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 …