Islamic Republic

Iran-backed militias reassert power in Iraq, proving the Islamic axis is still standing

BEHIND THE LINES: Despite setbacks, Iraq’s Iranian-backed militias continue to thrive politically, posing a lasting threat to Israel’s security.

Supporters of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s Reconstruction and Development Coalition Party celebrate, after election results were announced in Baghdad last month. A week later, Sudani announced that his faction would join with the Coordination Framework, a political bloc with ties t
Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji attends a press conference during his Syrian couterpart Asaad Al-Shibani's first official visit since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, at the foreign ministry in Beirut, Lebanon, October 10, 2025.

Lebanese FM claims Israel intends to carry out military operation

 An illustrative image of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.

New Middle East's rise: Saudi-Israel alignment will reshape regional hegemony - opinion

A youth drinks water from a fountain in Mellat Park, as the Iran faces sever water shortages, in Tehran on November 9, 2025. Iran was laying plans on November 8, 2025, to cut off water supplies periodically to Tehran's 10-million-strong population as it battles its worst drought in many decades.

Climate change is a catalyst of Iran's water crisis, but core problem is in government - opinion


Iran authorities summon Jewish rep. over community's pro-Israel likes on social media

After being summoned by Iranian security bodies, the country’s Jewish MP Najafabadi called on Jewish Iranians to delete Israel-linked posts and unfollow IDF and other “hostile” channels.

Homayoun Sameyah Najafabadi vists the Beheshtieh Jewish cemetery in southern Tehran, January 9, 2015

Iran's currency sinks to lowest level in history, local media blames government policy

Iranian media blamed the government's recent economic liberalization policies for adding pressure to the open rate market.

People walk past a sign at a currency exchange as the value of the Iranian Rial drops, in Tehran, Iran, February 9, 2025

Iran directing Hamas money network in Turkey, moving hundreds of millions to terrorists

Hamas, with the support of Iran, continues to "push forward terrorist plots against Israel and is trying to rebuild its capabilities, including outside of the Gaza Strip," Adraee stated.

An IDF infographic showing Tamar Hassan (top), Khalil Farwana (R), and Farid Abu Dayir (L), constituting an Iran-backed Hamas money exchange network based in Turkey, December 7, 2025.

Iran continues crackdown on dissent with human rights lawyer found dead, arrests and disappearances

If the people cannot be persuaded to fear, then they will be forced to, is the mentality behind the ayatollahs’ rule. The result is intimidation, but there is backlash amongst ordinary Iranians.

L-R: Khosro Alikordi, Bita Shafiei, runners from the  Kish Island marathon, Bita and her mother.

'We want security, not your land': Israeli amb. to US calls for partnership in address to Lebanese

"Let us pray that next year, 2026, will become the year of Abraham Accords 2.0, and we will all live in peace and harmony,” he said.

 Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speaks to the media at the Capital Jewish Museum, near the site where two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead, in Washington, DC, US, May 22, 2025

Iran's judiciary sues US for $22b. damages caused by 2022 protests following Mahsa Amini's death

A Tehran court ordered the US to pay $22b. in damages for allegedly supporting Iran’s 2022 protests after Mahsa Amini’s death, issuing another political ruling amid strained ties.

A mural of Mahsa Amini painted by Chilean-American artist Rodrigo Pradel in collaboration with Yasi Farazad, his Iranian-American friend, is pictured in Washington, United States in this undated handout picture.

Khamenei’s army: The mysterious US-based Iranian X accounts supporting Iran's regime

A closer examination by The Jerusalem Post of dozens of X accounts replying to Khamenei’s speech revealed a set of numerous common patterns.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over a backdrop of the Iranian flag and screenshots of pro-regime messages on X/Twitter in Arabic.

Iranian-American academic praise of Iranian regime, defense of IRGC sparks outrage

“The leader who kept Iran intact during the Israeli attack, May god protect you and the Iranian people from the Israeli regime,” followed by “goodbye, my friend” in Farsi.

People walk next to a mural with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 24, 2025

Iran denies launching ballistic missiles towards Kurdistan region of Iraq - report

The Islamic Republic has denied that it launched an attack.

AN IRANIAN ballistic missile on display in Tehran.

Inward fury: How Iran has changed domestic oppression after Israel-Iran war

IRAN AFFAIRS: Unable to change the outcome of battle, the Islamic Republic moved quickly after the June 24 ceasefire to reassert its authority at home.

Naz Gharai, from Tehran, is covered in red paint as protesters call on the United Nations to take action against the treatment of women in Iran, following the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police, during a demonstration near UN headquarters in New York City on November 19

Elbit's Hermes drones located dozens of concealed Iranian ballistic missile launchers

Orbit Communications CEO Daniel Eshchar explained that future wars may feature sci-fi-style machines vs. machines. Air wars will be fought almost without human resources, increasing flight hours.

Elbit Systems' Hermes 900 over Iran