Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s murderer-in-chief, has fled to Moscow. The people are celebrating, tearing down posters of Assad and statues of his equally vicious father, who founded the regime. But...
Once allies, Iran and Israel now face deep hostility due to the Islamic Republic’s anti-Israel stance; many Iranians, frustrated with the regime’s oppression and failed policies, view Israel as a natural ally, embracing shared interests and historic bonds
The Iranian government’s warning that Iranians should expect widespread blackouts this cold season suggests Iran may soon face a perfect storm. The scheduled electricity cuts come not only as Iranian...
With Trump returning to office, Iran is likely concerned it could be under “maximum pressure” again with the using sanctions and other methods to cut off Tehran’s economy.
Israel has long enjoyed positive relations with Kurdish people in the Middle East. It is part of a partnership between Jews and Kurds and also shared interests in the region
Hezbollah has a new secretary-general, though far from the obvious choice. On October 29, the group announced that its demure and soft-spoken Naim Qassem, rumored to be hiding in Iran, had succeeded...
Responding to comments made by a senior Iranian official regarding Iran’s willingness to negotiate with France over the implementation of a key UN Security Council Resolution concerning...
Iran has a long-term plan and it includes trying to weaken Israel through long slow wars in Gaza and Lebanon.
The death sentences keep coming from Branch 26 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court. In July, the court’s presiding judge, Iman Afshari, pronounced the dreaded verdict for Pakhshan Azizi, a prominent...
Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Australia’s ambassador to Tehran over an Instagram post by his embassy celebrating an LGBTQ+ awareness day, Iranian state media reported on September...
Iran has defined itself in opposition to Israel, the United States, and the wider West since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Over the course of half a century of complex regional and global events, the clerical...
While Iran claims to be one of the top superpowers when it comes to air defenses, much of its arsenal relies on recycled ideas, material and weapons.
The United States charged a Pakistani national with a thwarted Iran-backed plot to assassinate American government officials, the U.S. Justice Department disclosed on August 6. The...
Iran hosts Houthi leader Mohammad Abdul Salam and other regional proxies. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran.
Berlin shut down the Islamic Center Hamburg (IZH) due to its ties with Iran and Hezbollah and its promotion of radical Islamism, the German Interior Ministry said on July 24. Acting...
Latest Developments Iran committed crimes against humanity and genocide when it executed thousands of dissidents in 1981-1982 and 1988, a new United Nations report released on July 22 declared. Authored...
Latest Developments Iran plotted to assassinate former President Donald Trump in recent weeks, U.S. authorities told CNN in a July 16 report. Unrelated to the failed assassination attempt against Trump...
Carlos the Jackal was an early adopter
Canada’s federal government designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on June 19 as a terrorist organization pursuant to the Criminal Code. The move comes after...