Iran Conflict

How Israeli start-ups are helping ships navigate a contested Hormuz - opinion

Cheap Iranian drones and GPS jamming have choked the world's most vital oil route. A handful of Israeli start-ups think they can help ships find a way through

STRAIT OF HORMUZ, OMAN/IRAN -- JUNE 16, 2026: 01 -- Maps4media-processed Sentinel-2 satellite imagery shows a broad overview of the Strait of Hormuz, including the Musandam Peninsula, nearby islands, coastal shallows, and the narrow maritime corridor linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman.
PEOPLE RIDE motorcycles near a billboard with an image of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2026.

Iran prepares to bury slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with week of mass mourning

Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah wave flags while commemorating Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, May 25, 2026.

US must disabuse itself of its Middle East illusions - opinion

Smoke rises above Riyadh, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 5, 2026.

Iraq condemns drone attacks on Saudi Arabia amid US pressure on Iranian-backed militias


Former British-Iranian prisoner joins the Freedom for Iran movement

Zhagari-Ratcliffe has been outspoken in her support for the demonstrators in Iran in light of the clashes and violence that have broken out.

 Nazanin and Richard Ratcliffe - New Year's Day 2011.

Iran lawmakers chant 'thank you, police' despite growing public fury over woman's death

The protests, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini from Iranian Kurdistan, have spiraled into the biggest show of opposition to Iran's authorities in years.

 Women carry banners and pictures during a protest following the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in Iran, in the Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishli, northern Syria September 26, 2022

Iran threatens to target Israel-CENTCOM ties - analysis

Iran is concerned that Israel’s increased role and the Abraham Accords might give Israel a new role in the Persian Gulf.

 THEN-IRANIAN foreign minister Javad Zarif meets with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Tehran, in 2020. Human rights in Iran are a victim of negotiations on the nuclear file and trade between the EU and Iran, says the writer

Iran says it is major defense industry power - is it true? - analysis

While it is true Iran has made impressive advances, Raisi is trying to show that his administration is able to get around the sanctions and improve Iran’s standing.

 A military tank is seen during an Iranian Army exercise dubbed 'Zulfiqar 1400', in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman, Iran, in this picture obtained on November 7, 2021.

Iran preparing to supply Russia with drones - White House

The US reportedly has information that shows Tehran is preparing to train Russian forces to use several hundred drones.

 A drone is seen during an Iranian Army exercise dubbed 'Zulfiqar 1400', in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman, Iran, in this picture obtained on November 7, 2021

Iran is completing production, installation of 1,000 advanced centrifuges - Gantz

Tehran is at 20% enrichment level, preventing IAEA access • Gantz confirms drones shot down in February by US fighter jets near Erbil

 Members of a special IRGC force attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

EU politician urges Oberlin College to fire Iran regime ‘criminal’

'It employs a man with blood on his hands while serving for the largest terror sponsoring government' 

Mohammad Jafar Mahallati at TEDxTehran.

Iran will harshly confront Israel 'wherever it feels necessary' - Iranian commander

"Wherever we identify a Zionist threat, we will harshly confront them, they are too small to confront us," said Qaani, whose unit is in control of the Revolutionary Guards' foreign operations.

 PEOPLE PASS a mural of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran

Iran and its proxies are emboldened by lack of accountability - analysis

Iran has set its sights precisely on countries in which its proxy groups have taken over the government and carried out extrajudicial killings.

Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021.

Iran wants to goad Russia into Caucasus tensions - analysis

Iran wants Russia to know that it is concerned by both the presence of Israel-Azerbaijan relations as well as Turkey’s moves to open up a land corridor.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are seen during a signing ceremony, in Tehran, Iran, April 13, 2021.