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.
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.
Yugoslavia sought to prosecute Jerusalem's Grand Mufti for war crimes, but Arab pressure buried the evidence. The archived investigation reveals his direct role in Nazi atrocities across the Balkans.
With tensions high and missteps feared, Jerusalem assures Putin it seeks no escalation, while tweets from Israeli opposition figures spark alarm in Tehran.
2025 was saturated with conflict. From Southeast Asia through the Himalayas and the Middle East to Ukraine, there is little reason to believe the trend will ease in the coming year. Europe is rearming at an unprecedented pace, Russia is growing bolder, China more aggressive, and the US is massing forces in the Caribbean. And the Middle East? As always.
Even in a secret hideout, María Corina Machado, Venezuela's opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, doesn't give up. "The transition to democracy has begun, truth defeated Maduro."
After Yemen and Tehran, it looks like the US is preparing for another strike, this time much closer to home. What began as an action against drug smuggling may develop into a full-blown conflict. So why is Venezuela in the crosshairs, will its friendship with the Islamic Republic change the character of the campaign, and how does this affect Israel?
Witkoff and Kushner on one side, Rubio and Huckabee on the other: beneath the surface, the US administration is divided over who should be Israel’s next prime minister.
The leading candidates, Head of Hamas Political Bureau in Gaza Khalil al-Hayya and Head of Hamas Diaspora Bureau Khaled Mashaal, reflect a quiet battle between Iran and the Qatari-Turkish axis.
The terrorist organization may have been weakened, but it is using every spare moment to rebuild. The strategy is to deny Israel a pretext to strike, while quietly rebuilding its power with vast sums of money smuggled in by Iran. If the US and its allies in the region want to settle the matter, there is only one thing they can do.
