'Defiance': A memoir of survival in a torn-apart Syria - review
A powerful account of survival, trauma, and political awakening amid Syria’s brutal war and a deeply fractured family life.
Middle East
Islamic regime detains 130 people over riots, espionage operations for Israel, US - report
Iran will never have a nuclear weapon under US deal, Hegseth says
Families of imprisoned Iranian protesters targeted in fraud scam, Iranian legal group claims
Khamenei, IRGC, Iranian military communication lines disrupted, source tells anti-regime outlet
Iran International reported that missile launches toward Israel may have been carried out under pre-established protocols without coordination with Khamenei’s office.
Saudi, Qatari mediation message signal ‘Iran still has pathways to avoid isolation’ - interview
Saudi Arabia and Qatar signaled that diplomacy with Iran remains possible, even after renewed missile attacks on Israel.
Iran threatening Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq as it strikes Israel - analysis
One of Iran’s key strategies for maintaining regional influence is not to lose its hold over Iraq, leading to strikes against Kurdish Iranian opposition groups in Iraq.
Netanyahu's Levi Eshkol moment: Why Israel defied Trump - analysis
Had Netanyahu bowed to Trump's request on Sunday and refrained from responding after Iran fired 11 ballistic missiles, Israel would have signalled weakness and constraint.
How Iran is trying to regain regional influence by striking Israel - analysis
Iran's strikes on Israel are not so much a response to strikes on Beirut as they are Iran's attempt at clawing back regional power and influence.
Iran releases videos of crowds celebrating renewed attacks on Israel
Celebrations were seemingly held in Tehran and Kermanshah, where crowds were recorded waving the regime’s flag alongside the flag of Hezbollah, a Lebanon-based arm of the IRGC.
Iran's military says attacks on Israel will cease if IDF does not strike southern Lebanon, Dahiyeh
Iran's attacks came as a result of Israel's strikes in southern Lebanon, the statement says.
Negotiations between US and Iran are to end war, do not include Iran's nuclear program - report
“If this stage is concluded, the nuclear issue will be one of the next items for negotiations,” Tasnim quoted Baghaei. “The rest of the discussions that are being raised now are media speculation."
Trump claims Israel, Iran working towards 'immediate ceasefire' as countries trade blows
Trump's posts come after multiple waves of Iranian strikes against Israel, starting Sunday evening, with the IDF striking several locations across Iran, including in Tehran in response.
Israel is fighting on four fronts and has killed everyone who could end it - comment
Three years in, with four fronts still open and everyone who had power in December 2023 killed by Israeli fire, can this war ever end?
