The sudden death of Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, has also sparked much speculation about the identity of the country’s next supreme leader.
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Tehran is supplying weapons to the Sudanese Armed Forces as they fight a paramilitary group for control of the nation.
The late President Ebrahim Raisi was supposedly being groomed to succeed an aging Ali Khamenei. The succession is a complex process, more dependent on politics than religion.
Ebrahim Raisi held substantial sway over Iran’s domestic and foreign policies. So, how will the regime fill his void at a challenging time for the country?
Iran’s president and foreign minister killed in helicopter crash – we ask an expert what might happen next.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced a five day period of mourning following the discovery of wreckage on hillside.
The decision is a missed opportunity to move away from Australia’s practice of indefinite immigration detention.
The United States and Israel are gifting Iran and its message of defiance enormous appeal, well beyond the imagination of Iranian authorities.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
It’s a precarious situation, but pressure from the US and Saudi Arabia, among others, is gradually pushing the two warring sides towards a deal. But a lot can still go wrong.
Iran and the US have been at loggerheads for decades. But in recent years much of the conflict has moved into cyberspace.
Iranian commentators are warning of a potential economic shock and wider public unrest should Trump resume his ‘maximum pressure’ campaign against the country’s leaders.
Jordan’s foreign policy has landed the kingdom in hot water.
More than 240 US personnel died in truck bombing – remembered as the worst day in his career by Gen. Alfred M. Gray Jr., who died on March 20, 2024.
Israel’s latest missile strike on Iran may be more a face-saving exercise aimed at satisfying members of its coalition government than a true escalation of hostilities.
How far the violent exchanges between Israel and Iran will escalate may well hinge on how strong the two sides’ leader need to appear to their own people.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
Iran has reached a stage in its weapons programme where it would be difficult for a single strike to do significant damage.
The small Gulf state has hosted high-level Western and Iranian delegations, passing messages between them.
The case could result in further limits on the immigration minister’s powers to keep refugees in detention indefinitely.
Top contributors
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Senior Lecturer in History and International Relations, Curtin University
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Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Convenor of the Middle East Studies Forum (MESF), and Acting Director the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate, German Institute for International and Security Affairs
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Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford
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Lecturer in Politics and International Studies, The Open University
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Lecturer in the Contemporary Middle East and Iran, University of Manchester
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PhD Candidate, School of Law, University of Portsmouth
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President, University of La Verne
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Professor of History and International Affairs, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
