Ali Khamenei killed in opening strikes

A US drone strike near Baghdad International Airport killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces deputy Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and others. Washington said the strike...

Iran and the remaining JCPOA participants began Vienna talks while US representatives participated indirectly through European intermediaries. Iran insisted that US sanctions be lifted before its...

On April 1, a strike destroyed a building in Iran’s diplomatic compound in Damascus and killed senior IRGC officers; Israel neither claimed nor denied responsibility. On April 13 Iran launched...

After France, Germany, and the United Kingdom triggered the JCPOA snapback process in August, UN sanctions returned on September 28, according to the E3 and EU. The EU Council adopted its own...

The United States and Israel launched a joint military campaign against Iran. This opening use of force set the conflict in motion; Iranian retaliation followed. A decolonial reading starts with...

Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab was struck during the opening attacks. Human Rights Watch reviewed imagery and called for an independent investigation, reporting scores of civilian deaths...

Iran launched missile and drone attacks after the US-Israeli assault, targeting Israel and sites across several Gulf states. These actions widened the battlefield and put civilians and civilian...

Iran announced restrictions on navigation as vessels were hit and shipowners paused transits through the Strait of Hormuz. The chokepoint carries a large share of global oil and gas trade; its...

On 1 March, US Central Command reported that three US service members had been killed and five seriously wounded in Operation Epic Fury. The announcement establishes human costs among US forces...

Hezbollah entered the conflict with attacks on Israel. Israel responded with strikes in Lebanon and later expanded military operations there. Lebanese civilians became exposed to a related front,...