Middle East


Iran propaganda push seeks to project unity despite internal divisions

Food vendors sit below posters of the former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the current Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on May 17, 2026 along the Strait of Hormuz in, on Qeshm Island, Iran.

Trump vows US will retrieve enriched uranium from Iran

US President Donald Trump looks on during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on May 21, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Iranian sources say

 A banner depicting Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is displayed on the side of a highway in Tehran on March 10, 2026.