What we know about the US-Israeli killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

TNA Staff The New Arab  /  March 1, 2026 Iran has confirmed that Supreme Leader Khamenei was killed in a US-Israeli strike as missiles hit Israel...

Failure of US‑Iran talks was all too predictable — but turning to military strikes...

Nina Srinivasan Rathbun The Conversation  /  March 1, 2026 Three rounds of nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran failed to persuade President Donald Trump that...

Iran says ‘no ship is allowed to pass’ Strait of Hormuz: Reports

Connor Echols Responsible Statecraft  /  February 28, 2026 Tehran hasn’t declared a full blockade, but the possibility of a major disruption in global oil trade is...

Trump’s unprovoked attack on Iran has no mandate – or legal basis

Julian Borger The Guardian  /  February 28, 2026 US president violates UN charter just days into his Board of Peace era, and chooses to take the...

Israeli opposition leader Lapid backs strikes on Iran, calls for regime change

Alexander Cornwell Reuters  /  February 28, 2026 TEL AVIV – Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said on Saturday that he backed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision...

Israel can’t maintain a long war with Iran, and the US isn’t interested

Ori Goldberg New Lines Magazine  /  February 28, 2026 I’m writing from the bomb shelter in my apartment building, which is just outside Tel Aviv. Gen....

Donald Trump launches a war of ‘Epic Fury’ on Iran

Robin Wright The New Yorker  /  February 28, 2026 The U.S. and Israel have ignited a campaign to topple the Islamic Republic—with little thought to what...

The network of Shiite militias that Iran can activate against the US and Israel

Natalia Sancha El Pais  /  February 28, 2026 Although weakened, pro-Iranian armed groups can destabilize the Middle East by attacking US bases, targeting their regional allies,...

Iran has been attacked by US and Israel when peace was within reach

Bamo Nouri The Conversation  /  February 28, 2026 US and Iranian negotiators met in Geneva earlier this week in what mediators described as the most serious...

Inside Saudi Arabia’s regional realignment

Mitchell Plitnick Mondoweiss  /  February 28, 2026 Saudi Arabia is shifting toward a major realignment of its foreign policy and global role. This goes far beyond...