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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.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan November 10, 2021.
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

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

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

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


A Parallel Crescent To Stop Iran In Its Tracks

The Jerusalem Post

What next for ISIS?

The Islamic state will need time to ‘digest’ all the territory it has taken, but once it does, it will face a strategic dilemma.

ISIS

Israeli deterrence in the eye of the hurricane

“Everything is very simple in war, but the simplest thing is difficult.”

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Saudi Arabia summons Iran ambassador after poisoning of Saudis

Four children died, while another 28 were hospitalized after the incident. Iranian authorities said they arrested five members of hotel staff.

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It’s time for the Sunni world to come to terms with Israel

If the Arab world could come to terms with the existence of a Jewish state with a Muslim minority in its midst, then it might offer enough cover for the Palestinian Arabs to move forward.

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Chaos in Middle East could last for ‘at least a decade,’ expert tells ‘Post’

Saudi rhetoric about Yemen ‘fits logic of sectarian hatred,’ says another • Clerics in kingdom are inciting against Houthis, calling them ‘rats.’

SHI’ITE FIGHTERS launch a rocket last month during clashes with Islamic State on the outskirts of al-Alam, Iraq.

The shortcut to deradicalization is the long road

The Jerusalem Post

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

Analysis: Sunni-Shi’ite wars going global

Saudi Arabia garnering support from regional Sunni states to counter encroaching Iranian influence.

 Sunni-Shi’ite wars going global

Fearing Islamic State, some Afghan Shi'ites seek help from old enemies

The unusual pact is a window into deepening anxiety in Afghanistan over reports of the Islamic State group radicals gaining a foothold in a country already weary of more than a decade of war with the Taliban.

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