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The Gulf is becoming the front line against Iran’s expansion - opinion

At the tactical level, striking Gulf states is playing with fire. The Persian Gulf is a central artery of the global economy.

A projectile falls over Dubai on February 28, 2026. AFP correspondents heard a loud explosion in Dubai on February 28 and one of them saw a plume of smoke rising from the city. The explosions came in the wake of wide-ranging Iranian attacks on the Gulf, in retaliation for US and Israel strikes on Ir
A person holds an image of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iranian demonstrators protest against the US-Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026

Israel, US preparing for 'at least a week' of joint strikes on Iran, officials say

 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General, Hossein Salami and Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, attend a ceremony.

The Islamic Republic built a war machine, now it is being dismantled - opinion

US and Israeli military, open war against Iran

Iran may be more prepared than in the last round, but now it faces two militaries - analysis


Letting a nation go thirsty: Iran’s water disaster is self-inflicted - opinion

The Islamic Republic has built its reputation on resistance – resistance to the West, to Israel, and to outside influence. But the real adversary is of its own making.

PEOPLE PRAY for rain amid a severe drought in Tehran earlier this month. Western states, Israel, and regional partners should offer technical assistance, but only with full public oversight, say the writers.

Iran asks for Saudi help in reviving nuclear talks with Trump in letter to MBS

Saudi Arabia's growing political weight and deepening security ties with Washington endow Riyadh with leverage few others in the Middle East possess.

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman hold hands during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, November 18, 2025.

Could Iran's Khamenei feel threatened enough to strike Israel? - analysis

Between domestic dysfunction and Middle East geopolitics, could the Islamic Republic use Israel to rally the nation?

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears among his supporters for the first time since the Iran-Israel war, in Tehran, Iran. June 26, 2025.

Destroying Iran’s nuclear ambition didn’t end threat, but expanded it throughout region - editorial

The lesson from Iran’s nuclear failure is not that the threat is gone, but rather that firm action, clear redlines, and support from other countries in the region can all affect Tehran’s decisions.

An Iranian cleric visits the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 12, 2025.

IRGC claims to dismantle US, Israeli anti-security network, arrest all involved - report

According to the report, the IRGC disclosed that in recent months, Israel has established a network of Iranian individuals who have been compromising Iranian security.

 (Illustrative) A silhouette over an Iranian flag.

Iran rebuilds as Israel signals readiness to strike again - NYT

"Israel feels the job is unfinished and sees no reason not to resume the conflict, so Iran is doubling down preparedness for the next round."

Members of the IRGC step on US and Israeli flags during the 46th anniversary of the U.S. expulsion from Iran, in Tehran, November 4, 2025.

‘Fighting Israel is not like fighting the Taliban’: Inside Iran post-12-Day War

"The government and people seem stuck in a position of uncertainty where they are neither fully in peace nor at war. In a sense, the entirety of Iran has been trapped in a 'Groundhog Day' scenario."

 Iranian flags fly as fire and smoke from an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot rise, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025.

Iran carries out highest level of prisoner executions in past two decades in Oct., watchdog says

Out of the eight political prisoners Iran executed during October, Hengaw identified seven as being sentenced on charges of espionage for Israel.

Activists protest against Iranian executions in Rome, Italy, July 30, 2025.

Top US sanctions official to travel to Middle East, Europe to discuss 'maximum pressure' on Iran

John Hurley, undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, will travel in the coming days to Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Lebanon

General view of the Iranian Consulate where Iran holds nuclear talks with so-called E3 group of France, Britain and Germany, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 25, 2025.

Iran's role in October 7 transforms it into a threat not only to Israel, but to the world - opinion

The creation of a popular threat to the Iranian regime should be a supreme goal for the rest of mankind. In its absence, the next Iranian-inspired October 7 is only a matter of time.

A VIEW SHOWS the aftermath of an Israeli strike on a building in Tehran last June.