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Deepika Saraswat
Articles by Deepika Saraswat

Tehran’s choices after Israeli strikes in Beirut

A potentially extended round of tit-for-tat strikes between Iran and Israel is rife with unpredictable consequences for an already destabilised region.

Lebanese civil defence work at the site of an Israeli air strike in the Basta area, in Beirut, on October 11, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. An Israeli air strike killed at least 22 people in central Beirut on October 10, as Israeli ground troops in Lebanon were accused of firing on the UN's peacekeeping headquarters, injuring two Blue Helmets. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (AFP)
Published on Oct 11, 2024 09:13 PM IST

In Iran, a battle between polarising political views

The Pezeshkian-Jalili run-off on July 5 will be a showdown between the two most polarising political visions for the country.

Vehicles move past a billboard displaying the faces of the six presidential candidates (L-R) Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Amirhossein Ghazizadeh-Hashemi Alireza Zakani, Saeed Jalili, Mostafa Pourmohammadi and Masoud Pezeshkianin in the Iranian capital Tehran on June 29, 2024. Iran's sole reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili are set to go to runoffs after securing the highest number of votes in Iran's presidential election, the interior ministry said. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (AFP)
Published on Jul 01, 2024 08:38 PM IST

President Raisi’s demise leaves Iran at a crossroads

Raisi’s rise to the presidency had been systematically brought about by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as part of a generational change in Iran’s political leadership.

People hold up posters of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a mourning ceremony for him at Vali-e-Asr square in downtown Tehran, Iran,(AP)
Published on May 21, 2024 10:08 PM IST

Iran-Israel conflict no longer a shadow war

Iran’s direct retaliation against Israel marks the end of the shadow war and the beginning of an uncertain future for the region.

An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel on April 14. (REUTERS/File)(HT_PRINT)
Published on Apr 22, 2024 10:56 PM IST

Deciphering the shadow war between Iran, Israel

What is clear is that what started as a Hamas-Israel conflict three months ago has morphed into a shadow war between Israel and Iran.

Mourners attend the funeral of three Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members killed in Damascus in a strike blamed on Israel on January 20, in the Iranian capital Tehran on January 22, 2023. The strike on Damascus targeting the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Syria spy chief killed 13 people, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on on January 21 in an updated toll. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)(AFP)
Published on Jan 24, 2024 12:04 AM IST
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