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A man reacts as he holds a portrait of Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei as people march in support of the Iranian armed forces in central Tehran on 25 March 2026. AFP
Politics

Iran's out-of-sight Supreme Leader fuels speculation

On 28 February 2026, the first day of the US-Israeli war, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, along with several senior military…

Hanan Azizi 09 April , 2026
Opinion

Israel's Lebanon attacks threaten fragile US-Iran truce

For all the fanfare that initially surrounded the US-Iran ceasefire, it is clear that much work still needs to be done if the conflict is to be…

Con Coughlin 09 April , 2026
Awami Rickshaw Union workers holding posters of Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, shout slogans after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in Lahore on 8 April 2026. Arif ALI / AFP
Politics

Behind the truce: Pakistan mediation proves pivotal

Pakistan has emerged at the centre of efforts to agree and maintain an initial two-week ceasefire between the US, Israel, and Iran that could play a…

Kaswar Klasra 09 April , 2026
In a leaderless system, these men now govern Iran Eduardo Ramon
Politics

In a leaderless system, these men now govern Iran

Mojtaba Khamenei was appointed Iran’s Supreme Leader after his father was killed in a US-Israeli strike on 28 February, but has yet to appear in…

Al Majalla - London 09 April , 2026
5 unanswered questions on the US-Iran ceasefire Al Majalla
Politics

5 unanswered questions on the US-Iran ceasefire

The United States and Iran suddenly announced a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday, and there are myriad open questions about what happens next. Israel…

John Haltiwanger 09 April , 2026
Algeria likes higher energy prices but not ‘imported inflation’ 58213
Business & Economy

Algeria likes higher energy prices but not ‘imported inflation’

The US-Israeli war against Iran and Iran’s response against the Gulf states affected the very core of the oil and gas sector, prompting several…

Rabia Abdul Salam 09 April , 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shake hands during a session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on 29 March 2026. Reuters
Politics

Palestinian executions are now official Israel policy

Israel’s parliament approved a draconian death penalty law last week that only applies to Palestinian prisoners. The Death Penalty for Terrorists Law…

Khaled Essam Eleslamboly 09 April , 2026
Opinion

Arab wars in the shadow of the war on Iran

This is a direct translation of an article that originally appeared in Arabic.At no point have Arab relations offered a model of concord since the…

Houssam Itani 08 April , 2026
A too weak ceasefire?
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A too weak ceasefire?

Fares Garabet 08 April , 2026
People shout slogans as they gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran, 8 April 2026. Majid Asgaripour / Reuters
Politics

US-Iran ceasefire unlikely to hold

Although Iran and the US have agreed to a two-week ceasefire—just hours before US President Donald Trump’s deadline to eradicate the Persian…

Xiaotong Yang 08 April , 2026
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Jared Kushner and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif interact in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 11 April 2026. Jacquelyn Martin/ REUTERS
Politics

‘Kushner and Witkoff spoiled the US-Iran talks’

13 April 2026

Sources tell Al Majalla that Iran was able to build a rapport with US Vice President JD Vance in Islamabad, but sensed his hands were tied in the presence of Trump's son-in-law and close friend

Kamal Alam
Eduardo Ramon
Politics

China and Russia's calculated backing of Iran

12 April 2026

Both Beijing and Moscow have pragmatic reasons to help Tehran raise the cost of US action. Each sees value in offering limited but meaningful support.

Michael Horowitz
Iranians mark 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes at a demonstration in Tehran on 9 April, 2026. Majid Asgaripour / AFP
Politics

The US and Iran mull next moves amid shaky truce

10 April 2026

Washington weighs the desire to avoid a protracted war with offsetting the appearance of defeat, as Tehran debates whether to consolidate gains before conditions shift or press perceived advantages

Alex Vatanka
Al Majalla
Politics

The US-Iran war tanked Trump's popularity at home

07 April 2026

Instead of the "no endless wars" they were promised, Americans were thrown into a disastrous war and were feeling the economic pinch at the gas pump

Brian Katulis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shake hands during a session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on 29 March 2026. Reuters
Politics

Palestinian executions are now official Israel policy

08 April 2026

Israel's parliament approved a draconian death penalty law last week that only applies to Palestinian prisoners, in a move that the UN says "would constitute a war crime"

Khaled Essam Eleslamboly

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