Iran state media has confirmed the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in joint US-Israeli airstrikes. But can the Islamic Republic survive? Here’s why regime change may not be so simple. Iran state media has declared Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei dead. State-linked media outlets confirmed the death of the …

The latest joint military assault by the United States and Israel on Iran marks a decisive rupture in an already volatile region. What was once a landscape of uneasy deterrence and intermittent negotiation has now been transformed into an active theatre of war, with missiles striking Tehran, retaliatory barrages targeting …

On February 28, the US and Israel launched coordinated military strikes on Iran. In a video message, President Donald Trump said the campaign aimed to “eliminate threats from the Iranian regime” and would target Iran’s nuclear program, ballistic missile capabilities, naval forces, and proxies. Speaking to the Iranian people, he …