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Unlike Hamas, Hezbollah is a large, well-equipped army with the capability to badly hurt Israel.
A supporter of reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian at a campaign event in Tehran on June 23, 2024.
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On June 28, Iranians will pick a new president. Relations with the West have been a key campaign issue.
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The regime’s primary objective in this week’s election is to increase voter turnout. This has led many to use Western social media platforms in an attempt to engage with younger people.
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Israel has cogent reasons for wanting to eliminate the threat from Hezbollah, but previous interventions in Lebanon have come at a cost.
Women hold up photographs of Iranian president Raisi who was killed in a helicopter crash.
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Iran’s government have declared their former president is a martyr, and this is forming part of the political campaign ahead of the election.
Close allies: Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the man who was expected to succeed him, President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopted crash on May 19 2024.
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Middle East expert Scott Lucas answers our questions about the politicians vying to become the next president of Iran.
Hezbollah fighters carrying out a training exercise in southern Lebanon, May 21 2023.
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Hezbollah’s evolving capabilities are taking Israel by surprise.
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Moderates are likely to be shut out of the race for the presidency, now seen as a stepping stone to Iran’s top job.
Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, speaks to the media after casting his vote during the 2024 parliamentary elections in Tehran, Iran.
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The sudden death of Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, has also sparked much speculation about the identity of the country’s next supreme leader.
Members of the Sudanese Armed Forces on Aug. 14, 2023.
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Tehran is supplying weapons to the Sudanese Armed Forces as they fight a paramilitary group for control of the nation.
A mourning ceremony for President Ebrahim Raisi at Vali-e-Asr Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 20, 2024.
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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.
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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?
Iranian rescue workers near the wreckage of the helicopter that crashed carrying Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, in Tabriz province, Iran.
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Iran’s president and foreign minister killed in helicopter crash – we ask an expert what might happen next.
Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, is reported by state media to have died following a helicopter crash.
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced a five day period of mourning following the discovery of wreckage on hillside.
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The decision is a missed opportunity to move away from Australia’s practice of indefinite immigration detention.
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The United States and Israel are gifting Iran and its message of defiance enormous appeal, well beyond the imagination of Iranian authorities.
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A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
Many Israelis want a ceasefire and security – and the return of their hostages.
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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.
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Iran and the US have been at loggerheads for decades. But in recent years much of the conflict has moved into cyberspace.
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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.