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How did Iran become the sworn enemy of Israel and the United States, despite being allies of Iran’s Shah in the 1970s? A look at shifting geopolitics and war in a troubled region.

A new war erupted on 28 February 2026 when American and Israeli airstrikes hit Iran. Why is this happening?

Is the Russian president losing influence? Whether it be with his Iranian ally, his Chinese partner or on the battlefield in Ukraine, the Kremlin strongman no longer seems invincible.

Iran caught on hidden camera: from the suppressed uprising of January 2026 to the resumption of US air strikes.

Iranians experienced the first few days of the Israeli-American airstrikes with hope, joy, fear and trepidation.

A young woman observes an empty Tehran from her terrace, as Israeli American airstrikes continue.

Exclusive images and eyewitness accounts from inside Iran of the protests and bloody repression in January.

The Iranian regime is under threat both from outside by the United States and Israel, and from inside: many Iranians want an end to authoritarianism. 

As the Iranian regime brutally crushes the people’s resistance, brave Iranians still try and make their voices heard.

How did Iran become the sworn enemy of Israel and the United States, despite being allies of Iran’s Shah in the 1970s? A look at shifting geopolitics and war in a troubled region.

For more than forty years, Iran, Israel and the United States have been fighting a covert war. A look back at this long war which has brought hardship and choas to the Middle East. 

The Iranian diaspora tell how the brutal repression of protests in Iran have affected them.

Farad Fathi is a Mullah who wants to speak directly to young people to keep them on the path of the Iranian Islamic Revolution.

Iran and Saudi Arabia have long been rivals in the Middle East. But with open war between Iran and Israel, is this the moment where Saudi Arabia cements its regional dominance?

Afghanistan's immense mineral reserves, vital for modern technology, are in the hands of the Taliban regime.

Caught between regional powers, Armenia is constantly fighting for survival in the powder keg of the Caucasus

Mapping the World explores how armed groups supported by Iran - Hezbollah, Houthi rebels and Iraqi militias - have become key players in the Middle East.

Straits across the world are crucial for global trade and provide strategic advantages for neighbouring countries.

Two countries whose rivalry shapes the balance of power in the Middle East...

How can the EU better organise its energy policy to be less vulnerable to external shocks such as war in the Middle East?