Mustafa al-Kadhimi

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

Voters were promised America First, not Bush-era interventions

Al Majalla lays out three possible scenarios for how the conflict unfolds, along with their associated costs

The US and Israel carried out strikes across Iran, and Tehran has retaliated by striking US/Israeli assets across the region. Could this turn into the regional war analysts have been warning about?

Handpicked by Khamenei for several senior manager roles, Arafi consolidated the political role of the pro-regime clergy in Iran and expanded Khomeini's ideological message around the world