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Are the US and Iran fighting their final war?

Wars do not always carry the same meaning. At times, they proclaim power at its height; at others, they mark the first clear sign of its limits…

Ibrahim Hamidi 23 March , 2026
The US-Iran war is mainly good news for Russia AFP / Al Majalla
Politics

The US-Iran war is mainly good news for Russia

Felix Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the first Soviet secret police organisation and precursor to the KGB, reportedly once said that “lately, politics…

Anton Mardasov 23 March , 2026
A Palestinian volunteer works to rescue and restore damaged books and manuscripts inside the library of the Great Omari Mosque in Gaza City, on 26 February 2026.
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Culture & Social Affairs

Cultural genocide: Israel's war on Palestinian memory

Throughout its continuing war on Gaza, Israeli forces have waged a parallel and distinct campaign of annihilation against Palestinian culture,…

Atef Abu Seif 23 March , 2026
The US-Iran war puts the entire world at risk
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The US-Iran war puts the entire world at risk

Fares Garabet 22 March , 2026
Opinion

When the cost of inaction is greater than the cost of war

Iran has lost much of its power over the past two years. It has seen the reach of its militia arms across the region diminished, and its military…

Alia Mansour 22 March , 2026
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in front of a map of the Middle East during a press conference at the Government Press Office (GPO) on 4 September 2024. ABIR SULTAN / AFP
Politics

Israel's lack of strategy makes for aimless wars

Both opponents of Israel and its supporters in the Middle East and beyond share a common misconception: that Israel has an overall strategy guiding…

Elizabeth Tsurkov 22 March , 2026
How trauma leaves a lasting imprint on the brain Eoin Ryan
Science & Technology

How trauma leaves a lasting imprint on the brain

Research increasingly suggests that wars, conflicts, and major political ruptures do not pass through human life without consequence, but rather…

Alaa Emara 21 March , 2026
Joe Kent testifies before the House Committee on Homeland Security in the Cannon House Office Building on 11 December 2025, in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker / AFP
Profiles

Joe Kent: the US counter-terrorism chief who resigned over Iran war

The very public resignation of Joe Kent, Director of the United States' National Counter-terrorism Centre, on 17 March 2026 sent shockwaves across…

Kamal Alam 21 March , 2026
Opinion

Damascus alcohol ban bodes badly for Syria’s transition

Damascus governorate has banned the serving of alcohol across the city and restricted takeaway sales to licensed shops in just three Christian…

Haid Haid 21 March , 2026
The skyrocketing cost of Epic Fury Matt Murphy
Business & Economy

The skyrocketing cost of Epic Fury

Three weeks after the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran, the world has entered an exceptionally dangerous phase. The confrontation has expanded…

Thuraya Shahin 21 March , 2026
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Business & Economy

The skyrocketing cost of Epic Fury

19 March 2026

From military spending to energy markets, the US-Israeli war on Iran is driving rising costs, with the Strait of Hormuz emerging as a central pressure point

Thuraya Shahin
Sara Gironi Carnevale
Politics

US public opinion is decisively shifting against Israel

20 March 2026

Until fairly recently, most Americans sided with Israel. These days, most side with the Palestinians. That will eventually influence US foreign policy.

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy
Pete Reynolds
Business & Economy

Energy infrastructure attacks and the new security imperative

17 March 2026

By attacking Gulf energy infrastructure, Iran aims to apply economic and geopolitical pressure as a way to avoid large-scale conflict

Jessica Obeid
A member of the security forces, holding a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, observes protesters as they gather for a rally in support of the new Supreme Leader in Enghelab Square in Tehran, on 9 March 2026. Getty/ Al Majalla
Politics

Decapitation strikes unlikely to topple Iran's regime

18 March 2026

Instead of taking down the Islamic Republic, what the assassinations have done is harden public support and accelerate the regime's militarisation

Alex Vatanka
Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Strait of Hormuz: the waterway critical to global trade 

18 March 2026

Any disruption in the Hormuz has cascading knock-on effects that extend far beyond energy markets, impacting international trade. Al Majalla explores all this and more.

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