Iran Ayatollah's son 'has £100million in property on Billionaire's Row' in North London

January 31, 2026
ABUL TAHER and PADRAIC FLANAGAN

Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, who is touted as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's successor, is said to own 11 properties on Bishops Avenue (pictured)

Iranians seal windows and store food and water as they prepare for attack

January 31, 2026

While the US builds up its military assets in the Gulf, Iranians quietly brace for a new war

Iranians wait for minibuses after arriving at the Razi-Kapikoy border crossing in north-eastern Turkey on 31 January 2026 (AFP)

Iran’s Nationwide Internet Blackout Has Left Us Feeling Hopeless and Helpless

January 30, 2026
Ali Reza Nemati

As Donald Trump threatens further military action, the sense of exhaustion in Iran is palpable.

An Iranian woman looks at an electronic board displayed outside a currency exchange shop in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 20, 2026, following recent unrest in Iran.

West’s hypocrisy over Iran and Gaza proves a regime-change operation in Tehran

January 30, 2026

Far from expressing any condemnation against the Israeli regime, the U.S. and the EU (with minor exceptions) have maintained an odious silence.

US war with Iran demands strategy, not just strength

January 30, 2026
M A Hossain

If and when US attacks Iran, what does Trump expect to achieve—and can any of it realistically be delivered by military force?

A US assault on Iran could quickly spiral into a wider regional war. Image: US Army

“Prevent the Bloodshed”: Filmmaker Sepideh Farsi on Iran Protests & U.S. Threats of Military Strikes

January 30, 2026
The latest reliable estimates of the death toll in Iran’s recent nationwide protests are growing, potentially reaching the tens of thousands. Some estimates place the number of civilians killed by government forces at 30,000 or more. We play a rare eyewitness account of the deadly massacre of protesters in Rasht, Iran, and speak to the Iranian filmmaker and political dissident Sepideh Farsi, who says U.S. military intervention “would only worsen the situation.” She warns that President Trump’s interest in U.S. military action on the country is “for business,” and “not for Iranian people.”

US aims to sway Saudi defence minister to get behind Iran strikes, sources say

January 29, 2026
Sean Mathews

As the Gulf urges the US to engage in diplomacy, the Trump administration is using a Washington visit to pressure the kingdom

The Biggest Threats the Iranian People Face Are America and Israel

January 30, 2026
Stan Cox

EU labels IRGC ‘terrorist organisation’ as Iran-US tensions roil

January 29, 2026

People walk past an anti-US billboard in Tehran, Iran, on 26 January 2026 (Majid Asgaripour/Wana via Reuters)

Iran vows to strike back 'like never before' as Trump intensifies war threats

January 28, 2026

The Islamic Republic has recently threatened to strike both Israel and US bases across West Asia if it comes under attack

‘No Retreat’ – Iran in Control of Hormuz as US ‘Armada’ Deploys, Regional Mediation Intensifies

January 28, 2026

Iran denied recent contact with the US as Washington deployed major military assets, Tehran carried out executions, and regional powers pushed for de-escalation amid mounting war fears.

Iran's battle for survival is the Arab world's fight too

January 28, 2026
David Hearst

Everyone in the region, whatever their past history with the Islamic Republic, should do their utmost to defend Iran and guarantee its sovereignty

An anti-US and anti-Israel banner hangs on a building in Tehran on 27 January 2026, as a US naval strike group has deployed to Middle Eastern waters (Atta Kenare/AFP)

Trump Says Iran Wants To Talk As US Warships Arrive In Middle East Waters

January 28, 2026
( RFE/RL’s Radio Farda ) – A US aircraft carrier group arrived in the Middle East on January 27 as tensions mount over a possible strike against Iran after a brutal crackdown on protests that rights groups say killed thousands of people.

پلیس و سرود

 ترجمهٔ داستانی از نویسندهٔ بزرگ آمریکائی، اُهنری <توضیحات مترجم در این دو ابرو اضافه شده‌ا‌ند>.ا

The Cop and the Anthem

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For Iran, another US–Israeli attack would be an 'existential war'

January27, 2026
Seyed Hossein Mousavian

Tehran will respond in a way that eliminates any incentive for restraint, unleashing a conflict that would be impossible to control

Only Expanding the General Strike Can Stop ICE's Reign of Terror

January 24, 2026

Iran’s Protests are not just about Economics, they’re about an Ideological Crisis

January 25, 2026
Mahsa Ghaffari
(The Conversation) – Iran’s latest wave of unrest is often explained in familiar terms: economic collapse, sanctions, inflation, or sudden political anger. But this framing misses what is actually unfolding.

The Middle East is at a tipping point as the U.S. fuels crisis across the region

January 24, 2026
Mitchell Plitnick

Long-standing crises in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Sudan, Iraq, and Iran are deepening as the U.S. imprint on the Middle East shows no signs of weakening.

US, China once had rare-earth aces in the hole but the US folded

January23, 2026
Ravi Kant

Now China has a kill switch for US defense and high-tech industry, and that explains Trump’s lust for Greenland and Canada