Iran Conflict

Israel's battle with Iran is not a war of choice, but necessity - opinion

For Israel, Iran’s repeated threats of annihilation and efforts to achieve its goal by different means makes this indeed a clean-cut case of necessity.

People hold signs depicting US President Donald Trump and  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an anti-US and anti-Israel rally at Valiasr Square, in Tehran, Iran, March 17, 2026
THIS MAP illustrates China’s ‘New Silk Road’ initiative

The war with Iran is a major setback to China’s Belt and Road Initiative - opinion

A PLUME of smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the eastern outskirts of Tyre, in southern Lebanon, on March 24, 2026.

The limits of military might: Thoughts on the wars in Iran, Lebanon, and Gaza - opinion

 A 5th-generation F-35 lands at RAF Lakenheath, in Mildenhall, England, January 7, 2026

IDF issues evacuation order for industrial area in Tabriz, Iran, amid upcoming strikes


Iran is completing production, installation of 1,000 advanced centrifuges - Gantz

Tehran is at 20% enrichment level, preventing IAEA access • Gantz confirms drones shot down in February by US fighter jets near Erbil

 Members of a special IRGC force attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

EU politician urges Oberlin College to fire Iran regime ‘criminal’

'It employs a man with blood on his hands while serving for the largest terror sponsoring government' 

Mohammad Jafar Mahallati at TEDxTehran.

Iran will harshly confront Israel 'wherever it feels necessary' - Iranian commander

"Wherever we identify a Zionist threat, we will harshly confront them, they are too small to confront us," said Qaani, whose unit is in control of the Revolutionary Guards' foreign operations.

 PEOPLE PASS a mural of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran

Iran and its proxies are emboldened by lack of accountability - analysis

Iran has set its sights precisely on countries in which its proxy groups have taken over the government and carried out extrajudicial killings.

Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021.

Iran wants to goad Russia into Caucasus tensions - analysis

Iran wants Russia to know that it is concerned by both the presence of Israel-Azerbaijan relations as well as Turkey’s moves to open up a land corridor.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are seen during a signing ceremony, in Tehran, Iran, April 13, 2021.

Israel is taking the fight with Iran to the world

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Naftali Bennett is hoping for greater coordination with the US against Tehran. Will it be enough, or will Israel have to fight on its own?

 ‘MERCER STREET,’ a Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned and Israeli-managed ship, that was attacked – apparently by Iran – off the coast of Oman, is seen near Fujairah Port in United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday.

Iran concerned about Biden’s next Middle East moves

Iran thinks the US is seeking to avoid military conflicts. This would reduce the chance that the US would strengthen its presence.

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris speak after meeting with Asian-American leaders at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, in March.

Iran welcomes Iraqi mediation with Gulf states - ambassador

The remarks by the Iranian ambassador to Baghdad came a day after Iran's foreign ministry said that Tehran always welcomed dialogue with its arch-rival Saudi Arabia.

 Iraqi women gather at the scene where Iran's Quds Force top commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed in a U.S. airstrike at Baghdad airport, Iraq February 13, 2020.

GOP senators urge Biden admin. to 'reset its approach to Iran immediately'

The senators defended the sanctions and said that they are not new.

US President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, US, March 15, 2021

Iran arrests father and brother of executed wrestler while cleaning grave

Dissident Iranian journalist target of death threats

Executed Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari