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The Syria-isation of Iran: Why the Islamic Republic could soon share the Assad regime’s fate

Israel’s dominance in the skies has shattered Iran’s defences—now, a strike on Ayatollah Khamenei could bring the entire regime crashing down

By Kasra Aarabi

4 min read

Israeli F-35s and F-15s refueling mid-air with a KC-707 tanker. (Image: IDF)

Iranian drone on display during manoeuvres in Tehran in January this year (Photo: Getty Images)

Why the UK must proscribe the IRGC before it’s too late

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been is under pressure to balance his regime's line with US pressure on its nuclear programme (Image: Getty)

Iran’s Khameini will try to run down the nuclear clock

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Protestors gather to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil (Getty)

We should follow Trump’s lead and deport extremists

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Iranian Supreme leader Ali Khamenei (centre) with President Masoud Pezeshkian (left), Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (second left), Judiciary Chief Mohsen Ejeie (second right) and Hezbollah representative in Iran Abdallah Safieddine reading the Koran during the Friday prayer ceremony on October 04, 2024 in Tehran (Getty Images)

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November 21, 2024 11:09

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This is a golden opportunity to stamp on Tehran

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October 22, 2024 09:15

Posters of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a mass funeral (Getty Images)

Tehran’s disturbing new reality is that Mossad has infiltrated its Lebanese proxy at the highest level

Nasrallah knows the attacks on Hezbollah simply could not have happened without internal collusion

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September 24, 2024 16:13

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Biden’s refusal to act against Iran has led to the current crisis

The ayatollah’s persistent drive for escalation is as much the West’s fault as it is rooted in his regime’s bloodlust

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August 14, 2024 13:07

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Iran’s new ‘moderate’ leader is part of the game

The presidency is a rubber stamp and the face of the regime to give a mask of reformism

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July 25, 2024 07:45

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Proscribing the IRGC will be Starmer’s first real test

Sir Keir will have to overcome Whitehall’s fear of being labelled Islamophobic for doing so

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June 19, 2024 10:36

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military personnel parade under an Iranian Kheibar Shekan Ballistic missile in Tehran during a rally commemorating the International Quds Day, also known as the Jerusalem day, on 29 April 2022. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto)

The evidence shows Iran’s lead role in October 7

The regime in Tehran can see that the US and Europe have no appetite for confrontation

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December 21, 2023 15:17

Two men holding Iranian flag in front of Azadi Tower during funeral of General Qassem (Qasem) Soleimani in Tehran, Iran

A year after the murder of Mahsa Amini, Britain must find the will to deal with Iran

The government has not even imposed sufficient sanctions, let alone proscribed the IRGC

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September 21, 2023 08:41

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August 3, 2023 13:30

‘The era of the Jews will soon be at an end,’ IRGC chief tells London audience

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