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Iran emerged weakened and vulnerable after war with Israel − and that could mean trouble for country’s ethnic minorities

The 12-day confrontation between Iran and Israel in June 2025 may not have escalated into a full-scale regional war, but it marks a potentially critical turning point in Iran’s internal political landscape.

The Conversation

Do all Iranians hate the regime? Hate America? Life inside the country is more complex than that

From 2015 to 2018, I spent 15 months doing research work in Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city. As an anthropologist, I was interested in everyday life in Iran outside the capital Tehran. I was also interested in understanding whether the ambitions of the 1979 Revolution lived on among “ordinary” Iranians, not…

The Conversation

Voices: The Islamic Republic’s authority is a casualty of its war with Israel

INDEPENDENT PERSIAN: The image of the Islamic Republic’s crumbling edifice is visible not just to Iranians but to the world. This could be the point of no return, writes Azadeh Eftekhari

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Iran Hangs Three More Accused Of Spying As Fears Grow For Swede

Iran on Wednesday hanged three men convicted of spying for Israel after what activists decried as an unfair trial, bringing to six the number of people executed on such charges since the start of the war between the Islamic republic and Israel.

International Business Times

US joins Israel in attack on Iran and ushers in a new era of impunity

When US B-2 bombers hit Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, Donald Trump declared the strikes a success and urged the Islamic Republic to make peace or face even more devastating strikes. The US president proclaimed the might of the US military, operating in full coordination with Israel,…

The Conversation

France's Macron says Europeans will 'accelerate negotiations' with Iran

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that France and its European partners would ramp up talks with Iran following more than a week of hostilities between the Islamic republic and Israel.

Radio France Internationale

A militarily degraded Iran may turn to asymmetrical warfare – raising risk of proxy and cyber attacks

Israel’s air assault on Iran has focused largely on degrading the Islamic Republic’s military and would-be nuclear capabilities.

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Who are Iran’s allies? And would any help if the US joins Israel in its war?

As Israel continues its attacks on Iran, US President Donald Trump and other global leaders are hardening their stance against the Islamic Republic.

The Conversation

Fifth round of US-Iran nuclear deal talks to take place on Friday in Rome, Oman says

The talks seek to limit Iran's nuclear programme in exchange for the lifting of some of the crushing economic sanctions the US has imposed on the Islamic Republic.

Euronews

Iran summons British diplomat over arrest of seven nationals in UK

Iran's foreign ministry says ‘false claims’ were levelled by Britain against the Islamic Republic

The Independent UK

Iran and the US prepare for expert talks in Oman over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program

Iran and the United States are preparing to start in-depth negotiations in Oman over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, talks that likely will hinge on the Islamic Republic’s enrichment of uranium

The Independent UK

EU targets Iranian prison and justice officials over arrests of its citizens

The European Union has imposed sanctions on seven Iranian prison and justice officials over what the it says is a politically motivated campaign by the Islamic Republic to detain its citizens

The Independent UK

In Iran, even President Masoud Pezeshkian is being culturally oppressed

Azerbaijanis in Iran, like many other non-Persian ethnic minority groups living under the Islamic Republic, face repression and are denied the right to speak in their mother tongue at official gatherings, even if they are the president of Iran. Don’t they deserve better, Mordechai Kedar writes.

Euronews

Republican concerned for Pompeo after Trump pulls security detail amid Iran threats

Former secretary of state has faced threats from Iran since since he took hard-line stances on the Islamic Republic

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Italy-Iran diplomatic tangle escalates over detained citizens as US seeks man over drone attack

Italy has summoned Iran’s ambassador to demand the release of an Italian journalist arrested on charges of violating the laws of the Islamic Republic

International Business Times

Prison Will Not Silence Me, Iran's Mohammadi Says

Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate on temporary medical leave from prison, said in a video call released Thursday that she would never let prison silence her.

International Business Times

Outrage As Iran Executes German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd

Iran on Monday executed 69-year-old German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd after years in captivity, media in the Islamic Republic said, sparking outrage in Germany and beyond.

The Independent UK

Five things to know about Israel's attack on Iran

Israel delivered its long-expected response to Iranian missile attacks by carrying out a series of airstrikes against the Islamic Republic

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The Independent UK

Israel attacks Iran in series of pre-dawn airstrikes targeting military infrastructure

Israel attacked Iran with a series of pre-dawn airstrikes Saturday in what it said was a response to the barrage of ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic fired upon Israel earlier this month

Evening Standard

United Nations says Israeli tanks burst through gates of peacekeeper base in Lebanon

It comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the United Nations to get peacekeepers out of the Lebanon 'danger zone' immediately

France 24

Iran’s missile attack sends a message – but can it deter the Israeli offensive in Lebanon?

Iran launched a retaliatory missile barrage on Israeli military infrastructure Tuesday in response to Israel’s killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah last week and Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in July. The largely thwarted attack was seen by many as an attempt to restore the Islamic Republic’s capacity to deter…

International Business Times

Missile Barrage Against Israel Exposes Iran's Limitations: Analysts

Iran's missile barrage at Israel this week was meant as a warning that the Islamic republic can hit Israeli territory, but has instead exposed Iranian military limitations, analysts say.

International Business Times

Pride And Fear In Iran After Missile Attack On Israel

On the streets of Tehran, a small crowd celebrated Iran's missile attack on Israel while others are worried about the consequences of the Islamic Republic's boldest move yet in a year of escalating Middle East conflict.

International Business Times

Iran Threatens 'Crushing Attacks' If Israel Responds

Iran's Revolutionary Guards threatened to carry out "crushing attacks" against arch-foe Israel if it retaliates for a missile attack by the Islamic republic on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Proxy forces armed by Iran could take part in retaliation against Israel over Hamas leader's killing

As Iran threatens to respond to the suspected Israeli assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the regional militias that the Islamic Republic has armed for decades could play a role in any attack

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