Islamic regime

'Crazy' war violated int'l law, did not help Iranians, Council of Europe's Iran rapporteur says

Europe must target Iranian officials more effectively and support democratic opposition groups in exile, Council of Europe rapporteur Max Lucks said.

A mural depicts late figures aligned with the Iranian government, such as late President Ebrahim Raisi, slain IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani, slain Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and others, all carrying the flag-draped casket of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei. June 29, 2026.
POLITICAL ACTIVIST Rezvaneh Ahmad Khanbeigi and her two-year-old daughter.

Iranian activist, two-year-old daughter, sent to Evin Prison, human rights group says

Naz Gharai, from Tehran, is covered in red paint as protesters call on the United Nations to take action against the treatment of women in Iran, following the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police, during a demonstration near UN headquarters in New York City on November 19

Islamic regime’s stream of human rights abuses, repression continues, experts say

A Hamas terorrist stands guard as Palestinians walk on a street during Eid al-Fitr, in Gaza City, March 20, 2026.

Pushing Iran, Hamas regimes towards collapse might not be possible, military expert says


Gaps in US-Iran negotiation too wide to close by Trump's Tuesday deadline, officials say - report

Trump has threatened to escalate strikes against Iran's power plants and bridges if a deal, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz, is not reached by 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine leave following a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, April 6, 2026.

Iran’s quiet coup: War and the rise of a military state - opinion

Rather than collapsing, the Islamic Republic appears to be undergoing a structural shift. Power is gradually concentrating in the hands of a hardened security elite.

Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an exercise in southern Iran, in this handout image obtained on February 16, 2026; illustrative.

Katz, IDF: We assassinated IRGC intelligence chief Majid Khademi

Defense Minister Israel Katz and the IDF confirmed that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Intelligence Organization chief Majid Khademi was killed in strikes on the Islamic regime.

IRGC intelligence chief Majid Khademi pictured in February 2026.

Iran executes two men who tried storming military facility during January protest crackdown

Iran executed two men convicted of attempting to storm a military facility during January's anti-government protests. The men were among four facing execution in a crackdown on unrest.

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026.

Former IRGC child executioner tells ‘Post’ how he became devout Christian dissident

IRAN AFFIARS: Iranian dissident Afshin Javid describes how the regime indoctrinates children to dream of martyrdom.

AFSHIN JAVID, a former member of Iran Basij paramilitary force’s execution squad, as a young child in Iran (L) and now in Germany. Javid left Islam and later became a devout Christian.

Iran fires major missile salvo ahead of Passover, Trump says Iran asked for ceasefire

IAF strikes 400 Iranian targets in two days • IDF chief warns of manpower crisis • Iran attacks cause fires in Kuwait, Bahrain

MDA responder views destruction from Iranian missile attack, April 1 2026

IDF kills senior Quds Force operative, strikes Iranian regime chemical manufacturer

The IDF struck a factory that transferred chemical substances used in the Iranian regime’s development of chemical weapons on Tuesday. 

An Apache helicopter fires a missile toward Lebanon near the Israeli-Lebanese border in northern Israel, March 30, 2026.

Trump gives Iran one‑week deadline on deal, says US response to Haifa strike coming soon

Regarding Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Trump confirmed earlier reports that he has not been heard from, adding that “he’s very seriously injured.”

US President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2026.

The Iran war is really about US credibility - opinion

For Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, defeat could destabilize the regime from within, collapse an already fragile economy, trigger internal upheaval, and damage Iran’s image, and the Shi’ite world's.

People hold portraits of three US soldiers killed in an Iranian drone attack in Kuwait during a march for Iran in Amsterdam, earlier this month. The erosion of America’s image in the Middle East did not occur overnight, the writer notes.

Trump to end war without reopening Hormuz, Netanyahu says Strait pipelines could be rerouted

Defense sources: Hezbollah and Iran weighed preemptive strikes on Israel • IDF: Hezbollah uses ambulances, paramedic uniforms, as disguises • IDF looking into UNIFIL deaths in Lebanon

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025.