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Tehran teemed with Khamenei mourners, but divisions – and demands for change – remain

Many of the millions who turned out for funeral wanted to show their opposition the killing of their leader, regardless of their broader views of the regime

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7

Tehran, Taiwan, trade … what are the hazards facing Trump on Xi summit tightrope?

US leader enters talks with superpower rival from vulnerable position, but will be hoping for economic wins amid turbulent backdrop

The Guardian - UK · May 10

Trump’s ‘Stone Ages’ threat against Iran harks back to a notorious Vietnam War declaration

ANALYSIS: President’s channeling of legendary Strategic Air Command boss Curtis LeMay in his bomb Iran ‘back to the Stone Ages’ rhetoric is part of a longstanding campaign to delegitimize modern laws of war ... but ignores LeMay’s own judgments that his preferred tactics would be war crimes, Andrew Feinberg writes

The Independent UK · Apr 4

Without some change in direction, Iran’s regime risks breakdown in civil order

Hostility to the US is high even among reformists, which may set the surviving leadership on a destructive path

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei obituary

Supreme leader of Iran who maintained theocratic rule at home and an anti-western axis of resistance in the Middle East

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1

Who was Ayatollah Ali Khamenei? Iran's supreme leader killed in US-Israel strike

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been killed, US President Donald Trump announced early Sunday. Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there were “many signs” that the 86-year-old leader was no longer alive, but stopped short of a definitive announcement.

The Times of India · Feb 28

Members of Iran’s elite accused of hypocrisy over children’s lives in west

Opposition campaigners claim top figures in regime use state wealth to fund lifestyles counter to those they preach

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25

The patience and the poker face: Iran’s wily diplomat set to face the US in nuclear talks

Abbas Araghchi is steeped in more than a decade of nuclear dealmaking with a book on the art of negotiations

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16

Demonstrations in Iran: What are the possible scenarios?

Protests in Tehran have entered their 13th day, with severe internet shutdowns limiting communication amid what have become the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years. Euronews outlines the different scenarios of what might happen next.

Euronews · Jan 9

'A big storm is coming' triggering major upheaval, Iranian analyst tells Euronews

In March 2025, Ahmad Naghibzadeh told Euronews that much of what he foresaw for 2025 would come to pass. Now, he predicts a "big storm coming" Tehran's way.

Euronews · Jan 8