Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran’s instability as Mossad operations reshape the balance of power - opinion

Iran’s instability grows as intelligence operations reshape the regional balance.

 Head of Mossad David Barnea attends a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. April 23, 2025.
Catherine Perez-Shakdam

Catherine Perez-Shakdam to share firsthand insight on Iranian regime at JPost conference

Lebanese displaced by nearly two months of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia continue to live in makeshift tents and shelters in the Biel open space near the shore, on April 27, 2026, in Beirut, Lebanon.

Protests erupt in Lebanon after displaced Shia community refuses to leave private school grounds

Late Israeli intelligence official Uri Lubrani standing next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in 2015.

After US-Israeli strikes, it’s time for regime change in Iran - opinion


Freedom under fire: What Passover means in a time of war - comment

In a year of war, Jewish holidays reflect reality, where freedom is less about ideals and more about safety and survival.

On Wednesday night, we will talk about freedom, with the specter of ballistic missiles, safe rooms, and red-alert sirens still fresh in our minds.

Iran at a crossroads: No stability without the minorities - opinion

As Iran faces a historic turning point, its future stability depends on whether marginalized groups like the Kurds are finally included in government.

Fighters from the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), an Iranian Kurdish opposition group, are pictured near the border with Iran in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, in the outskirts of Sulaimaniya, Iraq, June 21, 2025.

Israel's decapitation strikes in Iran mark a dangerous shift in modern geopolitics - opinion

Israel and the US targeting Iran’s top leaders signals a dangerous shift, risking global instability and making all heads of state potential targets.

Ali Larijani (L) talks to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R), October 10, 2016.

Voices from the Arab press: Hezbollah in state of crisis, Strait of Hormuz paralyzed

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

DECLARING A  post-Islamist era is premature: Attendees at the funeral of Iranian intelligence minister Esmail Khatib at Tehran’s Grand Mosque, March 20.

Iranian regime hardliners ramp up calls for a nuclear bomb, sources claim

One of the sources alleged there was no plan to change Iran's nuclear doctrine yet and claimed that the regime had not decided to seek a bomb, despite enriching uranium.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf looks on as parliament members chant in support of the IRGC while wearing military uniforms in Tehran, Iran, February 1, 2026; illustrative.

Donald Trump claims Iran seeks deal, Abbas Araghchi rejects negotiations

The conflicting statements came as the economic and humanitarian toll of the war mounted, with fuel shortages spreading worldwide, sending companies and countries scrambling to contain the fallout.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he steps from Air Force One upon his arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, March 20, 2026

US, Israel temporarily remove two Iranian officials from target list - report

Parliamentary speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are the officials removed from the list as Trump attempts to open the door for peace with Tehran.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran November 27, 2024.

Lebanese court issues arrest warrants against Hezbollah terrorists for weapons smuggling

Two of the terrorists reportedly admitted to smuggling the weapons to southern Lebanon in hopes of attacking IDF forces, claiming such attacks were protected by international law.

Hezbollah terrorists march in the funeral of senior terrorist Haytham Ali Tabatabai, others killed in IDF airstrike, in Beirut, November 24, 2025; illustrative.

Iranians feel 'deceived, abandoned' as Trump weighs striking deal with Iran's old guard

A resident of Isfahan told TML that if reports of a deal involving Ghalibaf were true, many Iranians would feel “deceived and abandoned, moving from one dictatorship to another.”

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026.

Feds charge Chicago man with threatening to ‘shoot up a synagogue’ after Khamenei’s killing

Timothy Holmes, 31, posted other antisemitic comments in response to posts about Israel, including “the jew will be destroyed and discarded.”

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