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How arming the Kurds in Iran could lead to "civil war on steroids"
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How arming the Kurds in Iran could lead to "civil war on steroids"

As Trump looks for new ways to pressure Tehran, backing Kurdish militants could open a volatile new front—alarming Turkey and risking a dangerous escalation.

​An explosion in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, Iran, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in this still image from a social media video released on March 5, 2026.
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New fronts of Iran conflict, A better week for Russia than Ukraine, US and Spain butt heads

Two Iranian drones hit Azerbaijan, Iran’s northern neighbor, on Thursday, injuring four people and expanding the Iran conflict onto another front.

​People attend the funeral of a person who was killed in alleged Pakistani airstrikes, in the Ghani Khel district of Nangarhar province.
Analysis

From allies to enemies: Pakistan and Afghanistan in “open war”

While Iran fights in a new war against Israel and the United States, its neighbors to the east have been drawn into a conflict of their own.

Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, visits Hezbollah's office in Tehran, Iran, October 1, 2024.
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Khamenei’s son emerges as favorite to succeed him, Nepal to hold election, US helps Ecuador in drug raids

When the Islamic Republic’s senior clerics met yesterday to decide on the next supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly emerged as the favorite to succeed his assassinated father, Ali Khamenei.

​A satellite image shows black smoke rising and heavy damage at Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's compound in Tehran, Iran, on February 28, 2026.
Analysis

Iran conflict spirals, with no end in sight

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead, the conflict is spreading, and US President Donald Trump still isn’t clear on who he wants to run Iran.

Almost everyone in Iran “just waiting for Ayatollah Khamenei to die”
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Almost everyone in Iran “just waiting for Ayatollah Khamenei to die”

For many in Iran, it’s a waiting game for how long Ayatollah Khamenei has left to live.

​Iranian pro-government protesters wave national flags while participating in an anti-war protest gathering against the U.S. and Israeli military attacks in Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on February 28, 2026.
Analysis

The US and Israel struck Iran. What happens next?

The US and Israel struck several sites in coordinated attacks across Iran this morning. The total number of casualties across Iran is also unknown, though one of the missiles hit a girls’ school in Iran, reportedly killing 53 people.