Iran: the revolution that shook the world
Forty years ago, Ayatollah Khomeini returned from exile to overthrow Iran’s corrupt monarchy. The revolt radicalised the region and…
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Michael Axworthy
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How Pelagius’s philosophy of free will shaped European culture
Like the rebel theologian, we believe in the perfectibility of mankind, the ability of people to make the right…
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Trump’s diplomatic vandalism over Iran
The president's decision puts the US and Iran back on the old path of confrontation and escalation that could end…
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Donald Trump ending the Iran nuclear deal is an outbreak of organised stupidity
Trump wants to demolish the Obama legacy, and to woo a hard-line Republican element.
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Qasem Soleimani and the remaking of the Middle East
As the leader of the notorious Qods force, Soleimani was the key figure in Iran’s projection of military power…
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Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was funny and brave – and it made her enemies
Remembering the Maltese journalist killed by a car bomb, minutes after she warned about "crooks".
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Sunni vs Shia: the roots of Islam’s civil war
How this conflict – played out in the rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia – is destabilising the world.
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Why Tehran hates Isis: how religious rifts are fueling conflict
Above all, the Islamic republic wants stability – and to fight back against a group that despises Shia Muslims.
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