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Keeping the Faith

Anat Bernstein-Reich

A direct hit can penetrate even a safe room. For years, I was convinced that my safe room was truly safe. But over the past few days, I have started to wonder, am I really protected? I’m beginning to question the quality of the safe room itself

The Revolution’s Last Stand

Jason Burke

The Iranian regime is being thinned out. Whoever is in power in Tehran at the end of this conflict is likely to be radically different. It could be a new version of the same regime. It could be a descent into Syria-like chaos. And the regime may end with a whimper, not a bang, and it may be replaced with something equally unpleasant or worse

War On Iran

Sudeep Paul

Can the Islamic republic survive as Israel vows to destroy its nuclear facilities?

Deny and Be Damned

S Prasannarajan

In Iran it’s an exhausted revolution’s last struggle

The Dreamliner That Didn’t Climb

V Shoba

The crash of AI171 exposes the narrow margin between flight and failure and the unforgiving nature of take-off

The Tragedy of Flight AI171

Ullekh NP

India in mourning after the Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London crashes moments after take-off, raising questions about aviation safety. Lone survivor among 242 aboard, many students of BJ Medical College feared killed as the plane on fire crashes into their dining hall