Iran

Israel’s airstrikes may be over, but fear still stalks Iran

A fresh terror has struck Tehran – a crackdown by a regime unable to protect its own citizens

Expert views on the US attack on Iran

Trump’s feel-bad foreign policy is guided by emotion, not logic

Some of the US president’s decisions may seem contradictory but they reflect his understanding of the emotional needs of his Maga supporters

You can't bomb Iran into democracy

Far away from my homeland I don’t remember, I am seeing better than I have in years. It is imperative to keep resisting

Artists and writers in Tehran face an uncertain future

Sana Nassari, a British-Iranian poet living in London, shares the thoughts of friends and colleagues in Tehran trying to make sense of the daily airstrikes

Bunker busters were a warning to the world

Trump hates foreign wars – so he opted for a massive show of strength instead

The history of now: Israel and Iran

The two countries are often portrayed as arch-enemies but their shared history stretches back millennia and is marked by periods of cooperation and friendship

The myth of Khamenei is over

As the US enters the war, Iranians huddle in the dark while their ruler retreats into paranoia. Rana Rahimpour reports on the mood in Tehran as power drains from the regime

International law does not permit regime change in Iran

Diplomacy needs to continue and the rules followed, says barrister and professor of law Philippe Sands

The Observer view: Iran’s Berlin moment

Israel’s allies cannot afford to waste it

The UK needs to prepare for regime change in Tehran

The government’s policy on Iran is not grounded in reality – Britain must come up with a comprehensive plan, and do so fast

‘We don’t want Israel or the US handing us freedom on a drone.’ Tehran reacts to strikes

Amid the chaos and calls for evacuation, people are scrambling for food, internet access and information

An ‘easy target’? Killing the ayatollah would be almost unprecedented

Donald Trump’s rejection of Israel’s proposal to assassinate Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, revealed an extraordinary conversation. There is little precedent for presidents or prime ministers killing their opposite numbers, even in wartime

Israel says Iran was months from a nuclear weapon. Others aren’t so sure

Claims Iran is close to building a bomb have been made for decades

Israel’s strikes represent a stern test for Iran’s ayatollahs

Attacks by Israel could convince Iran it needs nuclear weapons to deter future aggression

No ordinary war: we have entered the age of impunity

The US once held Netanyahu back. Israel’s attacks on Iran prove that restraint has gone

Iran’s nuclear brinkmanship can't mask decline

As repression tightens in Tehran, so has the rhetoric about Israel

Any Israeli sense of victory will be short lived

Israel may have the intelligence, the capability and impunity to attack its enemies, but it cannot destroy them