Iran

Imperial calculations

In its attacks on Iran, Israel is exploiting the chaos of American foreign policy.

Britain is dangerously exposed to the whims of despots

An attack on Iranian oil infrastructure could produce a price shock comparable to 2022.

Farage and Badenoch’s Iran headache

What does it mean to be an opposition party in a time of geopolitical turmoil?

There won’t be a “final victory” for Iran or Israel

Washington, Tehran and Jerusalem still have choices to make about whether to strike again.

Trump’s fragile truce

The US president insists a ceasefire is in effect, even as hostilities continue.

How Donald Trump plunged America into a blind war

Without any apparent strategy or objectives, this conflict is evolving in real time on social media.

Ayatollah Khamenei faces a nuclear nightmare

Attacked from above and below, Iran’s supreme leader may not survive.

Trump’s assault on Iran is a war without honour

The invasion of Iraq came robed in political poetry. This is the grand strategy of a businessman.

What happens if the Iranian regime falls?

Syria provides hard lessons on what’s at stake.

A perilous age

From Israel and Iran to Ukraine and Russia, nations across the globe are engaged in existential battles.

August 1979: Six months after the Iranian Revolution, Fred Halliday surveys the Islamic Republic.

Will Iran inflict oil inflation on the West?

The country has little to lose by restricting shipping and triggering an energy price shock.

Will Iran surrender?

Israel’s assault has transformed the balance of power in the Middle East.

Impunity is fuelling Israel’s spiralling aggression

Israel attacked Iran not out of fear but out of hubris.

Netanyahu’s gamble

The Israeli prime minister’s strike on Iran was audacious but also risky, militarily and politically.

Netanyahu realises his lifelong dream

Israel’s staggering strikes on Iran have devastated the regime’s brittle leadership.

Trump’s nuclear test

Time is running out for the US and Iran to agree a new deal.

Donald Trump’s nuclear dilemma

Can negotiations or military action stop Iran getting a nuclear weapon?

Will Israel strike Iran’s nuclear programme?

This is going to be another turbulent year in the Middle East.

Aleppo is just the beginning

The advance on the city is a Syrian drama, reflecting both rebel success and regime failure.