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February 11: The Iranian Revolution’s 2026 anniversary could well be its last - comment

The Islamic Republic can stage a march showing banners and military weaponry, manufacturing an appearance of unity. But when legitimacy is imposed on the people, then it's no longer legitimate.

Iranians attend the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025.
Iranians walk past closed shops at Tehran Grand Bazaar amid currency plunge protests.

What could lead to the collapse of Iran's regime, 47 years after the revolution - opinion

 An image of Reza Pahlavi is seen while people protest against the Iranian regime, following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside Iran's embassy in central London, Britain, two years ago.

An open letter to the Iranian people: A story of courage and determination - opinion

 Illustrative image of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Brigadier-General Esmail Qaani in front of an image of explosions in Dahiyeh, Beirut.

Iran's Quds Force chief Esmail Qaani killed by Israel, NYT reports


Iran's first drone carrier joins the Revolutionary Guards' fleet

"The addition of this ship to our fleet is an important step in increasing the defense and deterrence capability of Iran."

 Commander-in-Chief of Iran's Army, Abdolrahim Mousavi visits drones during a ceremony of the joining new drones to the Iranian Army's combat organisation in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on January 13, 2025.

UK gave £700,000 in COVID furlough payments to six IRGC-linked UK charities

The UK has already imposed sanctions on the IRGC and some of its commanders, preventing them from opening bank accounts or engaging in financial transactions in the UK.

 Islamic Centre of England, 140 Maida Vale, London W9. Built in 1912 as a cinema, converted in 1949 into the Carlton Rooms dance hall, converted in 1965 into a Mecca bingo club and casino, converted in 1995 into a mosque and Islamic cultural centre.

This is what Iranian revenge might look like, and which dilemmas Israel could face

Peak vigilance in the security establishment ahead of Tehran's response to the assassination of a senior Revolutionary Guards Corps officer in Damascus last week.

 The scene of the assassination in Damascus

Iran vows revenge on Israel for strike that kills 5 guards in Damascus

Iran and its military allies in Syria have entrenched themselves in wide areas of eastern, southern, and northern Syria and in several suburbs around the capital.

 Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on during a meeting at the IRGC Aerospace Force achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran November 19, 2023

Who could be Israel's next targets after killing of Iranian commander?

After an Israeli airstrike killed senior IRGC commander Sayyed Razi Mousavi, Iran International published names of who could be Israel's next targets.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pray next to the coffin of senior adviser for Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Sayyed Razi Mousavi, during his funeral in Tehran, Iran December 28, 2023

EU cannot brand IRGC as terror group before court ruling - Borrel

The European Parliament last week called on the EU to list the IRGC as a terrorist entry.

 People rally against Iranian regime during a European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs council in Brussels, Belgium January 23, 2023.

EU to sanction 37 Iranians, its parliament asks it to target IRGC

"We believe we should already start working on the fifth [sanctions package] to list IRGC as a terrorist organization," said one EU diplomat.

 Flags of European Union and Ukraine flutter outside EU Parliament building, in Brussels, Belgium, February 28, 2022

IRGC warns Iranian Sunni cleric over 'agitating' against Islamic Republic

Unrest has swept Iran in recent weeks, including areas home to ethnic minorities with long-standing grievances against the state.

 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami, attends the funeral ceremony of Colonel Sayad Khodai, a member of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, in Tehran, Iran, May 24, 2022

Iran’s IRGC seizes South Korean tanker in naval piracy

The IRGC also behaves more like a pirate navy than an actual navy, harassing ships, threatening others and sometimes outright stealing and hijacking vessels.

Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz

How could Iran retaliate for Natanz explosion? - analysis

Iran’s regime, led by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, believes in two types of actions. It believes first in perceived tit-for-tat responses and also in asymmetric attacks.

View of a damage building after a fire broke out at Iran's Natanz Nuclear Facility, in Isfahan, Iran, July 2, 2020.