Iran

Seizing the regional moment: Preempt Iran’s proxies, sustain alliances for the ‘day after- opinion

Hezbollah is in a state of confusion and facing a major dilemma. 

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem gives a televised address during a rally in solidarity with Iran and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon January 26, 2026
In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency, yellow tap is rolled out to secure the site where a missile hit a neighborhood, in Tehran on February 28, 2026.

UAE thwarts Iranian missiles: Residents receive safety alerts, reassured of safety

Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a mayoral debate, in New York, US, October 16, 2025.

NYC Mayor Mamdani condemns US-Israel strikes on Iran as 'illegal war of aggression'

  Smartphone with logo of Israeli national intelligence agency Mossad in front of website.

Where is the Mossad in the shadows of Israel-US joint strikes on Iran? - analysis


No US combat casualties despite Iranian retaliation, US military says

Despite "hundreds of Iranian missile and drone attacks," there have been no reported US casualties or combat-related injuries, CENTCOM wrote. 

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean August 10, 2024.

Israel may have killed dozens of senior Iranian officials, with Ali Khamenei as top target

Among those targeted were aides Ali Larijani and Ali Shamkhani, IRGC chiefs including Esmail Qaani, and the Iranian defense minister • Israel targeted assassinations as US focused elsewhere

Israeli Air Force fighter pilots prepare to strike Iran, February 28, 2026

Airstrikes can weaken Iran’s regime, but only its people can bring it down - analysis

Air power can create a moment, but it cannot guarantee an outcome. It can weaken the regime, fracture its leadership and erode its sense of invincibility.

 In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency, rescuers search through the rubble of a collapsed building at the site where a missile hit a neighborhood, in Tehran on February 28, 2026.

‘I stand against Israel’: Candace Owens drives America First backlash after Iran strikes

The remarks came hours after US President Donald Trump announced the US had begun “major combat operations in Iran,” as Washington and Jerusalem opened a new phase of confrontation with Tehran.

Candace Owens speaking at a Turning Point USA event in Detroit, Michigan, June, 14, 2024; illustrative.

Trump’s Iran strikes set off bipartisan war powers revolt on Capitol Hill

Operation Epic Fury began early Saturday, with Trump confirming US strikes on Iran alongside Israel, igniting debate in Washington over escalation and presidential authority.

US President Donald Trump speaks to announce that the US had begun "major combat operations" in Iran, in an unknown location, in this screengrab from a video released February 28, 2026. Israel and the US conducted strikes on Iran on Saturday, February 28, 2026.

Travel in chaos as airlines cancel flights after US, Israel strikes on Iran

Flight maps showed airspace over Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Israel and Bahrain virtually empty as Israel said it struck Iran and the US military initiated a series of strikes against targets in the country.

AN EL AL flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 14, 2025.

‘Iran is going to use all of its capabilities’: Expert warns Iran cornered by ‘existential war’

Former IDF intelligence official Yossi Kuperwasser said Iran now views the conflict as an existential war, warning the regime is likely to escalate and use all military and proxy capabilities.

BRIG.-GEN. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, director of research for IDSF and a senior fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, at the Democracy 2023 Conference.

IRGC tell ships passage through Strait of Hormuz 'not allowed'

Vessels in the Gulf reported receiving messages warning that no ships were allowed to pass the Strait of Hormuz, according to EU and UK agencies, though Iran has not confirmed any closure.

An Iranian military ship takes part in an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, in this picture obtained on December 31, 2022

Israeli Air Force conducts its largest-ever attack as over 200 aircraft strike 500 targets in Iran

In the Tabriz area, the IDF struck a major site from which the Islamic Republic has fired dozens of ballistic missiles at Israel.

An Israeli Air Force fighter jet flies over central Israel, February 28, 2026

Hezbollah signals support for Iran without pledging involvement

Hezbollah expressed solidarity with Iran following US and Israeli strikes, warning of regional consequences while stopping short of saying it would enter the conflict.

Hezbollah terrorists march in the funeral of senior terrorist Haytham Ali Tabatabai, others killed in IDF airstrike, in Beirut, November 24, 2025; illustrative.