A key Iranian proxy is found among the Iraqi Shia, who have a history with Iran that goes back to the Saddam Hussein era but whose full value to Tehran only started to be realized after the 2003 US ...

The Middle East is in the midst of ever-increasing tension, as conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia is spiraling to involve more countries in the region. Saudi Arabia severed all diplomatic ties ...

B efore October 7, it could be said that Iran was at the peak of its regional influence and power. The Shia crescent was ...

Lucknow (UP), Jan 05 (ANI): A group of Shia Muslims in Lucknow staged protest against the United States’ drone attack on Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. Protesters raised slogans against ...

Three Iranian lawmakers have called for action amid the deadly violence against the Shia community in Nigeria at the hands of the African country’s military. Nigerian soldiers on Saturday opened ...

Saudi Arabia says it has broken off diplomatic ties with Iran, amid a row over the Saudi execution of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir was speaking after ...

Dezhkam is the representative of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali ... A Husseiniyeh is a type of prayer house unique to Shia Islam and is considered distinct from a Mosque.

Notably, Saudi Arabia is governed by a Sunni Islamic government, while the majority of Iranians are Shiite Muslims, also known as Shia. Other countries that cut ties with Iran on Monday - Bahrain ...

Before October 7, it could be said that Iran was at the peak of its regional influence and power. The Shia crescent was stronger than ever, and Iran’s regional influence was growing steadily.