Sunni shiite

Haibat al-Halbousi elected Iraq’s parliament speaker as new legislature convenes

Iraq continues to face challenges as it navigates between the Iranian influence on the country and a push by the US and others to roll back Iranian-backed militias.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Adnan Faihan, nominated by the Coordination Framework for the position of first deputy speaker, speaks to the media on the day of the first session of the newly elected parliament, where members are set to be sworn in and begin the process of electing a speaker and two deputies, in Baghdad, Iraq Dec
HUSSEIN MOUNIS, Member of the Iraqi Parliament votes at a polling station inside Al-Rasheed Hotel during the parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, November 11, 2025.

Iraqi Sunnis divided over upcoming vote for parliament speaker

Iraq’s top leadership is divided along sectarian lines, with the president being Kurdish and the prime minister usually a Shi’ite. The lower-level speaker of parliament's role goes to Sunnis.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes to revive the Ottoman Empire and his fundamental views are largely overlooked in the West. Here seen at a ceremony welcoming Pope Leo XIV to Ankara on November 27, 2025.

As Iran weakens, Turkey emerges as new threat to Israel and the West - opinion

How Iran’s decline, Turkey's rise, and the spread of Islamist extremism now threaten the West’s security and demand a decisive global response.

|ByRUTH WASSERMAN LANDE
A man looks at the site where a car packed with explosives blew up yesterday, in Hayy al-Shurta, a Shi'ite district in Baghdad, Iraq February 17, 2017.

Sunni candidate killed ahead of Iraq’s November parliamentary elections

This is the most high-profile assassination of these elections and the most high-profile attack in Iraq in recent memory. 

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

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.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017ByREUTERS
Akram Kaabi, the leader of Nujaba, meets with Ali Akbar Velayati, senior advisor to the supreme leader.

Ending Iraq’s Humanitarian Crisis

AUGUST 3, 2017ByDR. ALON BEN-MEIR
The Jerusalem Post

Lines in the Sand: Qatar's increasing isolation in the Arab world

An alliance of pro-US Sunni Arab states is emerging.

JUNE 10, 2017ByJONATHAN SPYER
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayan as he sits down to a meeting with of Gulf Cooperation Council leaders during their summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Russia, Iran, and Turkey: The New Power Troika

JANUARY 8, 2017ByAJ GOLDMAN
The Jerusalem Post

The Battle for Mosul: A Battle for Iraq's Future

JANUARY 4, 2017ByAJ GOLDMAN
The Jerusalem Post

Analysis: Iraqi city’s reconquest fraught with danger for Sunnis

“The recapture of Mosul will herald another beginning, not an end to radicalism, extremism and violent sectarianism.”

OCTOBER 19, 2016ByBEN LYNFIELD
IRAQI FORCES advance in Qayara to attack Islamic State in Mosul

The lure of power in Yemen

AUGUST 30, 2016ByNEVILLE TELLER
The Jerusalem Post

Positive action in Yemen yields positive results

APRIL 17, 2016ByNEVILLE TELLER
The Jerusalem Post

Islamism against the world

APRIL 3, 2016ByNEVILLE TELLER
The Jerusalem Post

Could an anti-Iran alliance be a new force for peace?

MARCH 20, 2016ByNEVILLE TELLER
The Jerusalem Post