The USA is looking to topple the Islamic government in Iran Since the Iranian Revolution , relations between the United States and Iran have remained tense, marked by sanctions, proxy confrontations, diplomatic breakdowns, and recurring military threats. In the current scenario, renewed strikes and security operations attributed to the US and Israel against Iranian linked targets have revived fears that the region may once again be pushed toward wider instability. In the current situation, this long-standing rivalry has taken an unprecedented and highly dangerous turn after direct US and Israeli military action inside Iran that has dramatically reshaped the landscape of Middle East tensions. Recent developments, including direct or indirect attacks on Iranian interests and retaliatory rhetoric from Tehran, have reinforced the perception among many observers that Washington and Tel Aviv are determined to curb Iran’s regional influence at any cost. Critics argue that...
Ever wonder how some terrorists keep dying and resurfacing? As we watched the Afghan Taliban return to power in Afghanistan, we began to slowly realize in the newsroom that our reporting on them would be completely different from now on. They had overnight gone from “international terrorists” to heads of government. This was, of course, the story of that Afghan Taliban, who were extremely difficult to cover from Pakistani newsrooms. Similarly fraught was the reportage on the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the country. Their intertwined networks and shadowy connections were every reporter’s and editor’s nightmare. The dangers of covering terrorism were not just physical for journalists. And as Imran Khan’s CNN Haqqani Network flub revealed Wednesday, keeping track of “terrorist” outfits is a full-time job. The worst part of it has been keeping tabs on their connections with each other, verifying the attacks they have claimed and, oddly enough, their deaths....