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Khamenei’s death leaves the IRGC stronger – the UK must finally proscribe it

Britain’s response to January’s repression has been limited to condemnations and incremental sanctions – measures which risk looking inadequate in the face of such an extraordinary rupture

3 min read

March 9, 2026 13:20

IRGC/Basij parade in Tehran on January 10, 2025. (Image: Getty)

Obituary

Obituary: Bernard Lewis

Billionaire fashion retailer whose Chelsea Girl and River Island shops caught the zeitgeist of their eras

6 min read

March 9, 2026 12:52

Iranian dissidents

Iranian dissidents rushed to defend London’s Israeli embassy from an anti-Zionist mob

‘We have a moral duty to stand beside our Jewish brothers,’ said one anti-regime Iranian

2 min read

March 9, 2026 12:23

Iran

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader of Iran?

The second son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has the backing of the IRGC and a reputation for brutal suppression of dissent

1 min read

March 9, 2026 11:32

Mojtaba Khamenei (C), the son of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, participates in the annual Quds Day rally in Tehran, on May 31, 2019 (Getty Images)

Jewish Culture Month

Jewish Culture Month launches programme of more than 100 events

The Board of Deputies is behind the inaugural celebration of the Jewish contribution to UK society

1 min read

March 9, 2026 11:21

Walking tours of the Jewish East End will feature in Jewish Culture Month (Photo: Getty)

Letters

Letters to the Editor, March 6 2026

Events in Iran and beyond prompted letters this week

3 min read

March 9, 2026 11:15

Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a press conference on May 10, 2024 (Getty Images)

Israel

One dead after Iranian ‘cluster bombs’ hit central Israel

Several others are in serious condition in hospital as the Islamic Republic ramped up attacks in the region

1 min read

March 9, 2026 11:05

Israeli rescue and emergency forces at the scene where shrapnel from a ballistic missile fired from Iran fell in Yehud, March 9, 2026 (Flash90)

Antisemitism

Global incidents of antisemitism ‘jump by a third’ since outbreak of Iran war

Half of the incidents reported tied directly to the conflict, according to data from the Combat Antisemitism Movement

1 min read

March 9, 2026 09:56

A window at Temple Emanu-El synagogue in Toronto’s North York area shows bullet damage after gunfire last week struck the building in what police believe was a 'targeted hate incident (Photo: CAM)

Belgium

Explosion at Belgian synagogue was ‘violent act of antisemitism’, mayor says

Police are investigating the blast, which shattered some of the windows of the Synagogue de Liège

1 min read

March 9, 2026 09:39

The interior of the Synagogue of Liège in Belgium. (Photo: JNS/The Municipality of Liège)

Iran

Mojtaba Khamenei confirmed as new supreme leader of Iran

The 56-year-old, the second son of the last supreme leader, is closely linked with the IRGC and, ideologically, has been described as ‘like his father – but on steroids’

2 min read

March 8, 2026 22:54

Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader, pictured in 2020 (Getty Images)

International Women's Day 2026

‘To get ahead, trust your instincts’ says ‘Strictly’ creator

Jane Lush was speaking at a JLC event to mark International Women’s Day

4 min read

March 8, 2026 20:01

Jane Lush (right) with Badannie Gee (far left) and Debbie Fox, JLC interim CEO and Jane Lush (Photo: JLC)

Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani distances City Hall from wife’s social media likes appearing to praise October 7

‘My wife is the love of my life, and she's also a private person who has held no formal position on my campaign or in my City Hall,’ the New York City mayor said when asked about the posts

1 min read

March 8, 2026 13:37