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Trump’s ‘Stone Ages’ threat against Iran harks back to a notorious Vietnam War declaration

ANALYSIS: President’s channeling of legendary Strategic Air Command boss Curtis LeMay in his bomb Iran ‘back to the Stone Ages’ rhetoric is part of a longstanding campaign to delegitimize modern laws of war ... but ignores LeMay’s own judgments that his preferred tactics would be war crimes, Andrew Feinberg writes

The Independent UK

Iran has been threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz for years – it’s a key part of Tehran’s defence strategy

In a 1974 interview with the shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the US journalist Mike Wallace briefly referred to the dispute over the naming of what has been generally called “Sinus Persicus” (Persian Gulf) since ancient times – and what Wallace called “the Gulf”.

The Conversation

Iran’s parliament speaker: the outsider seen by White House as possible partner

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who has threatened the US, is being weighed up as potential interlocutor to help end war

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Death of influential Ali Larijani could be bigger loss to Iran than Khamenei

Security chief’s huge influence on many levels of Iranian politics and abroad will make his killing devastating

The Guardian - UK

US-Israel attack on Iran: Former Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei to be buried in his hometown, Mashhad

Iran's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a joint US-Israel strike, with his burial planned for Mashhad. The assassination marks a significant escalation, with US President Trump calling it justice and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu noting signs of his demise.

The Times of India

Without some change in direction, Iran’s regime risks breakdown in civil order

Hostility to the US is high even among reformists, which may set the surviving leadership on a destructive path

The Guardian - UK

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei obituary

Supreme leader of Iran who maintained theocratic rule at home and an anti-western axis of resistance in the Middle East

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Who was Ayatollah Ali Khamenei? Iran's supreme leader killed in US-Israel strike

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been killed, US President Donald Trump announced early Sunday. Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there were “many signs” that the 86-year-old leader was no longer alive, but stopped short of a definitive announcement.

The Times of India

Members of Iran’s elite accused of hypocrisy over children’s lives in west

Opposition campaigners claim top figures in regime use state wealth to fund lifestyles counter to those they preach

The Guardian - UK

The patience and the poker face: Iran’s wily diplomat set to face the US in nuclear talks

Abbas Araghchi is steeped in more than a decade of nuclear dealmaking with a book on the art of negotiations

The Guardian - UK

Demonstrations in Iran: What are the possible scenarios?

Protests in Tehran have entered their 13th day, with severe internet shutdowns limiting communication amid what have become the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years. Euronews outlines the different scenarios of what might happen next.

Euronews

'A big storm is coming' triggering major upheaval, Iranian analyst tells Euronews

In March 2025, Ahmad Naghibzadeh told Euronews that much of what he foresaw for 2025 would come to pass. Now, he predicts a "big storm coming" Tehran's way.

Euronews

Leaked wedding video lays bare luxurious lives of Iran’s political elite and highlights hypocrisy of Islamic Republic

A short video of a private wedding went viral in Iran recently, tearing away the country’s veil of piety and exposing hypocrisy and a seeming disregard for the rules by which the theocratic regime requires that most Iranians live their lives.

The Conversation

Trump’s first term lies at the heart of escalation between Iran and Israel

The US president, Donald Trump, is weighing up whether to join Israel in attacking Iran. The fact he is even contemplating such a move is, in my opinion, a direct consequence of his 2018 decision to tear up the agreement negotiated during Barack Obama’s presidency that limited Iran’s nuclear capabilities…

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Iran and Ethiopia have a security deal – here’s why they signed it

Ethiopia and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 6 May 2025. Under it, their national police agencies will cooperate on security and intelligence. This will include combating cross-border crime, sharing intelligence and building capacity. They will also share experiences and training.

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Iran Successfully Launches Satellite-Carrying Rocket

Iran's successful space launch with the Simorgh rocket raises international concerns about its space ambitions and potential implications for regional secu...

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After seven weeks in office, how is Iran’s President Pezeshkian faring?

Pezeshkian has promised to closely follow the supreme leader while trying to unite the public and political factions.

Al Jazeera

As Iran’s run-off election approaches, efforts to get the vote out continue

Painted as ‘moderate vs conservative’, the vote is being closely watched.

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Who is competing to become Iran’s president in the run-off election?

Two candidates are left in the race, Saeed Jalili and Masoud Pezeshkian. What camps do they represent?

Al Jazeera

Iran heads to presidential run-off on July 5 amid record low turnout

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian could benefit if turnout is higher during the second round next Friday.

Al Jazeera

Iran presidency still up for grabs as conservatives negotiate pre-election

Candidates can technically announce their withdrawal until the time of the election on Friday morning.

The Guardian - UK

Javad Zarif, negotiator of Iran nuclear deal, backs reformist presidential candidate

Fiery former foreign minister enters campaign to elect consensual reformist Masoud Pezeshkian

The Independent UK

Long, fraught time line of tensions over Iran's nuclear program ahead of its presidential election

Iran will elect a new president Friday after the death of hardline President Ebrahim Raisi

Al Jazeera

How much will a presidential election reveal about Iran’s future?

Who is allowed to run will be key to understanding whether political elite want to govern the country or manage crises.

The Conversation

Iran: meet the men – and women – lining up to contest the early presidential election

The death in a helicopter crash of the Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, on May 19 has triggered a presidential election one year earlier than expected. It’s a consequential moment in Iranian politics as many believed that Raisi was being groomed to take over as supreme leader on the death of…

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