Shi'ite

Axis of the weak: Iran's proxy network has been severely damaged - opinion

Iran’s axis of proxies has taken a serious hit and has become an axis of the weak.

 DEMONSTRATORS HOLD a banner that reads: ‘Save the hostages, end the war,’ in Tel Aviv earlier this month. It’s against a relatively small organization – Hamas – that Israel is struggling, says the writer.
 A woman poses next to an Iranian flag and photo of the Persian Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, during a protest on the day of the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany February 17, 2023.

Why Iranians embrace Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi: Nowruz vs Ramadan, Pahlavi vs Khamenei - opinion

 Illustrative image of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in front of the Israel-Lebanon border.

Iran under threat: Is Trump preparing for decisive action? - opinion

Yemen's Houthi followers brandish weapons and chant slogans as they take part in a protest against the Israeli air strikes on Yemen on December 27, 2024, in Sana'a, Yemen.

'Yemen is built off Iran': Cutting off Tehran's supplies will stop the Houthis, expert says


Iraq considers Syrian intervention as rebels advance

Iraqi forces bolster border defenses as Sunni rebels threaten Assad's hold on Syria.

 Raising the opposition flag at the Aleppo Citadel in the center of the old city of Aleppo, Syria, Dec. 1, 2024.

Pro-Iranian militias enter Syria, President Bashar Assad's Aleppo Palace invaded

Battling Israel left Tehran too weak to deal with Syria, researcher says • Airstrikes in northwestern Syria kill 25 people

 Illustrative image of Syrian opposition fighters,

Lebanese officials say economic strain could weaken Hezbollah control

Will economic pressure on Hezbollah lead to a shift in political dynamics within the Shi'ite community?

 Hezbollah weapons seized by IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon, October 24, 2024.

Why does Iran have a supreme leader? - explainer

What is the basis of the office of supreme leader? Do other countries aside from Iran have one? Here is everything you need to know.

  Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves before voting in the country's presidential election, in Tehran, Iran July 5, 2024.

Hezbollah’s worst nightmare: Chaos in its ranks - analysis

Hezbollah, a highly trained and disciplined terrorist group, is now facing chaos and vulnerability after a large number of its members were injured by exploding communication devices.

 An ambulance vehicle drives as hundreds of members of Hezbollah were seriously wounded, in Sidon, Lebanon September 17, 2024

Coincidence? Israeli strike in Damascus took place near important Shi’ite shrine - analysis

The Zaynab shrine has served as a center of pro-Iranian activity since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, and as such has been targeted by other groups.

 Smoke rises after what the Iranian media said was an Israeli strike on a building close to the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria April 1, 2024.

Iran, Bahrain to start talks on releasing Iranian funds, resuming political relations

Bahrain, home to the US Navy Fifth Fleet, has long blamed Tehran for stirring up its own majority Shi'ite Muslim population against the country's Sunni monarchy.

Iranian waves Iran and Bahrain flags 370

Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Sadr girds for political comeback

His return likely planned for the 2025 parliamentary election, could threaten the growing clout of rivals, including Iraqi Shi'ite parties and armed factions close to Iran.

 A man walks past a picture of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr during Iraq's provincial council elections, in Baghdad, Iraq, December 18, 2023.

Historic Middle East railway set to link Iran's Shi'ite Muslims with Iraq

"We should see the trains moving in about 18 months because it's a small distance," Nasser Al-Asadi, transport advisor to the Iraqi prime minister, told Reuters.

 Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims take part in a mourning ceremony, during the holy Shi'ite ritual of Arbaeen, in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq September 5, 2023

Hezbollah uses Ashura religious events to show off ‘modern weapons’ - analysis

Terrorist leader Hassan Nasrallah threatens Israel, European countries and puts out homophobic statements as his militia terrorizes Lebanon.

 Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters through a screen during a religious ceremony to mark Ashura in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon July 29, 2023

How real is the Saudi-Iranian thaw? - opinion

Saudi leaders no doubt believe that restoring diplomatic relations is a useful political ploy, but surely appreciate that the deal is superficial.

Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and Minister of State and national security adviser of Sau