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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.

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. 

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.

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.

The US and Israel’s war is inevitably also Europe’s war. But Europe is divided on how to act.

The war in the Middle East is turning into a global oil crisis and fuel costs in Europe are soaring.

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?

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?

The Popular Mobilisation Forces, created in 2014 to defend against IS, are causing serious instability in Iraq.

Since Iran imposed an ultimatum on Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan, demanding their complete disarmament and relocation away from border areas, tensions have been running high.

Hamas, with its extremist ideology, has never stopped advocating for the destruction of Israel. Why?