Middle East

After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death, Israel saw justice, world saw escalation - analysis

In the nearly 40 years he was in power, Khamanei was responsible, through proxies such as Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, and Hamas, for the deaths of thousands of Israelis and Jews worldwide.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran January 3, 2026.
 People take shelter in an underground train station in Ramat Gan, during ongoing missile attacks from Iran, February 28, 2026.

As Israel’s Iran front widens, civil society initiatives return to 24/7 emergency operation

US President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick speaks during a press briefing at the White House, following the Supreme Court's ruling that Trump had exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs, in Washington, DC, US, February 20, 2026.

Trump wisely chose Israel, Tucker Carlson wing lost argument - comment

A KLM commercial passenger jet takes off in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, October 19, 2017

Airlines keep canceling flights across Middle East as region's airspace remains closed


Iran's greatest threat isn’t war - it’s the collapse of its illusions - opinion

From nuclear brinkmanship to regional escalation, Tehran’s latest moves could mark a decisive strategic miscalculation.

 IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran  on Sunday. When former supreme leader Khomeini said, ‘We shall export our revolution to the whole world until the cry ‘There is no god but Allah’ resounds over the whole world,’ he meant it, the writer affirms.

As Middle East redraws post-Iran war maps, new alignments are leaving Israel behind - opinion

Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt are forging alliances, reshaping Middle East politics as old enemies fade and new regional ties emerge.

USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier leaves Souda Bay on the island of Crete, Greece, February 26, 2026.

Saudi Arabia, Israel pushed Trump to strike Iran for weeks before Operation Epic Fury - report

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly pushed for strikes against Iran, while Saudi Arabia’s role appeared more complex. 

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.

Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel’s North in first since 2024, joining Iran war

Trump claimed Iran was interested in restarting talks with Washington • Iranian cluster munitions seen in Israeli airspace • Six injured in Jerusalem, nine killed in Beit Shemesh in missile barrage

Commander of the Home Front Command at the impact site in Beit Shemesh.

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

"Your safety is our top priority. Please stay indoors in safe places, wait for official instructions, and only trust updates from official sources," authorities said.

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.

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

No one knows what the Mossad is doing at this moment - but there is little question that its agents are, behind the scenes, at the eye of the storm.

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

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.

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.

‘Prepared for any scenario’: Israeli politicians unite backing Iran operation, vow full readiness

In his remarks, Netanyahu accused Iran’s leadership of sponsoring terrorism and threatening Israel and the United States.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pictured in Jerusalem on February 26, 2026; illustrative.