Islamic regime

Economic pressure can buy Israel time. Mistaking it for a strategy would squander it - opinion

A blockade would impose real costs on Tehran and make Israel safer. But weakening Iran is not the same as toppling the regime. It is the difference between buying time and solving the problem.

 People wave flags next to an Iranian missile on display during the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025.
(L-R) Defense Minister Israel Katz, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and IDF chief Eyal Zmair attend an IDF officers’ course graduation ceremony in southern Israel, June 25, 2026

Israeli officials stunned by Iran’s rapid military recovery after 2026 war - exclusive

Open displays of support for the Islamic regime in Iran were seen throughout Sunday's Arbaeen Procession in London, August 9, 2026.

‘This is Tehran’: Khamenei posters and Iran regime flags displayed at London march

A woman holds a portrait of Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, on the day of a gathering to support Mojtaba Khamenei, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026.

Khamenei names new Iran military, IRGC chiefs after commanders killed in Israeli-US strikes


True Iranian regime change won't occur if the IRGC holds power - opinion

We are not currently witnessing transformation in Iran – we are only seeing a new form of IRGC control.

Ahmad Vahidi, then deputy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, arrives at the sixth anniversary of Qassem Soleimani's killing at Tehran's Musalla. Soleimani, the former commander of the Quds Force of the IRGC, was killed in 2020 in a US missile strike in Iraq.

IDF shifts focus to Iranian nuclear threat as ballistic missiles, regime change fall by the wayside

All IDF officers are careful to state that the military never promised regime change, and at most the opportunity to improve conditions for such a change.

A billboard with Iranian centrifuges illustrations and portraits of nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes is displayed on a street in Tehran, Iran August 29, 2025

Iran would use a nuclear weapon if it acquired one, Trump says

Trump told Newsmax that while Iran's military is heavily damaged, only a guarantee against nuclear development will secure a lasting peace, calling for stronger global action.

US President Donald Trump pictured in the Oval Office, April 30, 2026; illustrative.

Pezeshkian, Ghalibaf look to fire FM Araghchi over allegiance to IRGC commander - report

Pezeshkian and Ghalibaf believe Araghchi has been acting as little more than an assistant to Ahmad Vahidi, commander of the IRGC, informed sources told Iran International.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the day he addresses a special session of the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations, aside of US-Iran talks in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026.

Gulf states reject Iran’s proposal to share custodianship of Hormuz - report

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi flew to Oman, one of the multiple Gulf states attacked by Iran, to discuss the deal.

Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, April 29, 2026.

Tehran's downfall: The ayatollah regime will end by October 2028 - opinion

In Tehran, a clock counts down to Israel’s destruction in 2040. But they are watching the wrong clock.

Behind the giant billboard campaign is the organization JPT, it was revealed on May 2, 2024.

Iranian regime targets diaspora with propaganda, financial appeals, analyst says - interview

Geopolitical analyst Ashkan Rostami discusses how Iran is targeting its diaspora with propaganda and financial appeals, aiming to bolster support during the ongoing conflict.

 People burn Israeli flag during a rally outside the former US embassy in Tehran, to support the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip and to mark the 44th anniversary of the start of the Iran hostage crisis, on November 4, 2023.

Berlin’s farce: How Germany failed Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi - comment

In Berlin, Iran’s Prince Pahlavi rejects foreign influence claims while security failures and Germany’s political ties with the Islamic regime raise concerns.

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah and an Iranian opposition figure, stained with red substance, leaves after a press conference at the House of the Bundespressekonferenz in Berlin, Germany, April 23, 2026.

UK Jews are under siege, and Iran faces no consequences - comment

A total of 25 people have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police and Counter Terrorism Policing. Eight of them have been charged, one convicted, and the rest remain under investigation.

A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest against the Iranian government held by supporters of the Iranian royal family in exile, who marched through central London past the Iranian embassy to the Israeli embassy, in London, Britain, March 8, 2026

Iran relying on Pakistani, Middle East militias in efforts to curb renewed protests, expert says

The regime appears to be trying to prevent a widespread outbreak of protests by reinforcing its presence on the ground, according to Effi Banai, a lecturer and researcher of social networks.

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran on January 8, 2026.