Ahmad Vahidi, a known quantity for Israel and the West, became the face of a regime that prefers total confrontation over any semblance of pragmatism. In the wake of a seismic shift in the Islamic Republic’s leadership, following the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei and other senior figures, one name has emerged as the definitive architect of Iran’s military and internal survival: Ahmad Vahidi.

A 20-year-old man who threatened to carry out an attack on a high-speed German Inter City Express (ICE) in western Germany was remanded in custody on Friday. An investigating judge issued an arrest warrant for the man in Aachen on Friday afternoon.

The price of a wide range of goods - from food, to smartphones, to medicines - could be affected by the US-Israel war with Iran.