Iran

Iran’s regime was built to outlast any single leader, but Khamenei’s killing will trigger factional competition that could redefine the country’s future The announcement came on Saturday evening and spread with the speed of panic: Ali Khamenei, 86, Iran’s Supreme Leader for over three decades, had been killed in joint …

Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the world’s top oil and LNG exporters, find their critical energy infrastructure under fire Iran’s retaliatory strikes on Gulf states are now threatening the world’s largest oil and gas export hubs, marking a dangerous escalation from tanker harassment to direct attacks on energy infrastructure. The shift …

Amid its all-consuming war in Ukraine, Russia has repeatedly found itself struggling to shape other global events — from the Caucasus to the Middle East to Latin America. Moscow is now again watching from the sidelines as the United States and Israel seek to topple the regime in Iran, potentially …

Actions speak louder than words. But right now, words are all that China can afford to offer the regime in Iran. On March 1, the Chinese Foreign Ministry condemned the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei while urging an immediate cessation of hostilities. Beijing has long supported Iran …

As Israel unleashed a sweeping military response to the brutal Oct. 7, 2023, assault by Hamas, it aimed punch after punch at the power of Iran, the militant group’s longtime sponsor, and its other proxies and allies in the region. The result has been a rapid and systematic degradation of …

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President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have justified their joint air campaign against Iran’s leadership and strategic sites as an attempt to end what the two leaders describe as a gathering Iranian threat to the United States and to the region. The target set, and Trump’s call for …

U.S. President Donald Trump stated earlier today that, what he described as “the new Iranian leadership,” has expressed interest in negotiations. The operational authority over the security and military apparatus has reportedly become more concentrated within figures closely aligned with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the former Supreme …

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed the first American fatalities in the conflict with Iran, reporting that three U.S. service members were killed and five others wounded in attacks on regional bases. Despite the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s rapid and coordinated escalation demonstrates that regime command and …

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a series of military strikes against Iran, signifying a major escalation in a region with already elevated tensions. President Trump declared the U.S. military strikes against Iran as part of a “massive and ongoing” combat campaign, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin …