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Lebanon's president refuses talks, Iran stockpiles cause concern

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, March 28, 2025.
A screenshot from an AI-generated Iranian video mocking US President Donald Trump, represented as a LEGO minifigure.

Forget ayatollahs, meet the AI propagandists of Tehran - opinion

As Israel resumes daily life, the threat of renewed conflict with Iran and Hezbollah grows

Are we going back to war? The shocking truth behind the fragile ceasefire

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with students in Tehran, Iran, November 3, 2025

Regime change is the only viable endgame in Iran - opinion


Shrapnel from Iranian missile falls in Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, no wounded reported

Waves of sirens continue to sound across Israel following successive Iranian missile barrages. At least one person was injured by falling shrapnel.

IDF Home Front Command forces in an impact site in Jerusalem

Iran’s 'day after' debate shifts from regime change to who governs next - editorial

As Reza Pahlavi steps forward with a detailed post-regime vision, the conversation is shifting to what comes next and whether anyone is prepared for it.

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

Netanyahu could call early elections as wartime success influences political strategy - interview

The timing of the elections will “heavily depend” on the results of the war and can cause the date to be moved up, said Prof. Gideon Rahat, a senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the nation amid Israeli strike on Iranian regime targets on March 7, 2026.

Orthodox news site Yeshiva World News hacked in apparent Iranian cyberattack

The website featured for a while the words “Now we are under their control. The Zionists are handcuffed” in Farsi.

Yeshiva World News website hacked by Iran. March 18, 2026.

Joe Kent exposes truth: Evangelicals are still Israel’s real base on right-wing - comment

The bigger question is whether the American right will remain reliably pro-Israel once this war fades and the debate shifts from missiles and headlines back to culture, loyalty, and identity.

Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Joseph Kent testifies before the House Committee on Homeland Security in the Cannon House Office Building on December 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Top counterterror official Joe Kent quits, but poll shows Trump base still backs war - analysis

Not all opposition to war is created equal. There is a difference between an argument about costs and risks, and a narrative that attributes policy to a hidden.

National Counterterrorism Center Director Joseph Kent attends a House Homeland Security hearing entitled "Worldwide Threats to the Homeland," on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US December 11, 2025.

Who are the most senior Iranian officials left alive after weeks of Israeli-US strikes? - explainer

In the wake of the devastation on the political and military echelons of the Islamic Republic, who are some of the most significant figures remaining in Iran?

Pedestrians pass in front of a billboard featuring an image of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 4, 2026 in Tehran, Iran; illustrative.

Iran attacks may shift Gulf states from de-escalation to backing regime defeat - analysis

With large expat populations and large numbers of foreign workers, Gulf States thrive based on trade and having airports open and oil tankers able to transit the Strait of Hormuz.

Smoke rises above Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 5, 2026

Iran's regime collapse approaching, but 'final call' must come at right moment, Pahlavi says

Pahlavi cautioned that the Iranian government has "no hesitation in suppressing people," and is prepared to kill hundreds of thousands to remain in power.

Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi following a speech in Washington, January 16, 2026; illustrative.

Despite pushing uprising, Israeli officials believe Iranian protesters will be slaughtered - report

Israeli officials believe that protesters who returned to the streets in large numbers would “will get slaughtered” by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other security forces.

A mosque that was burned during Iran's protests, in Tehran, Iran, January 21, 2026.