While Venezuela was not an Iranian proxy in the Syrian or Hezbollah mold, it functioned as an enabler, providing funds that helped sustain Iran’s proxies. For Israel, the significance of Washington’s weekend arrest of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro and his wife goes well beyond the shiver it likely sent down spines in Tehran.

Israel’s and Iran’s defenses are still vulnerable after the June war, so why is their leaders’ rhetoric so bellicose? The rationale for renewed hostilities still exists, but both governments also have an interest in deflecting dissent.

DONALD Trump delayed a major military blitz on Iran after a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US sources revealed. Netanyahu reportedly asked the US president to hold off

The ayatollahs’ rule was shaped by the bloody eight-year war that Saddam Hussein’s Iraq launched in the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The social compact that endured since that trauma was that Iranians would acquiesce to hardship and restrictions in return for a strong state that protects them from foreign attack.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated Saturday that his country is engaged in a 'full-fledged war' with the US, Israel and Europe, describing the multifaceted pressures on Iran as 'far more

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, Israel has made significant efforts to influence Iranian public opinion. However, it is important to distinguish between documented Israeli operations and controversial claims.

The regime may have been able to crush the latest wave of protests using its tried-and-tested playbook of repression. But the fundamental grievances animating protesters haven’t gone away.

Still reeling from Israeli retaliatory attacks over the summer, Iran claimed over the weekend to be in the midst of a “full-scale war” with Europe, the United States and Israel.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has long been accustomed to challenges, relentless pressure, and widely believed misrepresentations about it.

President Donald Trump said he "convinced himself" to stop military intervention in Iran amid widespread protests throughout the country.