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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses a crowd on 3 June during a ceremony marking the 35th death anniversary of the Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini at his mausoleum in Tehran. AFP

Iran’s shifting political calculus for Hamas and Hezbollah

A fiery speech hails the pre-war Arab-Israeli rapprochement as dead, showing how Tehran sees the Middle East eight months after Hamas attacked Israel, while Hezbollah is also hoping to gain.

Elie Kossaifi 10 June 2024
Iran's missile barrage was a deliberate showcase of its military prowess, a demonstration of how far into Israel it could reach. Dave Murray

Lessons learned from Iran's drone barrage into Israel

Although most drones and missiles were shot down, Israel might not have been so successful without the help of its allies. Al Majalla explains how 13 April reset the regional power balance.

Khaled Hamadeh 07 June 2024
Drones have had and will continue to have a game-changing effect on the battlefield. Deena So'Oteh

The new age of drones and missiles

Are these weapons changing the character of war?

Bilal Saab 03 June 2024
Chabahar Port in a photo dated October 27, 2021. Shutterstock

India opens the door to Central Asia with ten-year Iran port deal

Chabahar on the Gulf of Oman is India's first overseas port. It has the handy benefit of bypassing Pakistan, which is currently a key Chinese trade hub. But will New Delhi now be hit by US sanctions?

Shakir Husain 26 May 2024
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi at the end of their joint press conference in Ankara on January 24, 2024. ADEM ALTAN / AFP

Turkey and Iran: A close yet competitive relationship

Turkey's search efforts after a helicopter crash killed Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi last week shed light on cooperative yet sensitive relations

Omer Onhon 25 May 2024
The coffin of late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is carried on the shoulders of soldiers in the city of Tabriz on May 21, 2024. AFP

The death of Iran’s president will spark a high-stakes power struggle

Amid a regional war, a fight at home between the clerics and military looms

The Economist 22 May 2024
An Iranian man follows the news of the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran. AFP

What Raisi’s death means for Iran’s future

The president's sudden death in a helicopter crash creates uncertainty for the country amid regional turmoil

Jack Detsch 20 May 2024
Khamanei wishes to keep his regime intact for as long as he is alive and to doggedly pursue its goals of destroying Israel and completing the Khomeinist revolution. Deena So'Oteh

What does Khamenei want for Israel and the region?

Khamenei continues to carry out Khomeini's vision, which is not only bent on the destruction of Israel but aspires to be the dominant regional power. To this end, Iran exercises 'strategic patience'.

Arash Azizi 18 May 2024
Intended as a means of avoiding future deadly conflagrations, nations' refusal to impose sanctions and targeted countries' ability to circumvent them made them ineffective in many cases Nash Weerasekera

“Eat grass”: The problematic record of sanctions

Intended as a means of avoiding future deadly conflagrations, nations' refusal to impose sanctions and targeted countries' ability to circumvent them made them ineffective in many cases

Steve Hewitt 28 April 2024
In the Middle East, Iran is a major power, and firmly against the US imposing its will in the area. This is music to Chinese ears. Eduardo Ramon

Iran-China trade based more on geopolitics than economics

Much is made of links between Beijing and Tehran, but the true extent of their relations is more limited. Where there are alternatives, China takes them, with one eye on the US.

Shirley Ze Yu 25 April 2024
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This aerial view shows residents waving Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel's announcement recognising Somaliland's statehood in downtown Hargeisa, on 26 December 2025. Farhan Aleli / AFP
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Israel scores strategic win with Somaliland deal, but it comes with risk

27 December 2025

An axis comprising Israel, Ethiopia, and Somaliland appears to be emerging, which has the potential to polarise the Horn of Africa and rapidly accelerate its militarisation

Omar Harkous
AFP / Al Majalla
Documents & Memoirs

What newly released Jordan-UK exchanges on the eve the Iraq war reveal

27 December 2025

They show that King Abdullah tried his best to blunt the blow of a US-led invasion by offering a diplomatic off-ramp to avert catastrophe

Malek Al Athamna
Sara Padovan
Culture & Social Affairs

From Palestine to AI: cultural trends that swept 2025

24 December 2025

For those who look closely, there were recurring cultural themes over the past 12 months, whether in cinema, music, art, or literature. There were also common threats and shared opportunities.

Shadi Alaa Aldin
People stand outside the Justice Palace after first trial of more than a dozen suspects linked to massacres that left hundreds dead in Syria's Alawite coastal heartland earlier this year, in Aleppo on 18 November 2025. BAKR ALKASEM / AFP
Politics

Fresh UK sanctions on Syria send a message

26 December 2025

London is making it clear that it expects more than just symbolic gestures from Damascus when it comes to holding security forces accountable for atrocities

Haid Haid
Reuters / Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Global economic trends in the first quarter of the 21st century

25 December 2025

Since the start of the new millennium, the world's wealth has been radically reshaped, and that looks set to continue

Mohamed Sharki

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