Opinion


It’s the oil prices, stupid: The West’s principles collapse when prices rise - opinion

 A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025.

Shas fills local rabbi posts with loyalists, sidelining community choice - opinion

Head of Shas party Aryeh Deri and Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef visit at the scene of suspected arson and vandalism at a Jerusalem synagogue which is often frequented by Rabbi Yosef, June 8, 2025.

With Khamenei gone, Iran accelerates shift toward military power, IRGC dominance - opinion

Here, a large poster shows (from left) the first leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ruhollah Khomeini; the second leader, Ali Khamenei; and on the right, the new leader of the revolution, Mojtaba Khamenei.