meet in Moscow in April. Russia and Iran are reeling under heavy international sanctions; these pressures have driven them into tighter economic and military cooperation, says the writer.

US hits Iranian shipping network with major new sanctions

The US Treasury Department announced fresh sanctions for over 100 Iran-linked entities in move to place "maximum pressure" on the regime.

 US TREASURY Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the media as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt looks on, earlier this month. Last month, Bessent threatened: ‘We will collapse Iran’s economy and eliminate its oil industry.’

Lebanese president calls on Hezbollah to give up weapons, Qassem rejects disarmament

In the address, Aoun added that the country would seek $1 billion annually for 10 years to support the army and security forces in Lebanon.

 HEZBOLLAH LEADER Sheikh Naim Qassem delivers an address earlier this year. Recently he affirmed that ‘liberation is a duty, no matter how long it takes.’

IAEA officials will visit Iran for the first time since 12-Day War - exclusive

The hope is that the talks will open the door for high level talks between IAEA's Director-General Rafael Grossi and senior Iranian officials.

IAEA board and chief Rafael Grossi hold exceptional meeting about Israel's strikes on Iran, June 16, 2025