Alex Vatanka

Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment as Iran’s new Supreme Leader marks the most consequential political transition in the Islamic Republic in more than…

Iran entered the current conflict in a structurally weakened position. Years of sanctions had battered the economy, and its once formidable network…

Following the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US and Israeli military strikes on 28 February 2026, a three-member…

[caption id="attachment_55250549" align="alignnone" width="620"] A member of the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK) stands near a poster of…

[caption id="attachment_55250056" align="alignnone" width="618"] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends a press conference at the Conference on…

[caption id="attachment_55249770" align="alignnone" width="620"] A combination of file pictures shows Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L…

[caption id="attachment_55249290" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iranian soldiers participate in military manoeuvres at Sistan-Baluchestan province,…

[caption id="attachment_55237835" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Two Afghan National Police keep watch on the outskirts of Herat, near the border…

[caption id="attachment_55239799" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad smiles as he meets his Pakistani counterpart…

[caption id="attachment_55241018" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iranians work on a section of the Iran–Pakistan pipeline after the project was…