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Former Mossad official says Trump naive about Iran, misunderstands Middle East diplomacy

The former counterterror head of the Mossad said that Trump "does not understand the terminology of the Middle East, not the dialectic, and the Iranians are teaching him a lesson in that regard.”

US President Donald Trump reacts as he boards Air Force One, after attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
IRANIAN STUDENTS protest the regime's educational policies.

Student protests erupt in Iran over education policies, as regime resumes crackdowns

Members of the Iranian police attend a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, January 12, 2026.

Amnesty International warns Islamic regime using ‘wartime conditions’ to intensify repression

 A cleric member of Basij paramilitary forces attends a rally in support of Palestinians, in Tehran, Iran, November 24, 2023

Islamic regime shuts down cafe in Tehran following accusations of 'promoting satanic activities'


Iran plays down importance of US election, voices readiness for confrontation

Tehran does not rule out a potential US-Israel pre-emptive strike to prevent it from retaliating against Israel.

 An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during Iranian defence week, in a street in Tehran, Iran, September 24, 2024.

Captagon crisis: Middle East’s $5.7 billion drug trade fuels Hezbollah - report

The report emphasized that US officials have become increasingly worried that captagon trade in the region has the ability to destabilize the Middle East entirely. 

 Greek authorities present confiscated guns, money and Captagon amphetamine pills after dismantling a criminal ring near Elefsina, south west of Athens, Greece, March 6, 2017.

Qaani is alive, will receive medal from Khamenei, IRGC official claims - report

since the Israeli strike that targeted Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah's presumed successor, Hashem Safieddine, in southern Beirut last week, Qaani has not made a public appearance.

 Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, speaks in Tehran, Iran April 14, 2022

Iranian president to attend BRICS summit in Russia

Iran set to attend the upcoming BRICS summit in Russia in October from the 22cd till the 24th.

 Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian meets with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Cape Town, South Africa, June 2, 2023.

Iran's parliament approves Pezeshkian's unity cabinet

"The road to our salvation is unity and solidarity," Pezeshkian said on Wednesday in his speech to the 285 parliamentarians present to give their vote of confidence to the cabinet.

 MASOUD PEZESHKIAN, Iran’s newly elected president, attends a Muharram mourning ceremony in Tehran, on July 12.

Israel-Hamas War:What happened on day 305?

Hezbollah drone attack wounds 19 | IDF kills Hamas weapons smuggler | US soldiers wounded in Iraq | International leaders meet to discuss escalation in Middle East

 IDF soldiers operate in Jenin, the West Bank, August 6, 2024.

Did a boat full of smuggled arms for the Houthis ‘disappear’ off Yemen coast?

Houthi militias lost contact with a large transport boat that was on a smuggling mission via a regular sea route from the Horn of Africa countries.

 Greek-flagged bulk cargo vessel Sea Champion is docked to the port of Aden, Yemen to which it arrived after being attacked in the Red Sea in what appears to have been a mistaken missile strike by Houthi militia, February 21, 2024.

Iran's president-elect reaffirms country's anti-Israel stance

"The Islamic Republic has always supported the resistance of the people of the region against the illegitimate Zionist regime," Pezeshkian said in a message to Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hezbollah.

 Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a gathering with his supporters at the shrine of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in south of Tehran, Iran July 6, 2024.

Iran expanding missile production in new satellite photos, sources say - report

The enlargement of the sites follows an October 2022 deal in which Iran agreed to provide missiles to Russia, which has been seeking them for its war against Ukraine.

 A satellite photo shows suspected tunnel expansion (in the upper-right quadrant of the picture) at Shahid Modarres Garrison, near Tehran, Iran, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on July 5, 2024.

Iran’s presidential election dominated by Khamenei loyalists

The Guardian Council, a hardline vetting body of clerics and jurists aligned to Khamenei, has approved five hardliners and one low-profile moderate candidate from an initial pool of 80.

 A general view of the Iranian parliament during the opening ceremony of Iran's 12th parliament in Tehran, Iran, May 27, 2024.