Islamic regime

'President Trump, do not betray the Iranian people!' - comment

A ceasefire may halt the bombing, but it leaves the Islamic Republic free to turn its full evil back on its own citizens.

|ByALEX WINSTON
A protester holds up a placard. Iranian Embassy Protest in London UK. Regime change in Iran. January 3, 2026.
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah and an Iranian opposition figure flashes the victory sign during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) USA 2026 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, in Grapevine, Texas, U.S., March 28, 2026.

Crown Prince Pahlavi tells Iranians ceasefire is ‘not a time for despair' but 'belief in victory'

Pahlavi cast the ceasefire not as a reprieve for the regime, but as proof that it had already suffered a major defeat.

|ByALEX WINSTON
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks, while Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on, as they hold a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 6, 2026.

Trump says he will work with Iran for 'very productive regime change, there will be no enrichment'

Trump emphasized that the "United States will, working with Iran, dig up and remove all of the deeply buried (B-2 Bombers) Nuclear 'Dust.'"

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, TOBIAS SIEGAL
Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.

Kurdish forces: A crucial piece in Iran’s democratic future - opinion

Leading Kurdish figures shared their views on challenging Iran’s clerical regime, envisioning a post-Islamist era and potential collaboration with the US and Israel, on webinar.

|ByOFRA BENGIO, VEYSI DAG, ELYANA ELYAN

Iran warns Israeli embassies worldwide would be targets if Beirut embassy is attacked

"If Israel attacks Iran’s embassy, all of this regime’s embassies will be legitimate targets," Shekarchi said.

MARCH 4, 2026ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
Abolfazl Shekarchi in 2019.

Is Trump’s war with Iran America First? - opinion

America First means protecting American lives, preserving global stability, and defending freedom wherever it is under siege.

MARCH 4, 2026ByMIKE EVANS
US President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump delivered his address days after the Supreme Court struck down the administration's tariff strategy.

Operation Epic Fury shows what a true US-Israel alliance looks like - opinion

This operation should serve as a model for how unprecedented US-Israel military integration could transform Iran, strengthen regional alliances, and reshape global power dynamics.

MARCH 4, 2026ByASHER FREDMAN
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth described Israel as a true ally during a press conference at the Pentagon on March 2, in Arlington, Virginia.

Khamenei's hubris: The four failures that sealed the dictator's fate - analysis

How the system that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei built over decades to protect himself ended up killing him.

MARCH 4, 2026ByAVIRAM BELLAISHE
A woman in Tehran holds on to a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after he was killed in Israeli and US strikes on February 28.

A new path after Khamenei: West must embrace Pahlavi's roadmap to a democratic Iran - opinion

Reza Pahlavi’s realistic democratic roadmap deserves the support of Western countries and Israel.

MARCH 3, 2026ByAFSHIN ELLIAN
PROTESTERS HOLD ‘Lion and Sun’ pre-Iranian Revolution national flags, near an image of Reza Pahlavi.

Israeli strike on 'Assembly of Experts' hits at symbolic heart of Iran's Islamic regime - analysis

Targeting the Assembly is a strike that disrupts the succession process, and, more symbolically, it is a psychological strike at everything the Islamic Republic stands for.

MARCH 3, 2026ByALEX WINSTON
Ruhollah Khomeini (L) the leader and founder of Islamic Republic of Iran, looking frail votes for parliament election, in his residence Jamaran, in north Tehran 8th April 1988.

Arab media split as Gulf states condemn Iran while Iran-aligned actors denounce US-Israel strikes

Gulf governments emphasize sovereignty and civilian protection as Iran-aligned actors frame the confrontation as external aggression

MARCH 3, 2026ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
Various Arab news paper on sale at Bin Dawood supermarket in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, December 2016; illustrative.

Netanyahu declares Iranian leadership 'unreformable' in Fox News interview

"The Iranian terror regime is at the weakest point it's ever been at," Netanyahu stated, adding that he expects military actions against Iran will be "quick and decisive."

MARCH 3, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holding a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office, January 27, 2026.

It's about ballistic missiles stupid, not nukes - and regime change is a plus - analysis

Israel must truly bludgeon the full spectrum and supply line of all elements that can be used to make ballistic missiles, with that issue the only true measuring stick for success in the conflict.

MARCH 2, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Iranian missiles are displayed in a park in Tehran, Iran, January 31, 2026

Airstrikes won’t topple Iran’s regime – Israel strategy must focus on political change - opinion

Despite its existential stake, Israel has no coherent political strategy for increasing the likelihood of regime change.

MARCH 2, 2026BySETH D. KAPLAN
A WOMAN holds a placard with a picture of Reza Pahlavi as people gather outside the Iranian Embassy in London after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed.