Iran

For decades, preparations simmered. Covert and overt operations, escalating rhetoric, and mutual threats have long defined the standoff between the so-called Iranian axis and Israel. Capitalising on the 7 October attacks by Hamas-led militants, Tel Aviv chose to cut to the chase, launching successive strikes against Iran’s allies and finally …

Operation Midnight Hammer represented an extraordinary demonstration of American military capabilities. Seven B-2 Spirit stealth bombers targeted Iran’s nuclear installations at Fordow and Natanz with fourteen 30,000-pound bombs while a guided missile submarine simultaneously launched more than two dozen cruise missiles at Isfahan, Iran’s largest nuclear research complex. The strikes …

Latest Developments Fatwa Issued: Iran’s top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, issued a fatwa, or religious edict, against President Donald Trump on June 29, calling on “Muslims of the world” to assassinate the U.S. leader. The fatwa was released by Shirazi’s office and published by several Iranian state …

The UK has spent decades trying to subvert Iran’s government, but also secretly sold them chemical weapons and spied on opposition activists. As bombs fell on Iran this week, the UK government claimed it had “not participated” in the military action led by Israel and the US. But British spy …

The Islamist Regime in Tehran Must Go Almost two weeks into the war, the Trump administration is imposing a ceasefire on Israel. The most dangerous outcome is to allow the Islamic Republic to stay in power. A ceasefire that leaves the regime standing would not bring peace and stability, just …

Below are key passages from a four-page resolution on Iran that diplomats said the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-nation Board of Governors passed on Thursday. The text is still confidential and was seen by Reuters. The Board of Governors,… (d) Recalling the Board of Governors’ resolutions of 19 June 2020… …

Don’t hold your breath. President Donald J. Trump’s silencing of Iranian and Israeli guns is fragile at best. Speaking at a news conference on the sidelines of a NATO summit, Trump admitted as much. “Can it start again? I guess it can, maybe someday soon,” Trump said. The fragility was …

Iran’s state broadcaster political deputy said Iran evacuated materials from three nuclear sites prior to being attacked by the US, the IRNA news agency reported Sunday. “Part of the Fordo nuclear site area was subjected to an aerial attack by enemy forces,” IRNA reported, citing the Qom provincial governor’s office. …

US strikes on Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility “severely damaged” but did not destroy the underground complex, a senior American official told the New York Times on Sunday, Anadolu reports. The official, speaking anonymously, acknowledged that B-2 stealth bomber attacks using bunker-buster bombs failed to eliminate the “heavily fortified” facility despite …

When Israel attacked Iran nearly two weeks ago, the Chinese government, a longtime friend of Iran, jumped into action — at least, when it came to words. It condemned the attacks. Its leader, Xi Jinping, got on the phone with the Russian leader and urged a ceasefire. Its foreign minister …