The Pope and the Grand Sheikh of Al Azhar Show the Way Forward
The Iranian Revolution saw a major rift with the West and notably the U.
Iran Outsources War and Rules States by Proxy
hile there always seem to be efforts to rehabilitate Iran’s image at both a regional and international level, usually attempting to make Tehran appear to be the victim rather than the victimizer, few would be naïve enough to deny the fact that Iranian ambitions can actively be classified as being imperial in nature.
Pakistan and Afghanistan: Keeping India and the US at Bay
Hindu by faith, commander Jhadev held a passport with the Muslim name “Hussein Mubarak Patel” and clandestinely entered Pakistan via the Pakistani-Iranian border.
Why Iran Is Concerned with Taliban 2.0
In particular, the Iranian regime supported the Shia Muslim minority’s participation of the larger anti-Taliban Northern Alliance.
Iran’s Joy Over the Taliban’s Victory in Afghanistan Will Be Short-Lived
Far from being warm friends, Iran once considered going to war against Afghanistan in 1998 after the Taliban massacred not only hundreds of Hazara Shia but also managed to kill eight Iranian diplomats and a journalist at Tehran’s consulate in Mazar-i Sharif.
Political Shiism and State-Building in Iraq: An Interview with Ali Taher El-Hammood
They follow Ayatollah Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, who resides outside Iraq in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
Raisi’s Foreign Policy: Notes on Iran’s New Cabinet
Many experts interpreted the low turnout as a sign of a legitimacy crisis for the Iranian regime.
Realpolitik vs. Idealpolitik: Turkey-Gulf Re-friending after a Decade-Long Rivalry
invasion of Iraq, which strengthened the Shiite position in the country, and the rising Iranian influence in the region had an important impact on their consideration of Turkey as a potential partner.
Lebanon’s Specter of Civil War
Recently, Hezbollah faced off with the Arab (Sunni) tribes of Khalde, south of the capital Beirut, and the Druze inhabitants of the village of Shwaya in the area adjacent to the Lebanese-Palestinian borders, which showed the limits of Hezbollah’s Iranian weapons at least internally.
Al-Kadhimi’s Dashing Hopes: Regional Security Conference Held in Baghdad
Al-Kadhimi co-sponsored the conference in Baghdad with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the war in Yemen, Lebanon's collapse, the regional water crisis, and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.
Post-Islamism in the Muslim World
By detecting "Islamist totalism" in Iranian politics, he follows the career of Islamists in power.
Egyptian TV Dramas and Self-Orientalism
The attitude of equating Islamism with terrorism started to appear in Western media after the Iranian Islamic Revolution (1979) and the Iranian hostage crisis (1979-81).
Iran Lashes Out as Local Discontent Heats Up: Droughts a Rallying Cry
Read: Debates Heat Up As Iranians Elect Their New PresidentSo, while the numbers may diminish, the coalition’s ability to respond to threats remains in place.
With Jerusalem, Hezbollah Is Now Playing Catch-up
Soon after the 1979 revolution, the Iranian regime began intervening in neighboring countries, and justified this as necessary to liberate Palestine.
Rising Prices and Political Instability in Lebanon, Iran and Sudan
The Iranian Rial is also spiraling as U.
Summits between Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt Signal a New Regional Bloc
The summit was seen as an attempt to build a regional alliance to neutralize Iranian influence in Iraq, especially after accusations of Iranian intervention in Iraqi internal affairs.
To End the Civil War in Yemen, the Local Dimension is the Key: An Interview with Maysaa Shuja al-Deen
As we all know, Iran supports the Houthis for Iranians wish to be a powerful regional player and their influence in Yemen gives them a lot of leverage vis-à-vis the West, as we can see in the negotiations for the Nuclear Deal.
Intifada 3.0: Trick or Treat?
It’s well known that Hamas has relied on various types of support from Iran and its proxies including Hezbollah and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to build its arsenal and military capabilities.
Iraq Assassinations Prove There Is No Room for Anti-Iran Dissent
Anti-Iran sentiment is at the highest it has been likely since the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s, a war in which many Shia Iraqis gave their lives to prevent Iraq from being occupied by Iranian forces after Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, ordered an invasion of their country in 1982.
Russia’s Lebanese Matryoshka Doll
The Russian initiative comes in the midst of the nuclear talks in Vienna and with the pressure on the Iranian regime from Israeli strikes and military operations - most recently the attack on Iran’s nuclear facility in Natanz and daily airstrikes that target Iran’s militias in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen.
