By Ali Minabi

New Israeli massacres in southern Lebanon

TEHRAN – The Israeli regime has waged a new round of aggression in Lebanon. The latest massacre has killed a family with women and children among the casualties.

By staff writer

From Trump to Lebanon: Delusion of decision-making

TEHRAN – When politics loses touch with reality, facts can quickly give way to fiction. The Trump model offers one example; its echoes in Lebanon offer another.

Lebanese government’s reliance on US leaves it exposed

TEHRAN – Lebanon’s government continues to insist that proximity to the United States grants it absolute protection or that it can shield Lebanon from Israeli aggression.

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Lebanon: IMEC pressures, the fading ‘mechanism,’ and the open debate on normalization

SOUTH LEBANON — Lebanon today stands at the intersection of three converging tracks: the collapse of the ceasefire supervisory “Mechanism,” mounting geopolitical pressure through the India–“Middle East” –Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), and deep uncertainty surrounding parliamentary elections.

By Sondoss Al Asaad 

Lebanon’s 2026 elections on a tightrope: Domestic legitimacy vs. foreign calculations

SOUTH LEBANON — As Lebanon approaches its scheduled parliamentary elections in May 2026, an extraordinary debate has taken center stage: whether the vote should happen at all.

By Sondoss Al Asaad 

Lebanon in 2025: A nation adrift in chaos and defiance

BEIRUT —2025 offered no respite for Lebanon. Fleeting moments of calm only exposed deeper rot gnawing at the state’s foundations. Institutions crumble under chronic mismanagement, while political forces wallow in disarray. 

By Shahrokh Saei 

Who benefits from a disarmed Lebanon?

TEHRAN – Lebanon’s fragile ceasefire with Israel, brokered in late November 2024 by the United States and France, was meant to halt hostilities and open the door to a negotiated settlement. Yet more than a year later, the truce has proven largely illusory. Israel continues near-daily strikes on Lebanese territory, claiming to target Hezbollah compounds and rocket launch sites, but offering no verifiable evidence to substantiate its assertions.