Shi'ite

Iran’s deepest wound is not war – it is ourselves - opinion

Our situation as Iranians is far harder than a war with a foreign country, or a war against foreign occupying forces.

FEBRUARY 16, 2026|ByPEGAH BANIHASHEMI

PROTESTERS HOLD ‘Lion and Sun’ pre-Iranian Revolution national flags, near an image of Reza Pahlavi.

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem gives a televised speech from an unknown location in this still image obtained from a video released December 5, 2025; illustrative.

Hezbollah faces major US-led confrontation, terror leader Naim Qassam claims to wounded terrorists

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem warned of a major US-led confrontation, citing Israel and what he called Zionist aggression, while addressing wounded fighters and praising Iran's Khamenei.

JANUARY 25, 2026|ByJAMES GENN

People stand inside a clothing market near the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq, January 8, 2026.

Najaf market suffers as Iranian visitors dwindle amid Iran crisis

The city in Iraq is home to one of Shi’ite Islam’s holiest shrines and has long relied on Iranian pilgrims, who have traditionally made up the largest proportion of visitors.

JANUARY 14, 2026|ByREUTERS, FRAIDY MOSER

Demonstrators gather outside the Iranian embassy during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in London, Britain, January 11, 2026

Khamenei is falling: The end of a tyrant’s rule amid calls for Pahlavi’s rise - opinion

Thousands killed and arrested as Iran’s protests intensify. The young generation backs Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and defies the collapsing theocracy.

JANUARY 13, 2026|ByERFAN FARD

Iran trains Shia militia proxies in Iraq to wage war on US - report

Iranian proxies in Iraq are training for war against the US and will continue to fire rockets at US forces in Iraq until the US leaves, a new report says.

FEBRUARY 6, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Iraqi muslims from Shi'ite Badr organization hold a portrait of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as they walk over the Israeli flag during a parade marking Jerusalem Day.

Voices from the Arab Press: Libya, Shiite Terrorism and Iran

Arab press discusses important events in the past week in the Middle East.

JANUARY 23, 2020ByMEDIA LINE

LIBYAN PRIME MINISTER Fayez Mustafa Al-Sarraj is pictured during an interview in Berlin on January 20.

What Congress can do now for an America without a coherent Middle East policy

It is incumbent for Congress to step up and get ahead of an impulsive president before the next self-inflicted calamity occurs in the Middle East.

OCTOBER 22, 2019By ERIC R. MANDEL

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) administers the oath of office to House members and delegates of the U.S. House of Representatives at the start of the 116th Congress inside the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2019

Islamic authorities in Malaysian state denounce Shi'ites in sermon

The minority Shi'ite community in Sunni Muslim-majority Malaysia has been subject to discrimination and persecution by authorities, human rights groups have said.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019ByREUTERS