By Simin Fadaee, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Manchester Israel’s recent surprise attack on Iran was ostensibly aimed at neutralising Iran’s nuclear programme, but it didn’t just damage nuclear installations. It killed scientists, engineers and...

By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra It looks, at least for now, as though tensions in the Middle East are easing somewhat. It appears much less likely Iran will try to...

By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University After 12 days of war, US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran that would bring to an end the most dramatic, direct...

By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University After 12 days of war, US President Donald Trump has announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran that would bring to an end the most dramatic,...

By Sahar Maranlou, Lecturer in Law and Socio-legal Studies, Royal Holloway University of London Ali Khamenei was born in Mashhad, Iran, in 1939, as the second son of a local religious leader, Javad Khamenei, and...