Hardline lawmakers demand nuclear bomb as Iran braces for UN sanctions Seventy members of parliament sign a letter calling for a ‘change in the defence doctrine’ of the nation. Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2025
Iran regime to undergo change but not towards democracy, veteran diplomat says Alan Eyre, a veteran US diplomat, believes the recent Iran-Israel conflict will militarise Tehran further and diminish the influence of reformists. Euronews · Jul 16, 2025
Iran’s ‘Blood Covenant’ offers $40 million to assassinate Trump, and the president should be worried This isn't something to be taken lightly by either side. We Got This Covered · Jul 14, 2025
Iranian Ayatollah Says Trump And Netanyahu Should Be Executed According To Islamic Law: 'They Have Spilled Blood' Ayathollah Ahmad Khatami, who directs Friday prayers in Tehran, said Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu should be killed in accordance with Islamic law Latin Times · Jul 4, 2025
US issues first wave of Iran sanctions after ceasefire in 12-day war Washington imposes financial penalties on an Iraqi businessman who it says helped smuggle Iranian oil. Al Jazeera · Jul 3, 2025
Grand Ayatollah Calls For 'Severe Punishment' Against Trump Over 'Repeated Threats' Again Iran Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi said anyone who threatens Shia authorities will be considered an "enemy of God" and should be subjected to "severe punishment" Latin Times · Jun 30, 2025
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as Qatar calls for peace talks – as it happened At least 62 people have been reported killed across Gaza by Israeli strikes over Friday and Saturday The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2025
Just when the world desperately needs wise elders, its fate is in the hands of old and ruthless patriarchs The global order is being dismantled by a generation that will not live to see the wreckage they leave behind, says Belgian author and philosopher David Van Reybrouck The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2025
Iran Holds State Funeral For Top Brass Slain In War With Israel Iran will hold a state funeral service Saturday for around 60 people, including its military commanders, killed in its war with Israel, after Tehran's top diplomat condemned Donald Trump's comments on supreme leader Ali Khamenei as "unacceptable". International Business Times · Jun 28, 2025
Trump lambasts Khamenei, says he’d bomb Iran if nuclear activities restart US president says Iranian supreme leader’s alleged ‘anger, hatred, disgust’ led him to drop work on sanctions relief. Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2025
Trump Says Would Bomb Iran Again If Nuclear Activities Start US President Donald Trump said Friday he had saved Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from assassination and lashed out at the supreme leader for ingratitude, declaring he would order more bombing if the country tried to pursue nuclear weapons. International Business Times · Jun 27, 2025
Trump Slams Iranian Supreme Leader, Says He 'Saved Him From a Very Ugly And Ignominious Death' President Donald Trump slammed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for saying the country won the war with Israel in a lengthy social media post Latin Times · Jun 27, 2025
Iran's FM says talks with Washington 'complicated' by US strikes on nuclear sites Tehran's top diplomat signalled that no talks between the US and Iran were planned, despite Trump claiming talks could begin next week. Euronews · Jun 27, 2025
Who Is Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei? Will His Defiant Words Spark New Conflict with the US? Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei rejects US demands for surrender, warning of 'irreparable consequences' after strikes on nuclear sites. Will his defiance spark a new conflict? International Business Times UK · Jun 27, 2025
The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2025 Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatens more attacks on US after week-long disappearance Spiritual leader gives his first televised address since Donald Trump launched a bombing raid on Iran’s nuclear sites. But after a prolonged absence, questions about the ayatollah’s future remain
Al Jazeera · Jun 26, 2025 US military officials say Iran’s facilities are ‘destroyed’ after strike Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has attacked media for questioning the efficacy of US bombing following leaked report.
Euronews · Jun 26, 2025 Iran’s ayatollah claims ‘victory’ over Israel in first public appearance since ceasefire deal Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tehran emerged victorious over Israel and criticised US intervention, highlighting the retaliatory missile attack on a US base in Qatar.
Fortune · Jun 26, 2025 Accor Group CEO Sébastien Bazin: ‘Anybody who's waiting for the day after tomorrow is just an idiot’ Also: Trump wants to name a new Fed chair early.
The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025 Voices: The Islamic Republic’s authority is a casualty of its war with Israel INDEPENDENT PERSIAN: The image of the Islamic Republic’s crumbling edifice is visible not just to Iranians but to the world. This could be the point of no return, writes Azadeh Eftekhari
Reason · Jun 24, 2025 Get It All Out of the System Plus: Strait of Hormuz possibly closing, NYC's socialist nonsense hopefully coming to a close, and more...
The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2025 Why is Iran’s nuclear programme so essential to its identity? Why does a country with large oil reserves feel such a need to have home-grown civil nuclear energy?
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2025 How the Israel-Iran conflict became a battleground for apocalyptic religious extremes COMMENT: With both evangelical Christians in US and mullahs in Iran believing in the End of Times, religious fervour is playing a crucial role in the background of the Iran-Israel conflict, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley
Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2025 OPINION - Saturation attacks, dirty nuclear bombs and the bind for Britain: Starmer's Israel-Iran dilemma The echoes from the super bomb Midnight Hammer mission continue to reverberate, and the questions grow louder. Behind the hyperbole of Donald Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth about “this super successful operation” creep nagging doubts.
The Conversation · Jun 22, 2025 The US has entered the Israel-Iran war. Here are 3 scenarios for what might happen next After prevaricating about whether the United States would enter Israel’s war on Iran, President Donald Trump finally made a decision.
Fortune · Jun 22, 2025 How could Iran respond to the U.S. attack on key nuclear sites? Its options are the ‘strategic equivalent of a suicide bombing,’ expert says “They can strike U.S. embassies and bases, attack oil facilities in the Persian Gulf, mine the Strait of Hormuz, or rain missiles on Israel—but the regime may not survive the blowback.”