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Iran's waning influence means it will now turn inwards

Many important lessons can be drawn from the recent 12-Day War between Israel and Iran. One that particularly stands out is how Iran's regional and…

Ibrahim Hamidi 29 June , 2025
Opinion

What the war took from Iran and what it spared

Perhaps the greatest losses Iran suffered in its 12-day war with Israel were not material but symbolic, in particular the collapse of the narrative…

Majed Kayali 30 June , 2025
Opinion

Iran’s economic losses shatter any illusions of victory

One wonders what Iran has gained from its nuclear programme other than human and economic losses that have accumulated over decades, at a time when…

Khaled Kassar 30 June , 2025
European countries vow to pay more for NATO
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European countries vow to pay more for NATO

Fares Garabet 30 June , 2025
Al Majalla's Book Watch Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Al Majalla's Book Watch

The Arab world has a vibrant and rich literary scene. Al Majalla picks out some choice titles in our fortnightly round-up of the latest Arabic books,…

Khodr Al Agha 30 June , 2025
Oman is quietly redefining its development model Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Oman is quietly redefining its development model

Oman is expanding beyond hydrocarbons, maintaining macroeconomic stability, and building a diversified growth model. It is no longer the Gulf’s quiet…

Neil Quilliam 30 June , 2025
Iran’s waning influence Nash
Politics

Iran’s waning influence

The Israel-Iran war exposed Iran's waning influence. It was left to fight alone, without backing from its 'Axis of Resistance' or its Russian and…

Al Majalla - London 29 June , 2025
After Israel-Iran war, sustained, low-level conflict could follow Sara Padovan
Politics

After Israel-Iran war, sustained, low-level conflict could follow

Although there is a tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Iran, we don’t know how far US President Donald Trump will go to help Israel. For many, the…

Robert Ford 29 June , 2025
What next for Iran: imposed war or imposed peace? Eduardo Ramon
Politics

What next for Iran: imposed war or imposed peace?

In the aftermath of the US attack on Iranian nuclear sites on 22 June, the world will be anxiously watching Iran's next moves. Does it want to get…

Arash Azizi 29 June , 2025
Zohran Mamdani: New York City's first Muslim mayor? Yusra Naim
Profiles

Zohran Mamdani: New York City's first Muslim mayor?

New York is facing the very real prospect of electing a pro-Palestinian mayor after Zohran Mamdani, a self-proclaimed Socialist and Ugandan-born…

Con Coughlin 28 June , 2025
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Politics

Israel's race for regime change in Iran

03 March 2026

Israel knows its military operation cannot last forever, so it is racing to either kill or fatally wound the Islamic Republic before the clock runs out

Michael Horowitz
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Oil prices soar as US-Iran war sparks supply worries

04 March 2026

European gas prices have jumped by 30% after some big GCC oil and gas producers cut supplies, and now a vital maritime trade route is being threatened. The stakes have seldom been higher.

Thuraya Shahin
Deena So Oteh
Politics

Khamenei's killing opens up a strategic abyss

01 March 2026

Gulf states' delicate balancing act—maintaining security partnerships with the US while cautiously reopening channels to Iran—has been shattered

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy
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Profiles

Alireza Arafi: the cleric charged with selecting Iran's next Supreme Leader

02 March 2026

A clerical member of the Guardian Council, he was selected to serve on the Leadership Council along with President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei

Alex Vatanka
Reuters /Al Majalla
Politics

Trump is betraying his base by waging war on Iran

02 March 2026

Voters were promised America First, not Bush-era interventions

Emma Ashford

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