Shiite crescent

The Shi’ite Crescent has collapsed, and neo-Ottomanism has risen - opinion

Even as Hamas is crumbling in Gaza, it may well be reborn in new forms, sustained by the Brotherhood network.

TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani preside as binational pacts and memoranda of understanding are signed last month in Doha. Turkey and Qatar lead the Muslim Brotherhood’s neo-Ottomanism, says the writer.
 HOUTHI MILITARY spokesman Yahya Saree delivers a statement during a demonstration in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza, in Sanaa, Yemen, earlier this month. The writer asks: ‘The Houthis are still acting on Iran’s behalf, but frankly, how much are they really contributing to Iran?’

Iran’s Shia crescent falters: How regional power shifts after October 7 – opinion

 Senior Iraqi and Iranian politicians meeting in Tehran, September 2024

Iran's weakening will not harm Iraq, deputy parliament speaker says

Funeral of members of Iran's IRGC who were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Syria, in Tehran

Fearing Israeli assassinations, Iran pulls IRGC commanders from Syria - sources


Reports: Israeli aircraft struck an Iranian base outside Damascus

Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has repeatedly warned of Iranian entrenchment in the war-torn country.

IAF F-16 fighter jet

Know Comment: The con artists of Iran

Tehran is investing ever-great amounts of blood and treasure in realizing its aspirations for a Shi’ite corridor from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.

Missiles and a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran

Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander and fighter killed in Syria

The Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s most powerful military force which also oversees an economic empire worth billions of dollars.

Iranian Revolutionary Guard members in Tehran carry the casket of Iran Revolutionary Guards Brigadier General Mohsen Ghajarian, who was killed in the northern province of Aleppo , Syria

The Iraqi militia helping Iran carve a road to Damascus

Ties between the Shi'ite-led governments in Tehran and Baghdad have become stronger, and Iran has acquired growing influence in Iraq.

Akram Kaabi, the leader of Nujaba, meets with Ali Akbar Velayati, senior advisor to the supreme leader.

An Ode to Azerbaijan’s Secular Governance from a Pakistani

The Jerusalem Post

Analysis: Saudi Arabia's bitter Lebanese divorce

"By default we're abandoning Lebanon to Iran," said a senior European diplomat. "It's a big blow to Lebanon."

Lebanon's Hezbollah scouts carry their parties flag while marching at the funeral of three Hezbollah fighters who were killed in Syria

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.

Former Saddam aide reportedly killed in 'major victory and strike against' Islamic State

The mere sight of Douri, a wiry man with a red mustache who often wore a military beret, terrified Iraqis who endured what was known as the Republic of Fear.

Izzat al-Douri with late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein

Running battles in Yemeni capital described by official as 'attempted coup'

Shiite Houthi rebels stage attack on PM, face off against army hours after meeting to discuss ceasfire

Houthi fighters

Yemen's president urges Iran to stop interfering, supporting seperatists

Yemen says Iran backs Shi'ite religious groups as country struggles to stabilize after years of upheaval, infighting.

Yemen's al-Houthi Shi'ite fighters 370