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February 11: The Iranian Revolution’s 2026 anniversary could well be its last - comment

The Islamic Republic can stage a march showing banners and military weaponry, manufacturing an appearance of unity. But when legitimacy is imposed on the people, then it's no longer legitimate.

|ByALEX WINSTON
Iranians attend the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025.
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi following a speech in Washington, January 16, 2026; illustrative.

Iran's Reza Pahlavi: Trump needs to act, end IRGC's genocide on Iranians

"This is a genocide in the making," and Iranian protesters need help to neutralize elements the regime has used to brutalize its own citizenry, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi told Hugh Hewitt.

|ByJAMES GENN
Women walk past an anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli billboard displayed on a building in Tehran, Iran, January 4, 2026.

Iran opens door to preemptive strikes on Israel, US as response to nationwide protests

Iran's National Defense Council issued a statement that warned that any encroachment on its security or national integrity would be met with an “appropriate, targeted, and decisive response.

|ByALEX WINSTON
Brig.-Gen. Amir Vahidi, the new IRGC deputy commander-in-chief.

Iran appoints US-sanctioned general wanted for role in AMIA bombing as new IRGC deputy

The US sanctioned Vahidi for his role as then-interior minister in clamping down on the protests after Mahsa Amini's death in 2022. He was also head of the Quds Force in 1994 during the AMIA attack.

|ByJAMES GENN

Iran unveils fourth-generation fighter jet

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said the jet is "a response to economic distress."

AUGUST 21, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
An Iranian fighter jet unveiled August 21, 2018

Defense expert: Iran did not deploy its best missiles in Thursday attack

Iran has more advanced missiles which it did not use.

MAY 10, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A ballistic missile is launched and tested in an undisclosed location, Iran, March 9, 2016.

Iran says warplanes warned off 2 Western vessels during drill

There have been periodic confrontations between Iran's and the US's militaries in the Gulf - a major trade route for oil - in recent years.

JANUARY 22, 2018ByREUTERS
An Iranian Saeqeh jet flies during a war-game in the northwest of Iran.

Iranian warships heading to Gulf of Mexico?

The growth of Iran's navy, especially its plans to build a naval port in Syria, concerns Israel.

NOVEMBER 28, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
An Iranian soldier stands guard near Iranian Navy helicopter carrier

Report: Iran tried 30+ times to buy illegal nuclear technology in 2016

German report says: Iran spreading atomic, biological or chemical weapons of mass destruction.

OCTOBER 10, 2017ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
A military truck carrying a missile and a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei i

Defying Trump, President Rouhani says Iran boost missile capability

"We [Iran] will increase our military power as a deterrent. We will strengthen our missile capabilities ... We will not seek permission from anyone to defend our country."

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017ByREUTERS
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani concludes his address at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 20, 2017.

Iran and Russia to enhance military ties after new US sanctions

While the sanctions are meant to punish the two countries, they appear to be pushing them together.

AUGUST 6, 2017BySHOSHANA KRANISH
Rouhani and Putin

Iran says it killed the mastermind of the Tehran attacks

41 arrested in connection to twin attacks claimed by ISIS.

JUNE 11, 2017ByREUTERS
Iranian police stand near the parliament's building during a gunmen attack in central Tehran, Iran, June 7, 2017

Iranian Revolutionary Guard attack vessels force US ship to change course

The incident comes just days after Iran successfully completed a series of tests on the advanced Russian-made S-300 missile-defense system, making it fully operational.

MARCH 6, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM, REUTERS
The USS Porter has engaged in combat and support operations with the US Navy, including Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Iran tests missile systems, defying US sanctions

The aim of the military exercise in Semnan province was to "showcase the power of Iran's revolution and to dismiss the sanctions."

FEBRUARY 4, 2017ByREUTERS
A ballistic missile is launched and tested in an undisclosed location, Iran, March 9, 2016.