Saturday, 28 February, 2026 , 10:08 AFP — Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, a pillar of its theocratic system since the Islamic revolution, has seen off a succession of crises throughout his rule with a mixture of repression and strategic manoeuvring but now could be facing his biggest challenge.
Saturday, 28 February, 2026 , 09:26 AFP — The wave of strikes launched by the United States against Iran may spark retaliatory attacks on the tens of thousands of American troops deployed across the Middle East.
Saturday, 28 February, 2026 , 09:22 AFP — In the days leading up to US and Israeli strikes on Iran, the Islamic republic's neighbours were fearful that strikes on the country could destabilise the entire region.
Saturday, 28 February, 2026 , 09:10 AFP — Warplanes and missiles were seen flying through Iraqi airspace as Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, witnesses and a military source told AFP.
Saturday, 28 February, 2026 , 09:08 AFP — Iran is a vast, ethnically diverse Muslim-majority country rich in resources that has been ruled by a clerical system since the 1979 revolution ousted the monarchy.
Saturday, 28 February, 2026 , 09:02 AFP — Iran is a vast, ethnically diverse Muslim-majority country rich in resources that has been ruled by a clerical system since the 1979 revolution ousted the monarchy.
Friday, 27 February, 2026 , 13:41 AFP — In the Iraqi mountains near Iran, an exiled Kurdish Iranian commander told AFP that whether or not the US launches strikes on Iran, he will still seek regime change in order to win self-determination for the Kurds.
Friday, 27 February, 2026 , 11:39 AFP — Jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan said Friday the path was open to "a new political era" exactly a year after his historic call to end a long armed Kurdish struggle against Turkey.
Friday, 27 February, 2026 , 10:07 AFP — Jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan said Friday the path was open to "a new political era" exactly a year after his historic call to end a long armed Kurdish struggle against Turkey.
Thursday, 26 February, 2026 , 14:44 AFP — A complaint has been filed in Switzerland accusing Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi of crimes against humanity linked to anti-government protests in his country in recent years, lawyers said Thursday.
