Sunni shiite

Trinidad designates IRGC, Hezbollah, Hamas as terrorist orgs., local Muslim groups denounce act

Trinidad and Tobago designates IRGC, Hezbollah, and Hamas as terrorist organizations, freezing their assets. Local Muslim groups criticize the decision as foreign interference.

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, pictured in July 2025; illustrative.
People stand amidst debris following an attack on a building in Erbil, Iraq, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released March 25, 2026.

Seven Iraqi soldiers killed, 13 wounded in strike near PMF base in Anbar

Smoke rises in the sky after blasts were heard in Manama, Bahrain, February 28, 2026.

Shi’ite cells in Gulf states are cooperating with Iran, leaking data, coordinates to IRGC

 A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 02, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

From Quds Day to global influence: How Iran outsmarted the Sunni Arab world - opinion


Arab world: Religious minorities feel weight of Gulf rivalries

The ‘cold war’ between Tehran and Riyadh is making life ever more complicated for Sunnis in Iran and Shi’ites in Saudi Arabia.

People protest in front of Saudi Arabia's embassy during a demonstration in Tehran January 2, 2016. Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi Embassy in Tehran early on Sunday morning as Shi'ite Muslim Iran reacted with fury to Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shi'ite cleric.

Riyad vs Téhéran

Pourquoi a-t-il suffi d’une étincelle pour mettre le feu aux poudres ?

Manifestation à Téhéran

Sunni vs Shi’a: New flare-up rooted in ancient hatred

The roots of the crisis are to be found in the long-standing feud between Sunni and Shi’a, which dates from the very beginning of Islam.

A protester holds a placard during a demonstration against the execution of Shi'ite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia, outside the Saudi Arabian Embassy in London, Britain, January 3, 2016

As 'cold war' with Saudis sharpens, Iran's Revolutionary Guards deliver warning

"Iran has created a Frankenstein," says a Western diplomat in Beirut.

Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2010.

Sunni versus Shi’ite

It is the Sunni-Shi’ite divide that is driving unrest in the region, and clashes between Shi’ites and Sunnis are not an Israeli interest

 Sunni-Shi’ite wars going global

Analysis: Turkey's dangerous ambitions

Turkey now finds itself confronting a formidable bloc of pro-Shi'ite countries: Russia, Iran, Syria, Iraq, and (not to mention the much smaller Lebanon).

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The Gulf Monarchies: Stuck Between Iraq and a Hard Place

The Jerusalem Post

A Parallel Crescent To Stop Iran In Its Tracks

The Jerusalem Post

What next for ISIS?

The Islamic state will need time to ‘digest’ all the territory it has taken, but once it does, it will face a strategic dilemma.

ISIS

Israeli deterrence in the eye of the hurricane

“Everything is very simple in war, but the simplest thing is difficult.”

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