Iran

Israel uncovers global IRGC terror network targeting officials

Security officials linked the paramilitary to a recent series of arrests in Azerbaijan, but said its activities spanned the breadth of Europe and into the Middle East

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

Crowds gather near posters displaying assassinated military leaders, including Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC Hossein Salami (C), during a state funeral in Enqelab Square, Tehran, on June 28, 2025 (Getty Images)

Iran

Teen and two men charged over Iran International firebomb attack

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026 (Getty Images)

Donald Trump

Trump Middle East policy not driven by Israel, insists Hegseth

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

Iran

Boastful Iranian leaders signal ever more hardline views as regime insiders tell JC that IRGC is in control

By Ali Hamedani

3 min read

Reza Mohaddes (C), a presenter and editor-in-chief for Iran International, taking part in a news broadcast at the network's studio in London (Getty Images)

Iranian dissidents

Three arrested over attempted arson of Iran International offices

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Mossad

Iran mission not complete until regime change, says outgoing Mossad chief

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

Lebanon

Israel and Lebanon ‘on the same side’ after DC talks

By Melanie Swan

2 min read

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Netanyahu trial delayed again after Shin Bet security warning

The service asked for the cancellation of the prime minister’s scheduled hearings due to the risk of an attack by Iranian agents

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

April 14, 2026 11:05

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu attends his trial on corruption charges at the district court in Tel Aviv, on March 12, 2025 (Getty Images)

Observers baffled as UK nominates Iran for UN human rights committee

The Islamic Republic is believed to have executed four people a day on average in 2025

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

April 13, 2026 12:05

A memorial for many of those executed by the Islamic Republic (Image: Getty images)

IDF ‘preparing’ for return to Iran War after US talks break down

President Trump, meanwhile, has threatened to blockade Iran’s ports until a peace deal is achieved

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

April 13, 2026 10:25

Members of the Iranian security forces stand guard under a large portrait of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, on April 9, 2026, in Tehran, Iran (Getty Images)

Inside Iran, the regime is toasting ‘triumph’ against the US

But for many ordinary Iranians, the collapse of talks prompted a different kind of hope – that Trump may return to finish off the IRGC

By Ali Hamedani

3 min read

April 12, 2026 17:26

Motorists pass under a banner featuring a portrait of Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new Supreme Leader, on April 12, 2026 in Tehran, Iran (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Israel’s Lebanon strikes ‘deeply damaging’, says Foreign Secretary

Yvette Cooper calls for Lebanon truce amid rising casualties and fears for Middle East stability

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

April 10, 2026 13:13

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper speaks during the annual Easter banquet at Mansion House on April 9, 2026 in London (Getty Images)

‘Not the agreement we have’: Trump cautions Iran over Hormuz tolls

The US president guaranteed oil would be allowed through the vital shipping line after striking a ceasefire deal with Tehran

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

April 10, 2026 11:05

US President Trump speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026 (Getty Images)

By Stephen Pollard

The Iran victory myth and the ceasefire of a battered regime

The military achievements against the Islamic Republic are staggering and by striking the Gulf states, Tehran has driving them closer to the US and Israel

4 min read

April 8, 2026 10:00