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Inside Iran's Basij militia, the regime's last line of defense

January 15, 2026

Blinding demonstrators by shooting at their eyes. Carrying out arbitrary arrests and raids. Spying on civilians. Silencing the media. Spreading propaganda. Iran’s brutal Basij militia is the regime’s force built to crush dissent at any cost. Will it hold against the fury of the streets?

United States

New York Times: Netanyahu asked Trump not to strike Iran

Or Shaked

Commentary

Who is behind Trump's apparent climbdown on Iran?

Ariel Kahana

Middle East

Report: Gulf States press to avoid Iran strike as US-Iran tensions ease

Dudi Kogan

Magazine

The big move Trump is planning against Iran

Amit Segal

Desperate ayatollahs might drink from the poisoned chalice

Anonymous/Getty Images; Reuters, EPA The US

Iran says Trump scraps attack plans, situation 'fully under control'

Neta Bar

Social media

Iranian forces raid cities in Oct. 7-style rampage

Neta Bar

Pahlavi vows Israel-Iran peace, end to nuclear program

Front: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Pahlavi vows Israel-Iran peace, end to nuclear program

Erez Linn

Magazine

Inside Iran's Basij militia, the regime's last line of defense

January 15, 2026

Magazine

The big move Trump is planning against Iran

Despite the concerns, there is no decision-maker who would not back an aggressive American move against Tehran. What Israel was planning to strike in June, before Trump ordered the aircraft turned back? And also: the enormous sum the IDF could save if the regime falls.

January 15, 2026

Feature

Iran's vanished paradise: Caviar and Israeli tourists

Before the 1979 Islamic Revolution transformed everything, Tehran rivaled Paris as a cosmopolitan playground where Israelis vacationed freely, Western music filled nightclubs, and the Concorde landed at desert resorts.

January 15, 2026

Explainer

These are Trump's Iran strike options

The uncertainty surrounding available military and non-military approaches – and their potential to achieve Trump's stated goal to "rescue" demonstrators – remains high, with significant risk of counterproductive outcomes.

January 15, 2026

Iranian exiles march across Europe with dream of return

Feature

Iranian exiles march across Europe with dream of return

As protests intensify in Iran, hundreds of thousands of exiles from Berlin to Zurich rally in solidarity, dreaming of democracy and the downfall of the Islamic regime.

January 14, 2026

Iran races to develop chemical weapons before Trump-Netanyahu meeting

Analysis

Regime's collapse could unleash nightmare scenario for Israel

Moderate factions gaining power and negotiating fresh international agreements could trigger sanctions relief, economic revitalization, and political rehabilitation for Iran, while simultaneously eroding global willingness to challenge Tehran, leaving Israel diplomatically isolated.

January 14, 2026

Analysis

Desperate ayatollahs might drink from the poisoned chalice

The Iranian regime is cornered. With the economy in ruins and protests raging, Khamenei's only survival option might be a humiliating surrender by accepting Trump's terms to end its nuclear program.

January 14, 2026

Analysis

Israel reconsiders the future of US military aid

Prime Minister Netanyahu has declared his intention to gradually reduce US security assistance, which currently stands at $3.8 billion a year. Is such a move feasible? What would be its implications for Israel’s security, its international standing, and Israel–US relations?

January 12, 2026