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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

Hanan Azizi 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

Kaswar Klasra 09 April 2026
Eduardo Ramon

In a leaderless system, these men now govern Iran

Security is the name of the game in Iran these days, and a small huddle of men steeped in the defence of the regime are now seen as central to decision-making in the absence of a visible cleric.

Al Majalla - London 09 April 2026
Al Majalla

Drones vs interceptors: cost disparity sparks strategy rethink

In the ongoing US–Israel war on Iran, Tehran has increasingly relied on large-scale drone deployments to overwhelm air defences and impose economic costs on its adversaries. Iranian-made Shahed…

Al Majalla - London 07 April 2026
Commuters travel on a free state-run public bus in Islamabad on April 6, 2026, after the government drastically raised fuel prices due to the Iran war. Aamir QURESHI / AFP

The US-Iran war has thrown Asia into crisis

Prices, debt, and scarcity will strike a blow against the world's workshop

The Economist 07 April 2026
Grace Russell

Gulf states should steer clear of attritional war traps

The US-Israeli war against Iran aims to draw in Gulf states, but history has shown that entering wars is far easier than exiting them. Prudence is needed now more than ever.

Khairuldeen Al Makhzoomi 02 April 2026
Al Majalla

UAE bears the brunt of Iran attacks in the Gulf

Since 28 February 2026, Iran has carried out a large-scale missile and drone campaign that has disproportionately targeted Gulf states rather than Israel. Reports by the Institute for the Study of…

Al Majalla - London 31 March 2026
Arab League foreign ministers meet in Cairo, on 10 September 2024.
 AFP

Laying the foundations of autonomous Arab security

Events have shown Arab states that Israel, as well as Iran, pose a threat to their security—a reality that the US can no longer protect against.

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 30 March 2026
President of the European Council Charles Michel at the EU headquarters in Brussels on 28 June 2024. JOHN THYS / AFP

Former European Council president gets candid on US-Iran war

In an interview with Al Majalla, Charles Michel explains how Trump didn't consult with allies before attacking Iran in a war that benefits Russia at Europe's expense

Ahmed Maher 28 March 2026
Axel Rangel Garcia

Foreign workers in the Gulf pay the price of war

Millions working in the Gulf are worried about their livelihoods and the impact on their families, while their employers are worried that they will leave

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 28 March 2026
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gives a press conference following an extraordinary cabinet meeting about the energy crisis, at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid on 20 March 2026. PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP

Why Europe’s response to the Iran war is so disjointed

Trump's threat to seize Greenland has rubbed Europe the wrong way, and it isn't keen on getting dragged into a war that diverts resources from Ukraine.

Khattar Abu Diab 26 March 2026
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Army Chief and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir pose with US President Donald Trump (C) at the White House in Washington, DC on 26 September 2025. AFP

Why Pakistan is well-placed to host US-Iran talks

Islamabad is uniquely positioned to mediate between the warring parties. It also has more than enough reasons to want this war to end.

Kamal Alam 25 March 2026
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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

07 April 2026

If the ceasefire collapses, China has an interest in getting the two sides back to the table, but it would be a difficult task given Tehran's deep mistrust of the US and Israel.

Xiaotong Yang
Al Majalla
Politics

5 unanswered questions on the US-Iran ceasefire

09 April 2026

The fragile truce faces significant obstacles.

John Haltiwanger
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
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

08 April 2026

Islamabad is humming with behind-the-scenes diplomacy to turn this tentative pause into lasting peace.

Kaswar Klasra
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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