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Iran President Faces Backlash Over 'Soft' US Stance

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian came under fire Tuesday after voicing support for renewed talks with the United States, with critics accusing him of being "too soft" in the wake of last month's attacks on the country. The backlash followed the release of an interview with US media personality Tucker Carlson, in which Pezeshkian said Iran had ...

Is Iran’s Economy on the Brink?

The war may be over in Iran, the missiles silenced — but another battle rages on: the economy. After decades under crippling sanctions, battered by soaring inflation and a plunging currency, Tehran is still holding on. But for how long? While the military front has quieted, the economic one remains on high alert. For years, the Islamic Republic ...

Netanyahu’s Washington Visit: Navigating Middle East Issues

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington this Monday for his third meeting at the White House with Donald Trump in just six months. Against the backdrop of a fragile truce with Iran, ongoing conflict in Gaza, and indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Doha under Qatari mediation, this visit could significantly ...

Israel Says Apprehended Members of Iran-Backed Cell in Syria

Israel's military said Monday it had apprehended members of an Iran-backed cell in southern Syria, the second such operation it has announced in the past week. Since the December overthrow of Syria's longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, Israel has carried out hundreds of air strikes primarily on military sites and carried out cross-border ground ...

The Peace Riddles Between Lebanon and Syria

The destruction of the operational platforms of Iranian subversion politics in the Near East is not yet complete, as none of the concerned countries has been able to oversee a path to stabilization. Syria, with its overwhelming reconstruction and national reconciliation assignments, has a long way to go before steadying its course. Lebanon is ...

Mass Influx of Afghans Expelled from Iran Before the July Deadline

Tens of thousands of Afghans streamed over the border from Iran in the days before a return deadline set for Sunday, the United Nations said, sparking an "emergency" situation at border points. In late May, Iran said undocumented Afghans must leave the country by July 6, potentially impacting four million people out of the six million ...

Switzerland Reopens its Embassy in Tehran

Switzerland said on Sunday it was reopening its embassy in Tehran, which was closed last month amid an air war with Israel, and will resume representing US interests in the country. As of Sunday, the embassy is "again open, having temporarily been closed on June 20 owing to the instability of the situation in the country," the Swiss ...

Behind Closed Doors: The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Reign of Fear and Death

Nothing has fundamentally changed in Iran since the June 2025 war. The regime didn’t suddenly tip into totalitarianism — it was already there. What the war did trigger, however, was a brutal acceleration of repression in a system that had long relied solely on fear. Security obsession has morphed into full-blown paranoia, and Iran’s ...

Not Tired of Winning: Trump on a Roll, For Now

Even for a man who once boasted that his supporters would get "tired of winning," US President Donald Trump is on a roll. The 79-year-old's victory on his "One Big, Beautiful" bill is the latest in a series of consequential successes at home and abroad in the past two weeks. From US airstrikes that led to an Iran-Israel ceasefire, to a NATO ...

Iran Announces Opening of Its Airspace After War: State Media

Iran announced Thursday that it has reopened its airspace, including over Tehran, after closing it on June 13 due to the war with Israel, according to state media. "Tehran's Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini international airports, as well as those in the north, east, west and south of the country, have been reopened and are ready to operate flights," ...

Iran Says Remains Committed to Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Iran on Thursday affirmed its commitment to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty as it accused Germany of "malice" over its criticism of Tehran's decision to suspend cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog. "Iran remains committed to the NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty) and its Safeguards Agreement," Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post ...