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Critics of the Islamic regime fear that a conflict will deepen the serious economic situation, with skyrocketing inflation and corruption that especially affects the Revolutionary Guard

Russia’s minister of culture has announced plans to bring back this contest, which has intermittently brought musicians from the other side of the Iron Curtain (and some from this side) together to compete since the 1960s

The Israeli armed forces have called up thousands of reservists and are preparing ‘operational activities’ in the last refuge in Gaza. Netanyahu can now frame the ground offensive as punishment for Tehran’s actions

Anti-aircraft batteries and jets from the U.S., the U.K. and Jordan shot down 170 drones and 30 cruise missiles. Only a few of the over 120 ballistic missiles fired in the attack reached Israeli territory

The Israel Defense Forces use an automated program to select their human targets, an unprecedented practice until now

He also rejected a call on Tuesday to step aside or risk a vote to oust him from office

The nation’s dependence on the United States and its distrust of Tehran outweighed the protests, sparked by the invasion of Gaza, over its peace agreement with the Jewish state

The town where a projectile hit at the weekend, seriously injuring a seven-year-old, is under permanent threat of demolition by the authorities, which consider it illegal

‘Our partnership is pivotal for our nations, the Middle East and the world,’ President Biden told Prime Minister al-Sudani, who noted that Monday’s meeting comes at a ‘sensitive time’

U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby: ‘We are not involved in their decision-making process about a potential response’

The attack on Israel came after successive assassinations of senior Revolutionary Guard officers. Tehran intends to restore the deterrence that these undermined, according to experts

U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, a first-term lawmaker who has aligned herself with the “squad,” is facing a primary challenge from Bhavini Patel and the war has become a flashpoint in the race

Analysts say Iran sent a message that it would be willing to escalate and change its rules of engagement in its shadow war with Israel

Tehran has just over 3,000 ballistic missiles, according to a U.S. estimate. Nine models of these projectiles have the capacity to reach Israeli territory

The country is reopening its airspace after the unprecedented early morning attack. All eyes are now on Netanyahu’s expected retaliation and the role the United States will play

The Israeli military said over 100 drones had been fired toward its territory but that its air defenses were prepared for the attack. The U.S., with its large troop presence in the region, said it would provide unspecified support to Israel

COGAT, the Israeli military body in charge of Palestinian civilian affairs, said Friday it has sent 1,903 trucks into Gaza over the last week, with 221 truckloads of aid reaching the north over that same timeframe

Israeli authorities urge the EU to immediately declare the Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization. Experts feel Tehran may be buying time with a move that it feels is not serious enough to legitimize retaliation by Israel

Indications that a direct attack against Israel would trigger a resounding retaliation by Biden and Netanyahu are deterring Tehran from action, experts say

Researcher Sheldon Garon highlights the precedent that the Spanish conflict represented in the generalization of a tactic aimed at breaking the morale of the population

Lufthansa has stopped flying to Iran for security reasons after an Israeli attack in Damascus last week triggered an announcement by the Ayatollah Khamenei that punishment is imminent

Iran has raised the tone of its threats after the attack on its Syrian consulate. Israel ‘will be punished,’ said Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Nearly six in 10 buildings in the Strip have been damaged or destroyed by Israeli attacks and its largest medical complex is an ‘empty shell,’ according to the WHO