Shi'ite

How America misunderstood Iran’s monarchy - and the Pahlavi legacy - opinion

Western views of monarchy often overlook Iran’s unique history, where kingship has long been tied to national unity and cultural identity.

Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, visits Hezbollah's office in Tehran, Iran, October 1, 2024.
An Iranian woman shops in a local market in Tehran, Iran, April 28, 2026

Iran’s worsening economic crisis raises questions over Tehran’s willingness to compromise

Fighters lift flags of Iraq and paramilitary groups, including al-Nujaba and Kataib Hezbollah, during a funeral in Baghdad for five militants killed a day earlier in a US strike in northern Iraq, on December 4, 2023.

Iran’s powerful militia network could expand war - opinion

A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, earlier this month.

Trump’s agenda now: Destroy Iranian regime's ability to govern – opinion


Ex-Mossad chief: Bahrain will try to guard Israelis from Shi’ites, Iran

Efrayim Halevy rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s formula of “peace for peace,” saying that Israel was never at war with the UAE or Bahrain.

US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo meets with Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa during his visit to Manama, Bahrain, August 26, 2020.

Iranian regime believes 'defeat' of US coincides with Ashura holiday

For many Shi’ites this period is one of intense mourning and emotion. The Iranian regime seeks to hijack the events every year to connect them to current events

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2020

Iran social media campaign winning over Sunnis, other parts of world

The network goes far beyond the usual suspects of proxies associated with Iran like Hezbollah, Shi’ites in Iraq and the Houthis in Yemen.

Supporters of Iranian Presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi use their smartphones to follow election news in Tehran, Iran May 17, 2017.

Iranian clergyman scolds women for walking dog, gets hit by car

Abolhassan Kayhani, from the western Hamadan province, reproached the women for walking their dog in a park that was near his home.

An Iranian woman watch a football match with her friends at a cafe in Tehran

First Shi'ite country: Azerbaijan’s historic speech at AIPAC conference

Recorded history shows that Jews have lived in Azerbaijan for 2,600 years; an estimated 30,000 currently live there.

THE FLAME Towers in Baku are a symbol of the new and independent Azerbaijan.

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.

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.

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.

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.

An Imam performs Friday prayers on Skalitzer Strasse (street) in Berlin September 19, 2014.

The Shi’ite shrine in Damascus spotlighted after recent airstrikes

Two men killed in Israeli airstrikes were interred in funeral, draped in flags memorializing Sayyida Zainab, the Prophet Mohammad’s granddaughter.

Lebanon's Hezbollah members hold party flags as they listen to their leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addressing his supporters via a screen during a rally marking the anniversary of the defeat of militants near the Lebanese-Syrian border, in al-Ain village, Lebanon August 25, 2019.