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Iran Prepares for Next War with Israel
Amid conflicting newspaper headlines and a tense public mood, Tehran appears caught between two fraught choices: showing weakness and risking internal unrest, or projecting strength and risking war. Yet signs are mounting that the Islamic Republic is preparing for a second round of conflict with Israel. In a phone interview with Alhurra, an opposition member…
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Iran – Israel: A Conflict Reset
At first, the confrontation played out through proxy arenas in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Iraq, as Israel and Iran traded blows from behind the scenes. Then, the confrontation escalated. In April 2024, an international interception network thwarted a large-scale attack launched from Tehran. Israel responded with airstrikes on several sites, most notably near Isfahan, a…
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Israel Gears Up for the ‘Third Circle’
As regional tensions rise and signs of military escalation grow, Israel and Iran are moving swiftly to redraw the rules of engagement. While Israel reshapes its defense priorities and accelerates its armament plans in preparation for a potential direct confrontation, Tehran is intensifying military drills and upgrading its missile and drone programs. Together, these moves…
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Iran on a Powder Keg
On the streets of Tehran, the blare of car horns mixes with the shouts of angry citizens—individuals and crowds—capturing a scene wide open to all possibilities. After months of Israeli strikes that exposed the regime’s weakness, protests are spreading, fueled by inflation, unemployment, and repression. Videos obtained by Alhurra document popular gatherings in more than…
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Iran’s Shattered Ring of Fire: What Next?
With Hezbollah in Lebanon in disarray and Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria gone, Iran’s carefully constructed “Ring of Fire” around Israel has all but collapsed. The question now: does Tehran try to revive it, or pivot to a new playbook? For decades, Iran’s Middle East strategy has been built on a web of militias –…
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How Mossad’s ‘Foreign Legion’ Breached Iran’s Nuclear Program
For more than two decades, Iran’s nuclear program has been one of the most pressing threats troubling decision-makers in Israel. In confronting these threats, the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad has emerged as a powerful force in the covert battle to sabotage the project and prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Israel has adopted a…