The militia is still a force in Lebanese politics, but its ability to menace abroad has been severely weakened ...

I visited the Shah’s Iran in 1975 as a young girl, and it felt tolerant, elegant and modern. My parents and I were travelling ...

A Syrian cleric has announced the formation of a council to represent the country’s Shia minority, weeks after authorities imposed an asset freeze.

Shia and Sunni scholars of northern Afghanistan described Iran as a defender of Islam and a strong bulwark against global ...

Iraq has been at the centre of a power struggle between Washington and Tehran for years. Through military force and political influence, especially via proxy militias, they influence the life of the ...

In this context, Azerbaijan – a secular, Shia-majority state with deep historical, cultural, and geographic ties to Iran – emerges as an ideally positioned partner to help Washington steer Iran’s ...

Few Iraqis welcomed both the 2003 U.S. invasion and the subsequent rise of Iranian influence in Baghdad as much as Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.