Sunni shiite

Trump warns Iraq of the dangers Nouri al-Maliki returning, but will he be outmaneuvered? - opinion

Trump tells Iraq’s parliament that reinstating Maliki would risk chaos, poverty, and undermine US support.

|ByNEVILLE TELLER
US President Donald Trump makes a fist at the end of an event during a visit to Coosa Steel Corporation, in Rome, Georgia, US, February 19, 2026.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan November 10, 2021.

Taliban will offer aid to Tehran if US strikes Iran, group spokesperson confirms

Mujahid clarified that the Taliban would show sympathy and possibly cooperate with Iran if requested, but the group is not committing to joining a retaliatory war against the US.

|ByJAMES GENN
People mourn as they attend a funeral for victims following the suicide explosion at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque, in Islamabad, Pakistan, February 7, 2026.

China denounces deadly Islamabad mosque attack, pledges support to Pakistan

An attacker opened fire at the gates of the mosque before setting off a suicide bomb and killing at least 31 people in the deadliest attack of its kind in Pakistan's capital in more than a decade.

|ByREUTERS
Supporters of former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki gather to protest what they say is U.S. interference in Iraq’s sovereignty near the entrance to the Green Zone, which houses the U.S. embassy and other missions, in Baghdad, Iraq, January 29, 2026.

Kurds in Iraq are powerbrokers in Iraq’s politics, but do they benefit? - analysis

Iraqi Shi’ite leaders arrived in Erbil for talks with Kurdish officials as political deadlock deepens over appointing a new president and prime minister.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

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

Arab world: Religious minorities feel weight of Gulf rivalries

The ‘cold war’ between Tehran and Riyadh is making life ever more complicated for Sunnis in Iran and Shi’ites in Saudi Arabia.

JANUARY 30, 2016ByROBERT SWIFT/ THE MEDIA LINE
People protest in front of Saudi Arabia's embassy during a demonstration in Tehran January 2, 2016. Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi Embassy in Tehran early on Sunday morning as Shi'ite Muslim Iran reacted with fury to Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shi'ite cleric.

Riyad vs Téhéran

Pourquoi a-t-il suffi d’une étincelle pour mettre le feu aux poudres ?

JANUARY 12, 2016ByZVI MAZEL
Manifestation à Téhéran

Sunni vs Shi’a: New flare-up rooted in ancient hatred

The roots of the crisis are to be found in the long-standing feud between Sunni and Shi’a, which dates from the very beginning of Islam.

JANUARY 10, 2016ByZVI MAZEL
A protester holds a placard during a demonstration against the execution of Shi'ite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia, outside the Saudi Arabian Embassy in London, Britain, January 3, 2016

As 'cold war' with Saudis sharpens, Iran's Revolutionary Guards deliver warning

"Iran has created a Frankenstein," says a Western diplomat in Beirut.

JANUARY 6, 2016ByREUTERS
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.

Sunni versus Shi’ite

It is the Sunni-Shi’ite divide that is driving unrest in the region, and clashes between Shi’ites and Sunnis are not an Israeli interest

JANUARY 4, 2016ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Sunni-Shi’ite wars going global

Analysis: Turkey's dangerous ambitions

Turkey now finds itself confronting a formidable bloc of pro-Shi'ite countries: Russia, Iran, Syria, Iraq, and (not to mention the much smaller Lebanon).

DECEMBER 25, 2015ByBURAK BEKDIL
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan