Days after Iranian officials rejected calls to dissolve the PMF, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, arrived in Baghdad on August 11, 2025, for a three-day visit to sign a joint security memorandum.

Lebanon is working to reshape its relationship with Iran on a state-to-state basis, distancing it from the influence of Hezbollah, the Tehran-backed group that Beirut has set a plan to disarm, ending the era of unchecked weapons in the country.

Iran on the brink of thirst: Rivers dried up, lakes vanished, and millions of Iranians struggle daily for a drop of water. The story of five consecutive years of drought.

Iran plans to cut four zeros from the rial, but experts warn it may be largely symbolic without broader economic reforms.

Shiite factions under the Popular Mobilization Forces have penetrated Iraq’s economic sphere, sparking genuine concern among major traders about losing their livelihoods to competitors backed by the power of arms.

“Israel’s” recent aggression against Iran has sent shockwaves through the country’s top security institutions, exposing vulnerabilities in a leadership whose cohesion has been steadily eroding.

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The European troika, in agreement with the U.S., has set the end of August 2025 as the final deadline to reinstate the snapback mechanism on Iran, unless Tehran shows cooperation with the IAEA and returns to the diplomatic path.

As Iraq’s parliamentary elections draw closer, political factions are stepping up their media campaigns, using crises and incidents to discredit rivals, even at the cost of civilian lives.

Salim Ahmed Said, also known as Salem Omeid, is one man with two names who has been making headlines across Iraq since early July 2025 after the U.S. Treasury blacklisted him as an Iraqi businessman allegedly leading a “shadow fleet” smuggling Iranian oil.

The U.S. and major European countries have set the end of August as the deadline for reaching a new nuclear deal with Iran, otherwise sanctions lifted under the 2015 deal will be reimposed.

After the Houthis restarted attacks in the Red Sea following a months-long break, many have questioned why now and if the U.S. could restart its military strikes in Yemen, which have been paused since May 2025.

As part of a harsh deportation campaign that accelerated sharply last month, hundreds of thousands of Afghans have been expelled from Iran.

Catherine Shakdam made headlines across Iranian media after former reformist presidential candidate Mostafa Kavakebian accused her of infiltrating the country’s sensitive institutions by engaging in sexual relationships with 120 high-ranking officials.

In an interview with Al-Estiklal, specialist in Chinese foreign policy Razan Shawamreh discussed China’s growing role in the Middle East, highlighting its foreign policy approach, and the gap between its rhetoric and actions in relations with "Israel" and Iran.