Iran Conflict

Iran prepares to bury slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with week of mass mourning

Iran's supreme leader was killed by US and Israeli strikes in their first attack of the war and the funeral events will begin over the weekend in Tehran, with mass processions planned next week.

PEOPLE RIDE motorcycles near a billboard with an image of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2026.
Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah wave flags while commemorating Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, May 25, 2026.

US must disabuse itself of its Middle East illusions - opinion

Smoke rises above Riyadh, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 5, 2026.

Iraq condemns drone attacks on Saudi Arabia amid US pressure on Iranian-backed militias

 IRGC Navy Martyr Hassan Bagheri warship and an IRGC speed boat are sailing along the Persian Gulf during the IRGC marine parade, on April 29, 2024.

Kuwait captured four IRGC-linked operatives who infiltrated their territory, Foreign Ministry says


How the Israel-Iran war might begin

In the back of everyone’s mind there will be a constant and nagging question mark over what happens next. Everyone that is, except for Iran.

AN ISRAELI F-35 fighter jet gets ready to take off in the Negev. Will it soon fly to Iran?

Why Iran can expect more social unrest

The Islamic Republic of Iran is castigated for ruling poorly. This flies in the face of the evidence.

MORE PROTESTS are coming, despite President Hassan Rouhani’s speeches.

Saudi, U.S. officials express concern over threat to maritime traffic in Gulf

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned on Tuesday that shipping might not be safe in the Strait of Hormuz, adding that "war with Iran is the mother of all wars."

A crew member of the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 is seen on the bow as it sits anchored after it was seized earlier this month by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory

Iran dismisses possibility of conflict, says does not want war

Following the re-imposition of US sanctions, a senior Iranian maritime official said Iran had adopted new tactics and new destinations in shipping its oil exports.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends India-Iran business forum in New Delhi, India, January 8, 2019.

Nearly all of Iran's advanced nuke centrifuges failing, top expert reveals

David Albright is as concerned as ever about Tehran plotting to obtain a nuclear bomb and emphasizes the need for Israel and the West to stand watch.

AN IRANIAN ballistic missile on display in Tehran.

Report: German gov’t will ban Iran’s 'terror' Mahan Air

BILD reported that American politicians and security officials told the German government that American citizens are endangered at airports because of Mahan Air's activities in the Federal Republic.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel greeted by Regional Cooperation Minister Tzachi Hanegbi at the airport, October 3rd, 2018

European Aid To Iran Sends Signal To United States

People take part in pro-government rallies, Iran, January 3, 2018.

A deadly plague for Iran

Trump’s actions turn Islamic Republic’s economy into an international pariah without war

US President Donald Trump announces his intention to withdraw from the JCPOA Iran nuclear agreement during a statement in the Diplomatic Room at the White House in Washington, US, May 8, 2018

Iranian general praises Gazan terror: Trump’s ‘threats don’t scare us’

Hamas official Ismail Radwan urged all Palestinian “resistance groups” to coordinate their moves to “foil American-Zionist schemes.”

Iran displays parts of S-300 air defense missile system imported from Russia in parade on "National Army Day."

Cracking down on human shield ops and optics

The countries that seek to respond to such inhumane methods should be actively reaching out to and engaging victims and survivors of such operations, and lending legitimacy to their voices.

HOUTHI FOLLOWERS in Sanaa, Yemen demonstrate against US President Donald Trump’s visit to neighboring Saudi Arabia in May. Their placards slam Israel, too: “Allah is the greatest. Death to America, death to Israel, a curse on the Jews, victory to Islam”.