Five Kurdish Iranian groups announced the formation of a united coalition against the Tehran regime in a joint press conference on February 22. The press conference was held by leaders from the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK), the …

The US-Israeli military attack on Iran led to the death of a number of first-line leaders in the Iranian authority, led by the Supreme Leader of the Iranian Revolution, Ali Khamenei. The list also included the adviser to the Iranian leader, the head of the Defense Council Ali Shamkhani, the …

Toplines Russian officials largely condemned the February 28 US and Israeli strikes against Iran, consistent with Russian rhetoric around the June 2025 Israel-Iran war. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi following the strikes on Iran on February 28 in which Lavrov …

The European ruling class is in a terminal state. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, the Swiss psychiatrist who dedicated herself to treating terminal patients, identified five stages of grief that we go through when we lose someone. The first stage of grief described by Kübler-Ross is denial. Faced with the loss of its …

February 25, 2026, marked the so called significant diplomatic moment as the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Jerusalem and was received with exceptional warmth by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu personally welcomed him at the airport and publicly greeted him on social media. This was his second visit …

The historical relationship between Iran and Israel has transformed dramatically from alliance to hostility over the decades. On February 28, Operation Epic Fury marked a significant escalation, as the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran It seems totally out of a Bollywood flick, where best friends become worst enemies, …

The death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, 2026, may significantly impact the country’s stance on weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on February 28, 2026, in a joint US -Israeli airstrike targeting his compound in Tehran. Iranian state …

For nearly four decades, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was the most powerful figure in Iran, holding ultimate political and religious authority. Seen by some as the protector of the Islamic Revolution and by others as a leader who suppressed dissent, his influence shaped Iran and the wider West Asian region. Early …

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 …