Iran

Iran may be digging in for next war, raising stakes for US, Israel and Gulf allies - analysis

Israel's difficulties in defeating Hezbollah in Lebanon and eliminating all the threats posed by the terrorist organization illustrate the challenges involved in locating and destroying Iran.

Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026.
Ramin Parsa, an Iranian dissident and pro-Israel activist living in Jerusalem, was granted a one-year temporary residency permit. Photo taken October 11, 2026.

Zionist Iranian dissident Ramin Parsa granted residency in Israel after years-long battle 

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 20, 2026.

'They have too much to lose': Trump says he does not think China, Russia are helping Iran 'at all'

US President Donald Trump dances as he departs after delivering remarks during a rally at F&M Bank Arena on October 10, 2026 in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Trump says US may have gone 'too far' in killing Iranian leaders, complicating talks


Trump says US strikes on Iranian leaders stalled talks, China, Russia not helping regime 'at all'

Iran offers Saudi-Houthi mediation • Pakistan pledges military backing under defense pact • Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia condemn attacks on Riyadh

Smoke and flames rise from a house during an Israeli strike, carried out after the IDF warned residents to evacuate the area, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 9, 2026.

Iran's Araghchi offers to mediate Saudi-Houthi talks, calls for diplomatic end to hostilities

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi offered to help facilitate Saudi-Houthi talks during a phone call with his Saudi counterpart amid deadly attacks on Riyadh's international airport.

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud meets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 8, 2025.

Iran’s two-front war on Israel: From October 7 to election interference - opinion

Since October 7, Iran has sharply escalated cyber operations against Israel, according to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, through fronts such as Handala Hack, CyberAv3ngers, and IDFLeaks.

A woman walks past a mural depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran in August.

US, UK among 29 countries condemning Iranian hybrid attacks, state-sponsored violence in West

“Any attempt by Iran to threaten, silence, intimidate, harass, harm, or coerce people on our territories through proxies or any other means is unacceptable,” the statement read.

A member of a police force stands guard on a street, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran Wednesday, 1st April 2026

UK PM Burnham says Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford bomb plot

"We will not tolerate these threats on our soil," UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said. "We will crack down on Iran's use of criminal networks, using our full range of powers to target them."

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham gives a television interview following his meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026.

Iran spread anti-Israel, US disinformation to global media through fake journalists, OpenAI says

Beyond helping operators place content before wider audiences, OpenAI said AI enabled malicious actors to conduct operations with greater scale, efficiency, linguistic fluency, and editorial ability.

An illustrative photo of a laptop displaying the Iranian flag, representing Iran in a digital or cyber context, March 27, 2026.

Israel, Kurdistan, and the hopes for a strong political alliance - opinion

In a twisted way, the closer Kurds and Jews get, and the more visible that becomes, the more people start seeing Kurds as another kind of Jew: in how they frame the Kurdish political struggle.

Israelis from Kurdish origin take part in a rally in support of the Kurdish referendum outside the American consulate in Jerusalem September 24, 2017

UN rapporteur joins weekly hunger strike over Iran's execution surge and protest crackdown

“The death penalty is being used against people for exercising the rights of freedom of assembly, association, and expression, as well as their political rights,” she said.

Cars burn in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026.

Iran launches drone strikes on Iranian Kurdish opposition camp in northern Iraq

Iran has carried out more than 1,000 drone and missile attacks on the Kurdistan Region. Many of them targeted Kurdish opposition groups.

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters take position on the Qarachogh Mountain in the Makhmur district, about 60 kilometres south of Erbil, capital of Iraq's autonomous northern Kurdish region, on September 30, 2026.

Iranian networks continue to threaten Israel from southern Syria, recruiting Druze, Sunnis to fight

A series of incidents points to continued Iranian, Hezbollah activity in southern Syria, describing Friday's strike as the latest in a string of cases suggesting efforts to establish local networks.

Members of a local rebel militia pose for a picture during a patrol in Syria's southern city of Sweida.