Iran US Conflict

'We think Tehran, they think Taiwan': Israeli official exposes US-Israel strategic divide

"The difference between us is not in how we understand the threat, but in our priorities: for us, Iran is an existential threat; for the United States, it is a chronic regional challenge."

Defense Ministry Director-General Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amir Baram speaks at the Herzliya Conference at Reichman University, July 1, 2026.
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and his wife Yasmine Pahlavi attend a demonstration by Iranian pro-monarchy supporters near the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, April 23, 2026.

Iran indicts Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, anti-regime journalists for ‘inciting’ January protests

US President Donald Trump holds up the memorandum of understanding, signed by the US, and Iran, at the Palace of Versailles, in France.

I helped sell Obama’s Iran deal, and its critics owe us all an explanation - opinion

Gas flares burn at the Rumaila oil field during an armed patrol by Iraqi Energy Police in Basra, Iraq, June 8, 2026.

Middle East reroutes its energy networks as region navigates shifting sands - analysis


The Gulf is becoming the front line against Iran’s expansion - opinion

At the tactical level, striking Gulf states is playing with fire. The Persian Gulf is a central artery of the global economy.

A projectile falls over Dubai on February 28, 2026. AFP correspondents heard a loud explosion in Dubai on February 28 and one of them saw a plume of smoke rising from the city. The explosions came in the wake of wide-ranging Iranian attacks on the Gulf, in retaliation for US and Israel strikes on Ir

Breakfast in bomb shelters as Iran war widens - comment

We were finishing our breakfast when the sirens went off. Instead of a day at the beach, we had a day in the bomb shelter as alerts sounded across the country.

 People take cover as siren warns of incoming missiles fired from Iran, at a public bomb shelter in Jerusalem, June 15, 2025.

Israelis willing to suffer Iran's worst to free Iranian people - comment

The Islamic Regime has spent decades funneling its people's resources into terror organisations. A region without them would finally have the possibility of security, economic growth, and a future.

Alex Winston stands overlooking Jerusalem with an Iranian Lion and Sun flag on February 13, 2026.

Iranians celebrate Israeli, US strikes after months of increased repression from regime

One video showed people dancing in the street, while another showed young Iranian men shouting “I love Trump” as smoke is seen billowing from a nearby strike.

The scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit Tel Aviv overnight, causing heavy damage, March 1, 2026.

Historic collections relocated as Israel Museum closes during war with Iran

The announcement came as Israel and the US have launched coordinated military operations against Iran, with officials urging residents to stay near protected spaces.

 The Israel Museum

Iran sent Hezbollah hundreds of millions in 2025, and ordinary Iranians paid the bill - analysis

Consider what that same sum could buy in Iran, where families navigate food insecurity, punishing inflation, and chronic medicine shortages.

A flag of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah flutters above the rubble of a building that was hit in January by an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Qannarit, on February 16, 2026.

For Kurds in Iraq, Iran conflict has opportunities and pitfalls - analysis

In the past, some Kurds were able to seek refuge in Iran during Saddam Hussein’s genocidal poison gas attacks. However, the Iranian regime has been persecuting Kurds over recent decades.

Travellers, mainly Iranian Kurds, arrive at the Haji Omran border crossing with Iran (Iranian flag in the background), in Iraq's autonomous northern Kurdish region, on February 1, 2026.

‘Join the liberation forces’: Iranian Islamic prayer app hack encourages regime defection - report

It is not clear who is responsible for the hack, with one of the messages reading “Help has arrived,” an apparent reference to a message issued by US President Donald Trump in January 2026.

Protestors burn images of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally held in Solidarity with Iran's Uprising, organised by The national Council of Resistance of Iran, on Whitehall in central London on January 11, 2026.

World responds slowly as US, Israeli attack on Iran unfolds

The exception was Australia's prime minister, while the X accounts of British, French, Italian, and German leaders had not been updated for hours by the time of publication.

Vehicles line up during a traffic block, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026.

Trump’s case for war draws on Iran regime’s 40 years of crimes - analysis

For decades, Iran has targeted and killed Americans and US allies. Its proxies took hostages. It attacked ships in the Gulf of Oman. Now, America is responding.

US President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC.