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?
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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.
In recent weeks, as thousands died and the threat of famine settled over Gaza, the relationship Israel and its western allies had started to fracture. Iran’s attack appears likely to change that.
Iran’s attack on Israel may have failed, but its timing was orchestrated to create maximum division.
A long-running conflict between adversaries Israel and Iran fell short of open confrontation – until both countries took more direct aim at each other.
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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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis 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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Associate, German Institute for International and Security Affairs
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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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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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President, University of La Verne
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Professor of History and International Affairs, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Lecturer in the Contemporary Middle East and Iran, University of Manchester
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PhD in Politics, Lancaster University
