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A crumbling empire: Is the Iranian Revolution finally at an end? - opinion

The struggle between Israel and Iran is not over; it has merely entered a cautious waiting phase. Israel must ensure that Iran never returns to that path again.

IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a televised address in Tehran in September 2025.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia June 23, 2025, in this still image taken from video.

Iranian FM decries US as a 'bully' risking int'l conflict after Trump resumes nuclear testing

A mushroom cloud rises with ships below during Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons test on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands in this 1946 handout provided by the US Library of Congress.

Nuclear testing: Why did it stop, why test and who has nuclear weapons?

A mushroom cloud rises above Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands in 1946 handout provided by US Library of Congress; illustrative.

Trump asks Pentagon to immediately resume testing US nuclear weapons


Russia tested new nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile

During the test on October 21, the missile was airborne for 15 hours and flew 14,000 km

Burevestnik cruise missile

Iran says it won't return to talks as long as US makes 'unreasonable demands'

Tehran and Washington engaged in five rounds of indirect nuclear negotiations that ended with the 12-day war in June, in which Israel and the US bombed Iranian nuclear sites.

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Iran stresses ties to Russia, China as it moves on from 2015 Iran deal

Iran is working with China and Russia as it seeks to move on from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or “Iran Deal.”

General view of the Iranian Consulate where Iran holds nuclear talks with so-called E3 group of France, Britain and Germany, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 25, 2025.

Iran slashes four zeros from its currency amid soaring inflation worsened by US-E3 sanctions

Iran’s parliament approved removing four digits from its currency, the Iranian Rial, to tackle hyperinflation, though economists warn the move is mostly symbolic.

Iranian Rial banknotes over a backdrop of the Iranian flag; illustration.

Iran says it is open to 'fair, balanced' US nuclear proposal

Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran would consider a “balanced” US proposal on nuclear talks but dismissed Trump’s call to normalize relations with Israel.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, September 9, 2025.

Israel at War Day 731: What's happening with the Trump peace deal?

First round of hostage deal negotiations successful • Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas's chief negotiator • Trump hosts former hostage Idan Alexander in the White House

 IDF tank operates in the Gaza Strip. May 28, 2024.

If Iran restarts nuclear program, we will deal with that too, Trump warns

Trump's comments came during a speech at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the US Navy.

US President Donald Trump reacts as first lady Melania Trump applauds during a Navy 250 Celebration in Norfolk, Virginia, US, October 5, 2025.

Iran has little leverage on combatting nuclear sanctions after Israeli-US airstrikes - analysis

Despite Europe reimposing global sanctions, Iran has no active nuclear program after Israeli and US strikes, leaving Tehran with little leverage.

An illustration of sanctions being placed on Iran's nuclear program.

Israel praises UN snapback of sanctions against Iran for nuke violations

Israel’s Foreign Ministry praised the UN move to reinstate sanctions on Iran, calling it vital to stopping Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

An illustration of enforcing sanctions on Iran.

Snapback sanctions on Iran's nuclar program have returned, now they must be enforced - editorial

As the snapback takes legal effect, previously lifted UN measures are restored.

 An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during Iranian defence week, in a street in Tehran, Iran, September 24, 2024.

Iran's clerical leaders face existential crisis amid nuclear deadlock

Iran faces mounting unrest and economic pain after UN sanctions snap back, as fears grow over Israeli strikes and stalled nuclear talks with the West.

Iranian clerics pass in front of an anti-US mural during the 45th anniversary of the US expulsion from Iran, in Tehran, November 3, 2024; illustrative.