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Iran attacks Komala Kurdish opposition group in Iraq amid increased regional tensions

Many Kurdish Iranian opposition groups are concerned that Iran will now escalate attacks in the wake of the US leaving Iraq on September 30.

Illustrative: Komala party members look towards the debris is strewn from mangled structures following drone strikes on the Iranian Kurdish opposition Komala party's Sordash camp, which resulted in the death of a female party member and the injury of two others, April 15, 2026.
A man hands out Likud campaign leaflets featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market, October 16, 2026

After October 7 and years of war, Iranians and Jews have found a common enemy - opinion

A member of Basij paramilitary forces attends a rally in support of Palestinians, in Tehran, Iran, October 13, 2023; illustrative.

Iran facing growing insurgency in separatist, largely Sunni, Sistan-Balochistan region - analysis

Ali Sina Mostafavi, executed by the Islamic Republic on Wednesday.

Iran executes monarchist accused of supporting Israel, Reza Pahlavi


Iran’s judiciary chief demands crackdown on hijab compliance, claims 'nudity' distresses patriots

Iran’s judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei alleged that “social abnormalities” and “nudity” in Iranian streets cause distress among Iran's "religious people."

Iranian women wearing hijab walk down a street in the capital Tehran on February 7, 2018.

Destroying the Islamic Republic is not the same as saving Iran - opinion

As the Islamic Republic comes under growing military, economic, and domestic pressure, Israel faces a broader question than how far it can weaken Tehran: does it want to weaken the regime or Iran?

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel had launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran, in Tehran, Iran February 28, 2026 in this screen grab taken from video.

The post-victory trap: Hezbollah has been degraded, not dismantled - analysis

The real test is what happens after Israel leaves southern Lebanon and what regeneration mechanisms will Hezbollah retain?

Israeli troops drive along the road in Rosh Hanikra as they prepare to enter southern Lebanon, in September.
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Iran’s wealth was never oil; the regime proved it by locking it in a basement - opinion

The regime replaced cultural diplomacy with a seminary network later sanctioned as a Quds Force recruitment hub. Yet the regime failed to touch the roots. Today, Gen Z in Iran recites the poetry.

Liv Migdal performs with the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

Pezeshkian: 'We will die but we will not bow our heads,' Tehran no longer trusts talks with the US

"No one can accuse the Islamic Republic of failing to explore the diplomatic path," Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Iranian state media IRNA on Saturday night.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 23, 2026

Netanyahu at UNGA: Gaza genocide ‘lie of the century,’ matter of time before Iranians topple regime

Netanyahu calls out Qatar for spending billions to brainwash youth worldwide • "Tyrant" Erdogan hosts Hamas terror chiefs • "Shame on you, antisemitic mayor of New York," he tells Mamdani.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the UN General Assembly on September 24, 2026

Trump’s Persian Gulf Summit must look beyond the Iran war - opinion

The consequential question is whether the political structure that has generated recurring confrontation for nearly half a century will remain intact and rebuild what the war has destroyed.

US President Donald Trump, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, holds a press conference during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026.

Iran outlines conditions for ending war with US through Qatar, including end to sanctions

According to Baghaei, the conditions and negotiation process did not represent a new development, but had already been communicated to the US earlier this week. 

Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei holds a weekly press conference in Tehran on October 28, 2024.

UN probe finds Iran committed crimes against humanity in crackdown, cites US and Israel for strikes

The mission concluded that the suppression “went beyond a simple continuation of familiar patterns and represented a marked escalation in the use of lethal force and mass arrests.”

UN High commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk (3rd L) delivers his speech during the 63rd session of United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, in Geneva, on September 7, 2026.

Iranian children to be recruited for Islamic Republic’s ‘self-sacrifice’ campaign

The campaign’s spokesperson said it was centered on the cultural slogan, “We have one life, and we give it for Iran,” which he acknowledged had drawn international criticism.

Young children carrying military-style weapons are seen during street parades conducted by military forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who provide military training to supporters in preparation for a potential conflict with the United States and Israel, on September 18, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.