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


Will Iran's Israel doomsday clock join history's list of failed predictions?

While we shake in our boots for the next 25 years, let's take a look some of at history's past failures.

Iran unveils a clock to countdown to the destruction of Israel

Iranian official: Severing ties with Qatar not a solution to crisis

Iranian authorities have criticized a rising alliance between Washington and Riyadh against Tehran.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivering a speech at Azadi Square in the capital of Iran ,  Tehran ,  during a ceremony to mark the 38th anniversary of the Islamic revolution.

Is the Iranian regime facing a Kurdish uprising?

Kurds are divided among the states of Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Iran. East Kurdistan, or Rojhelat as Kurds call it, is the Kurdish area in Iran.

A KURDISH peshmerga soldier stands at a lookout near Bashiqa in northern Iraq

The Persian Gambit

Tough measures are needed toward the Islamic Republic.

THE ISLAMIC Republic must stay at the top of the US State Department’s list of state sponsors of terrorism.

Trump and Netanyahu discuss Iranian threat over the phone

The call reportedly came while Netanyahu was, for the fourth time, being questioned by police regarding two cases under investigation.

Thousand of Basij soldiers stage mock seige of Temple Mount in Iran

Who decides when Iran has gone nuclear enough to attack?

Would it be the Mossad or IDF Intelligence? Trying to find the answer through conversations with former top-ranking officials on one of the most sensitive topics (that is still) on the table.

A SATELLITE view of Iran's Fordow nuclear plant.

Iran president says it wants good ties with Gulf states ahead of regional trip

Relations between predominantly Shi'ite Iran and the mainly Sunni Arab countries of the Gulf remain strained over their support for opposing sides in the conflicts in Syria and Yemen.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivering a speech at Azadi Square in the capital of Iran ,  Tehran ,  during a ceremony to mark the 38th anniversary of the Islamic revolution.

Khamenei to Trump: No enemy can paralyze Iran

Khamenei's comments follow days of heated exchanges between US and Iranian officials.

Trump and Khamenei

‘US finally getting it right on Iran’

"This government is not afraid Iran will walk away from the deal, so it has more freedom... this advantage allows it to put pressure on Iran” and to respond to Iranian provocations.

IRANIAN PRESIDENT Hassan Rouhani speaks in Tehran.

Trump tweets 'Iran is playing with fire,' says won't be as kind as Obama

Iran's decision to test-fire a ballistic missile on Sunday helped trigger Trump's decision, which could be announced as early as Friday.

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R)