Mohsen M Milani’s book charts the Islamic Republic’s rise to ‘peak power’ and the fall-out from Hamas’s assault on Israel ...

As Syria rises with Turkish-backed forces and Lebanon stabilises, Iran's strategic position in the Middle East weakens ...

As Syria falls to Turkish-backed forces and Lebanon stabilises, Iran's strategic position in the Middle East weakens ...

Amid the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Iran-Iraq war, the Gulf War and talks with Israel, Hafez al-Assad's top priority was ...

Middle East expert Eva J. Koulouriotis states that Ankara has found common ground with the jihadist group HTS, which has taken control in Syria, particularly regarding the eastern Euphrates. According ...

General Yahya Rahim Safavi, the senior advisor to the Supreme Leader of Iran for Armed Forces Affairs, stated that Hezbollah’s trajectory across Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria is advancing toward victory.

The horrific war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza and beyond has severely affected West Asia, fuelling profound instability ...

Since Bashar al-Assad fled the country and Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived in Damascus, eventually being declared president, every speech and interview he has given, whether televised or in print, reflects a ...

The hopes of liberalization raised at the start of Hafez al-Assad's son's rule were short-lived. Urged by his family, the ...

Will the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ease tensions and conflicts in the Middle East? Possibly. But only with America’s ...

• George W. Bush initially wanted to topple Iran’s government first, but due to opposition from Reza Pahlavi, he instead invaded Iraq and overthrew Saddam Hussein. This decision ultimately turned Iraq ...

But Iran’s weapons trafficking to Lebanon kept running into major trouble ... In June this year, air strikes targeted the town of Al-bukamal, on the Syria-Iraq border, reportedly causing a large ...