"Strengthening air defense capabilities is clearly an urgent priority for Iran at the moment," expert Hongda Fan told ...

Analysis of the 12-day Israel-Iran war, its impact on Iran's strategic choices, and the future of regional security.

Georgia was the poster child of post-Soviet countries on their way to democracy and freedom. US lawmakers hope a bill will ...

In a dramatic leap in military technology, Iran has unveiled its latest weapon: the Fattah hypersonic missile, a cutting-edge missile capable of reaching speeds far beyond traditional weapon systems.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has defined his rule and Iran’s place in the world through his hostility to Israel and the US. Last ...

After three years of rule by a conservative government led by Ebrahim Raisi, Iran last year elected reformist Masoud Pezeshkian, who had campaigned for dialogue with Iran’s foes, and presented ...

"Khamenei's position is surely weakened," Arash Azizi, who unveiled an alleged plot against the supreme leader, told Newsweek.

Notably, the other name that had featured along with Mojtaba was that of Ebrahim Raisi, Iran's former conservative president who died in a helicopter crash in May 2024. Other viewpoints abound, too.

Rival factions blamed each other for the death of Ebrahim Raisi, the president, in a mysterious helicopter crash in 2024. The war has helped the elite coalesce against a common enemy.

The Treasury Department is targeting vessels in Iran's "shadow fleet" and the operators of an Iran-Iraq oil smuggling network ...

IRAN’S merciless regime is “fully on its heels” – leaving the Ayatollah’s days numbered, a former US ambassador says. But the ...