U.S.-Spain tensions escalated after President Donald Trump sharply criticized Madrid for refusing to cooperate with U.S. military operations against Iran.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged decisive action against Iran following Operation Epic Fury, describing the campaign as a critical effort to weaken Tehran’s military power.
The UK’s decision to greenlight US airstrike launches marks a significant development as the United States received approval to use British bases for limited strikes targeting Iran’s missile capabilities.
Backlash intensified after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the U.S.-Israel strike that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Backlash erupted after The New York Times described Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a “Hard-Line Cleric Who Made Iran a Regional Power.”
A growing chemical weapons alarm surrounds Iran after a new report alleged the regime may have used banned agents against protesters during unrest that began in December 2025.
Khamenei photos released by Iran’s regime are drawing scrutiny from opposition groups who say the images were staged to conceal internal weakness and declining morale within the country’s security forces.
A push to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization advanced Thursday as the European Union (EU) moved to formally prescribe the group, with Germany saying that implementation would move quickly.
