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‘Iran is going to use all of its capabilities’: Expert warns Iran cornered by ‘existential war’

Former IDF intelligence official Yossi Kuperwasser said Iran now views the conflict as an existential war, warning the regime is likely to escalate and use all military and proxy capabilities.

BRIG.-GEN. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, director of research for IDSF and a senior fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, at the Democracy 2023 Conference.
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on during a meeting at the IRGC Aerospace Force achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran November 19, 2023.

Before strikes, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed

Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim men from the Iranian-backed group Kataib Hezbollah wave the party's flags as they walk along a street painted in the colours of the Israeli flag during a parade marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Baghdad

Iranian-backed militias in Iraq struck by missiles, possibly of Israeli origin - report

 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General, Hossein Salami and Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, attend a ceremony.

The Islamic Republic built a war machine, now it is being dismantled - opinion


Missile impacts reported in central Israel as Iran launches heavy retaliation

Over 200 missiles were launched toward Israel as the joint Israel-US campaign continued to strike targets across the Islamic regime.

Fire and Rescue Services at the scene of a direct hit in central Israel, February 28, 2026.

Khamenei fate unclear, IDF strikes said to kill IRGC generals as Iran pummels Israel with missiles

Netanyahu: Operation's aim to remove Ayatollah's regime from power • Rocket falls reported across central Israel • Araghchi: Khamenei still alive 'as far as I know'

Remains of a car in the aftermath of an Israel and the US strike on a building in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026

Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei cut off from contact, no certainty on fate, Israeli sources say

Preliminary assessment: Supreme leader likely hurt in Israeli strike • Netanyahu says objective to end Ayatollah's regime • Trump confirms US operation in Iran, tells IRGC to lay down arms

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026.

Israel weighs Iran response scenarios as US pressure mounts - analysis

Israel is closely monitoring US military deployments as uncertainty grows over Iran’s next move and the possibility of a broader regional showdown.

 A war between Israel and Iran (illustrative)

Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq threatens US, Kurdish groups

The militia's threat came as the US Embassy in Israel said it had authorized the departure of non-essential personnel on Friday.

Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim men from the Iranian-backed group Kataib Hezbollah wave the party's flags as they walk along a street painted in the colours of the Israeli flag during a parade marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Baghdad

Iran's Islamic regime will fall when its pillars of loyalty begin to crack - opinion

Real change occurs when the mechanism of loyalty begins to crack; when those loyalists understand that, at a decisive moment, they may find themselves standing alone.

Iranians protest on a main street in Tehran, December 30, 2025

Iranian families pressured to falsify death records after regime kills protesting loved ones - CNN

The regime, rights groups stated, would routinely force the families to register their loved ones posthumously as members of the paramilitary Basij militia, a force affiliated with the IRGC.

A WOMAN holds a picture of a slain person during a memorial ceremony marking the 40th day of mourning for victims of "terrorism" killed in previous anti-government protests in Iran, at the Tehran Musalla on February 17, 2026.

Iran's top targets in retaliatory strikes likely to include key Israeli infrastructure, US bases

Iran and its proxies may attempt direct military action, and mobilize terror attacks or sabotage activity within Israel in retaliation for US strikes, the Alma Research and Education Center analyzed.

A man walks past a mural depicting a damaged Statue of Liberty, on a street in Tehran, Iran, February 26, 2026.

‘Mouse Ali’: Khamenei’s hidden network sustains his authoritarian rule from hiding

Bayt-e Rahbari has allowed Khamenei’s authority to remain intact in his absence and, according to United Against Nuclear Iran, highlights the regime’s durability.

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on during a meeting at the IRGC Aerospace Force achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran November 19, 2023.

Iran transferred $1.7b. to terror proxies through cryptocurrency service Binance last year - NYT

The crypto-currency exchange site reportedly fired or suspended at least four employees involved in the internal investigation, with the company blaming “violations of company protocol.”

 A representation of the cryptocurrency is seen in front of Binance logo in this illustration taken, March 4, 2022.