Iran Conflict

US House passes $1 trillion defense bill despite Iran, Israel concerns

US Democrats object to the ongoing and deeply unpopular war with Iran, which the Pentagon said has cost the US $37.5 billion so far.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he disembarks the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One, while he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, US, July 17, 2026.
An explosion at an unknown location, during what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on July 20, 2026.

CENTCOM completes latest round of strikes aimed to degrade Iranian attack capabilites on ships

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi speaks at a weekly news conference in Tehran, Iran, on March 16, 2026.

French diplomats were detained for breaking Iran's laws, Araghchi tells France FM Barrot in call

Unexploded ordinance, an artillery shell containing white phosphorous, is detonate

Iran used 'white phosphorus incendiary' in drone attack, Kurdish dissident group claims


Saudi-Iran deal destroys Israel’s defense wall against Iran, Lapid charges

Former defense minister Benny Gantz said that he believes Netanyahu has abandoned the security of Israel and its citizens.

 MK Yair Lapid seen at a protest against the judicial overhaul, outside the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem. February 13, 2023.

Iranian currency falls to record low amid isolation and sanctions

Iran's central bank governor Mohammad Reza Farzin on Saturday blamed the fall of the rial on "psychological operations" which Tehran says its enemies are organizing to destabilize Iran.

Iran's national currency along with US currency.

Iranians stand firm in fight for freedom, wonder ‘where is the West?’

Iranians inside and outside of Iran about their determination to stay the course, support from members of the armed forces, and the Islamist regime’s secret fears of losing control

 Iranian women chant during a protest condemning the Shiraz attack and unrest in Tehran, Iran October 28, 2022

Top Iranian Sunni cleric says torture of protesters un-Islamic

Religious clerics in Iran said that "confessions under coercion and the beating of the accused have no place in sharia (Islamic law) and our country's constitution."

 Basij militia forces attend a meeting with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran November 26, 2022.

Iran official says 50 police killed in protests

In addition to police deaths, more than 300 demonstrators have been killed since the death of Mahsa Amini in September.

Iran protests

Hulata says Iran protesters’ slogan in Bahrain speech: Woman, Life, Freedom

National Security Advisor Eyal Hulata recited teh slogan of protesters against Iran's regime, "Woman, life, freedom," during an address in Bahrain.

Dr. Eyal Hulata, the new national security adviser.

Former British-Iranian prisoner joins the Freedom for Iran movement

Zhagari-Ratcliffe has been outspoken in her support for the demonstrators in Iran in light of the clashes and violence that have broken out.

 Nazanin and Richard Ratcliffe - New Year's Day 2011.

Iran lawmakers chant 'thank you, police' despite growing public fury over woman's death

The protests, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini from Iranian Kurdistan, have spiraled into the biggest show of opposition to Iran's authorities in years.

 Women carry banners and pictures during a protest following the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in Iran, in the Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishli, northern Syria September 26, 2022

Iran threatens to target Israel-CENTCOM ties - analysis

Iran is concerned that Israel’s increased role and the Abraham Accords might give Israel a new role in the Persian Gulf.

 THEN-IRANIAN foreign minister Javad Zarif meets with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Tehran, in 2020. Human rights in Iran are a victim of negotiations on the nuclear file and trade between the EU and Iran, says the writer

Iran says it is major defense industry power - is it true? - analysis

While it is true Iran has made impressive advances, Raisi is trying to show that his administration is able to get around the sanctions and improve Iran’s standing.

 A military tank is seen during an Iranian Army exercise dubbed 'Zulfiqar 1400', in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman, Iran, in this picture obtained on November 7, 2021.