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


Saudi Grand Mufti: Iranian leaders not Muslim

Saudi Grand Mufti Al-Sheikh's remarks, made to a Mecca newspaper which carried them on Tuesday, drew a swift retort from Iran's Foreign Minister.

Pilgrims at Haj ceremony in Mecca

'US agreed to secret exemptions for Iran after nuclear deal'

Among the exemptions were two that allowed Iran to exceed the deal's limits on how much low-enriched uranium (LEU) it can keep in its nuclear facilities, the report said.

A SATELLITE view of Iran's Fordow nuclear plant.

Iran blasts US report on terrorism, saying DC backs ISIS, ‘Zionists’

The State Department report cited Iran as the world’s biggest state-sponsor of terrorism, saying Tehran supported conflicts in Syria and Iraq.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Column one: Liberman’s first challenge

The good news is that Israel has the capacity to adapt and forge constructive strategies for weakening and dividing our enemies. The bad news is that we insist on obsessing over ourselves.

Netanyahu and Liberman

Monica Lewinsky tackles cyber hate in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

In the era of social media the landscape of human dialogue has changed, Lewinsky told the audience at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

Monica Lewinsky

Revolutionary Guards commander demands that Iran annex Bahrain

General Qasemi, a crony of Iran's supreme leader, urged the annexation of Bahrain to Iran, explaining that "Bahrain is an Iranian province that was detached from Iran due to the colonialism."

Thousand of Basij soldiers stage mock seige of Temple Mount in Iran

Iran Revolutionary Guards conduct additional ballistic missile test

The ballistic missile test was intended "to show Iran's deterrent power and also the Islamic Republic's ability to confront any threat against the Islamic Revolution."

Iran tests new precision-guided ballistic missile‏ [File]

Podcast: Why Iran’s election could (eventually) be a big deal

Dr. Emily Landau, head of the Arms Control and Regional Security Program at the Institute for National Security Studies, discusses the election and its implications.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Transcending our narratives

Those genuinely interested in solving this conflict need to transcend the futile battle between two competing stories and begin constructing a larger narrative.

Slain Israeli Prime Minister Rabin with former US President Bill Clinton and former PLO President Yasser Arafat after signing the Oslo Accords at the White House on September 13, 1993.

AS I SEE IT: Iran for dummies

For Iran President Obama’s remaining year in office offers a window of unparalleled opportunity.

A staff member removes the Iranian flag from the stage during the Iran nuclear talks in Vienna, Austria July 14, 2015