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Operation Epstein Distraction
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Operation Epstein Distraction

Fares Garabet 11 March 2026
Trump is betraying his base by waging war on Iran Reuters /Al Majalla
Politics

Trump is betraying his base by waging war on Iran

Emma Ashford 03 March 2026
Al Majalla-AFP-Alamy

Susie Wiles, the unassuming operative who powered Donald Trump’s campaign

In his first major appointment, Trump picked Wiles—who shied away from sharing the stage with him at his victory speech—to be his new chief of staff, making her the first woman to hold the position

The Economist 09 November 2024
Lina Jaradat

Welcome to Trump’s world

His sweeping victory will shake up everything

The Economist 07 November 2024
Lina Jaradat

Why she lost

Despite a platform focused on winning back the working class, Kamala Harris and her party had lost too many of them already

Michael Hirsh 07 November 2024
Sara Padovan

Trump's win vindicates US firms that never left Russia

In 2022, hundreds of Western firms left, but around 200 American corporates stayed, including big names like Pepsi and Mars, in part because the cost of leaving is high—and getting higher

Nazareth Seferian 07 November 2024

Trump makes 'greatest political comeback in US history'

Fares Garabet 07 November 2024
Ewan White

The eventuality of US-Iran negotiations

No matter who sits in the White House in 2025, Washington and Tehran will have to sit down and talk at some point

Arash Azizi 06 November 2024
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Trump vs Harris: One of the most vicious US presidential races

Americans are voting in a historic presidential election that could shape world politics for years to come. More than 160 million voters are expected to cast their votes today, Tuesday, 5 November…

Al Majalla - London 05 November 2024
Dave Murray

US election results: America waits on knife-edge

The closer the competition is, the longer the wait for the results. Unlike in 2020, Republicans are fully prepared to legally contest the results if Trump doesn't win and violence cannot be ruled out.

Robert Ford 05 November 2024
Supporters of US President Donald Trump protest outside the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. AFP

Controversial elections in American history

Al Majalla looks at dotted instances between 1800 and 2024 where candidates contested the results, lobbing accusations of voter fraud and manipulation

Sami Moubayed 04 November 2024
Nash Weerasekera

Is regime change making a comeback in US foreign policy?

Lessons of 2004 will have to be relearned if hawks in the US and Israel are not realistic about the limits to their own power in the region

Robert Ford 03 November 2024
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Mojtaba Khamenei: Iran’s third Supreme Leader

12 March 2026

The appointment represents one of the most consequential political shifts in the Islamic Republic in more than three decades

Al Majalla - London
IRGC soldiers march during the annual military parade marking the anniversary of the outbreak of the devastating 1980-1988 war with Saddam Hussein's Iraq, in the capital Tehran on 22 September, 2018. AFP
Politics

The US-Iran war could empower the IRGC

09 March 2026

When states are attacked, authority gravitates towards institutions capable of mobilising resources, enforcing discipline, and coordinating a military response

Alex Vatanka
Demonstrators wave Iranian national flags as they gather for a rally in support of the new Supreme Leader at Enghelab Square in central Tehran on 9 March 2026. AFP
Politics

Why regime change in Iran is unlikely

10 March 2026

There are few examples of successful US regime-change operations in history. And without permanent ground troop presence, these wins can easily be reversed.

Christopher Phillips
Tugboats help an oil tanker dock at Qingdao port in Shandong province, eastern China, on 4 August 2019. AFP
Business & Economy

The US-Iran war could consolidate China’s energy dominance

10 March 2026

Crises often reorder energy geopolitics in unexpected ways. This one may ultimately strengthen, rather than weaken, China's strategic position.

Jason Bordoff and Erica Downs
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian is greeted by Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi during the D-8 summit in Cairo, Egypt, on 19 December 2024. AFP
Politics

Egypt fears an unrestrained Israel if Iran collapses

06 March 2026

Cairo and Tehran have been at loggerheads since 1979, but the Iranian threat has always acted as a check on Israeli ambitions. If Iran is completely defeated, Israel will reign supreme.

Amr Emam

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