Middle East


Khamenei says Trump's signature on MoU is 'worthless' as US, Iran continue strikes

A MAN holds a flag with a picture of late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during a rally in Tehran, in April 2026.

From forced conversion to genocide: How Yazidis carry centuries of persecution into exile

A Yazidi woman holds a flame during the Charshama Sor Red New Year ceremony at the Lalish temple in Iraq in April. For a community repeatedly driven from its ancestral homes and subjected to forced conversions, religious tradition has become an enduring expression of survival and continuity.

Why did Iran claim to attack an abandoned US garrison in Syria? - analysis

A satellite image shows the al-Tanf Base, in Syria, in this image taken July 20, 2025.