Islamic Republic

Iranian war vs. the global inflation on the future of the Israel Air Force

While top Israeli officials want to increase the air force's supply of fighter jets, global inflation might make that more difficult.

 A row of F35 planes at the Nevatim Air Force Base.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel (L) meeting Dutch MP Ulysse Ellian (R), July 2025.

Dutch MP Ellian is 'courageous voice against Iranian regime, rising antisemitism,' Haskel says

A member of Iranian militia forces (Basij) gestures during an anti-Israeli march in Tehran, Iran, January 10, 2025; illustrative.

Iran expands crackdown on civilians, top officials 'change safe houses every night'

 A missile launched from Iran is intercepted as seen from Ashkelon, last month. While Tehran bet on quantitative intimidation, Israel’s defense establishment built on qualitative efficiency, says the writer.

The Middle East's post-Iran era has begun, no matter how hard Islamic regime denies it - opinion


Iran has become the paper tiger in the room: Even when cornered, it can still lash out - analysis

For over three decades, Iran has carefully cultivated the image of a fierce regional power with unstoppable momentum, but during the 12-Day War, its image took a major blow.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, March 8, 2025

Iran is more nuanced and diverse than wrong impressions of it - opinion

The Western world doesn't give Iran enough credit for being a multifaceted nation where many people hope for the downfall of its repressive regime.

 AN IRANIAN couple crosses the street in Tehran. Iran is composed of many different ethnic communities, the writer notes.

Iran Red Crescent Society head accuses Israel of deliberately targeting rescue workers - report

INRA, the official news agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, quoted Kolivand as saying that the attacks on the workers were "fully intentional and not random."

 Iranian Red Crescent Society head Pirhossein Kolivand.

Iranian lawmaker says Strait of Hormuz still under review, no decision yet to close it

The possibility of Iran closing the waterway, through which about a fifth of global oil and gas shipments pass, was speculated upon during the 12-day air war between Israel and Iran last month.

 Iranian lawmaker Esmail Kosari.

European right-wing leaders in Vienna back Israel, accuse Macron of going soft on Iran

Austria hosts a gathering of Europe’s nationalist right as speakers accuse France’s president of appeasing Tehran while pledging full backing for Israel.

 ISRAEL MUST not be allowed to win so much, Western diplomatic discourse says, according to the writer, because this would be bad for American and Western interests. President Macron of France said  that Israel ‘has the right to defend itself, but within proportion.’

Trump not opposed to another Israeli attack on Islamic Republic if nuclear program continues - WSJ

During his conversation with Trump, the US leader said he hoped there would be no more US bombing of Iran.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington DC, US, July 8, 2025

Damage allegedly done to US base in Qatar from Iranian attack - report

The report from the London-based news source cites imagery they obtained from a private satellite firm.

Multiple US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport staged at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar August 17, 2021

'Iran can't be free unless all women are free': Oppression of women central to Iran - interview

British-Iranian journalist Jonathan Harounoff discusses his new book 'Unveiled: Inside Iran's #WomanLifeFreedom Revolt.'

 People protest in Trafalgar Square on the first anniversary of the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman arrested by the morality police in 2022 for allegedly flouting mandatory dress codes, in London, Britain, September 16, 2023.

Police prepare for indictment against Tel Aviv man who spied for Iran

Authorities gathered from the investigation that he received thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency for his actions.

 Israel Police during operation in Israel's North to thwart murder attempt, April 27, 2025.

BRICS leaders call attacks on Iran 'violation of international law,' express 'concerns' over Gaza

The group voiced its support for Iran, as well as Ethiopia, to join the World Trade Organization, while calling to urgently restore its ability to resolve trade disputes.

 China's Premier Li Qiang, India's Prime Minister Narendra  Modi and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, attend the BRICS Summit, at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 6, 2025.

Iran at a crossroads: Intelligence breaches, internal paranoia shake the regime - opinion

Confronted with this damning reality, the mullahs’ regime has resorted to its most familiar weapon: executions and repression

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a televised message, after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, in Tehran, Iran, June 26, 2025.