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.

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

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

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


Analysis: Yemen falls into Iran’s orbit as region caught asleep at the wheel

If the Houthis are able to solidify control over the southernmost country on the Arabian Peninsula, it could create a risk for Israel and other countries’ sea traffic.

A military vehicle belonging to the presidential guards, which was seized by Houthi fighters during clashes, is seen outside the Presidential Palace in Sanaa

Will Islamabad crush Islamists?

The militant Islamist threat has over the years become too dangerous to be overlooked.

Pakistani Shi'ite Muslim men flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession in Islamabad, Pakistan, November 3, 2014.

Sunni Islamists kidnap three Hezbollah fighters

Bahrain blames explosion that killed one and injured another on the Lebanese-based Shi’ite group.

Jabhat Al-Nusra militants

IN PICTURES: Shi'ites commemorate Ashoura across the Muslim world

An Afghan Shi'ite Muslim flagellates himself during an Ashoura procession in Kabul, Afghanistan, November 3, 2014.

Latest Tom Cruise movie has Shi'a Islamic values, says Iranian news outlet

Cruise's character William Cage shares characteristics with the Imam Mahdi, Mashregh writes.

Tom Cruise at Edge of Tomorrow premiere

Videos show Lebanese jihadi group active in Gaza

The Saraya Yehya Ayyash group has posted pictures and video of itself on social media, launching rockets from Gaza into Israel.

Saraya Yehya Ayyash members in action.

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

8,000 foreign Shi'ite fighters in Syria fighting for Assad, new study says

Shi'ite fighters could easily become "Iranian agents" that could spread out across the region, intelligence expert says.

Flags of Hezbollah, Assad's Syria 370

Defensive or offensive Jihad: History, exegesis vs. contemporary propagation

Part two: stages in Jihād development.

A Palestinian boy looks on during an Islamic Jihad rally 370

Blast shakes southern Beirut, stronghold of Hezbollah

Car bomb kills four, injures more than 65 in second such incident in Lebanese capital in less than a week.

The site of a blast in Beirut's southern suburbs.