Where is the new Supreme Leader of Iran?
Situation report Nearly four days after Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei as its next ‘Supreme Leader’, his whereabouts remain unknown. The…
Trump threatens ‘death, fire and fury’ for Iran
Situation report The war with Iran shows little sign of slowing. Even as Donald Trump said on Monday that the…
The days are numbered for Iran’s new Supreme Leader
As the war continues, the Iranian regime has pressed ahead with appointing its new Supreme Leader. Mojtaba Khamenei, the son…
Trump says no thanks to Britain’s aircraft carriers
The war with Iran entered its second week on Saturday with intense fighting across multiple fronts, as Israeli forces struck…
Is this Iran’s first climbdown?
Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has announced that the country’s temporary leadership council has approved the suspension of attacks against neighbouring…
Is the US preparing for a long war against Iran?
Situation report The war in the Middle East shows no sign of slowing. Instead, there were heavy air strikes inside…
The Iran war is showing no sign of slowing
Israeli and American military operations against Iranian targets intensified over Thursday, while Iran and its proxy militias across the region…
The Iran war is morphing into a regional conflict
The war in the Middle East widened further over the past 24 hours, with missile interceptions stretching from Turkey to…
Iran vows to fight on
Situation update The Middle East conflict intensified dramatically on Tuesday, as Israel and Iran exchanged strikes across multiple fronts while…
The Iran war is expanding rapidly
Situation update The conflict between Israel, the United States and Iran has escalated dramatically, with simultaneous air strikes on Tehran…
How Israel killed Khamanei
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, was presented with irrefutable evidence yesterday, including footage, confirming the death of Iran’s so-called…
Donald Trump makes his move against Iran
This morning, the long-anticipated Israeli and American strikes on Iran finally arrived. At 08:10 am local time, Israel and the…
The Gail’s attacks are brainless – and terrifying
If anti-Israel agitators wish to avoid being described as terrorists, they might begin by ceasing to terrorise ordinary people. The…
Is Trump being played by Iran?
Half of America’s deployable air power sits within striking distance of Iran, and yet Washington is negotiating. Gaza is promised…
What’s wrong with Zionism, Hugh Laurie?
The question arose within hours of a death that should have remained a matter of grief. On 16 February, Dana…
Hamas is inching towards another war
Perhaps the biggest talent of humanity is our gift to adapt to challenging circumstances with creativity and ingenuity. It may…
Terrorism no longer shocks Britain
British Jews are under threat. That was the blunt warning from Sir Stephen Watson after a jury at Preston Crown…
Terror tunnels and snipers: Life on the frontline in Gaza’s suspended reality
The first thing that struck me as I crossed into central Gaza yesterday was how ordinary the landscape looked. Grassy…
Britain’s shameful tolerance for terrorism
The news that Shahid Butt, a man convicted of terrorism who served five years for conspiring to bomb the British…
Why won’t Britain just ban the IRGC?
The European Union has finally done what it long argued it could not. Yesterday, the bloc formally designated Iran’s Islamic…
Why Jew-hate doesn’t add up
Life expectancy across Europe is 81 years. An 81-year-old European dying today would have been born on the day Auschwitz…
How Israel did the impossible – and brought the hostages home
On 25 October 2023, speaking as Israel prepared to expand its ground campaign in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Is Donald Trump making the Middle East more dangerous?
The Middle East has entered a phase where events no longer necessarily resolve into outcomes. They pause, harden, and then…
The Middle East is once again in flux
The Middle East has long been organised around two competing logics: pragmatic alignment and ideological alignment. Before the 7 October…
Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s proxy war in Yemen
The escalation that emerged overnight in southern Yemen did not originate on the battlefield but in a relatively quiet logistical…
