Iran has indicated it could pull out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The ramifications of such a rare decision and what FIFA's options are, are explained.

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"The strategy in choosing a hardliner as the new leader would be to consolidate the base, but they're ending up with an ...

Iran's new supreme leader faces a massive external assault and growing internal anger at a time when the backing of the ...

Iran's next leader faces a massive external assault and internal anger, and it is unclear whether the country would rally behind a hardliner.

Islamic Republic's Survival By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, March 8 (Reuters) - Iran's next leader faces a massive ...

The next supreme leader may see "authority exercised in a more collective, securitized, and bureaucratic manner," an expert said.

Without a clear next-in-line in place, Iran has formed a three-man leadership council to assume power until Khamenei’s successor is chosen.

The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader in U.S. and Israeli attacks leaves a power vacuum. Here are some of the potential contenders to fill it.

Israel claims to have killed Iran’s top security official Ali Shamkhani, a veteran Revolutionary Guard and key architect of Iran-Saudi rapprochement.

Iran’s ethnic composition and political divisions suggest that a post-Islamic Republic Iran would not be hospitable to ...