Category: Shia
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LIVE: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Why is his heir’s appointment critical for Tehran | Israel-Iran War
Iran is looking at a change of command for the seat of the next Supreme Leader. The present leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is supposedly having health issues at 85 and next commander-in-chief might be taking over as the only Shia nation is in the midst of a battle with Israel. Iran is a theocracy, a…
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Hezbollah’s Bureaucrat-in-Chief
Hezbollah wears many faces — or it used to. The head of its parliamentary bloc, Mohammad Raad, was parliament’s bully, a frowning and jowly face of formal political power. He looked like he was constantly struggling to contain the violence within him, befitting his role representing the most powerful military force in Lebanon. He was…
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Iranian lawmaker says Iran needs nukes – analysis
Reporting on the comments by state media shows that Iranian institutions likely agree with his stance and want to highlight it. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN NOVEMBER 18, 2024 16:19 A missile is launched during an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran (photo credit:…
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Why is his heir’s appointment critical for Iran
Iran is looking at a change of command for the seat of the next Supreme Leader. The present leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is supposedly having health issues at 85 and next commander-in-chief might be taking over as the only Shia nation is in the midst of a battle with Israel. Iran is a theocracy, a…
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The silenced suffering of Iran’s youth and the deafening silence of the West – opinion
In the end, it is not only Iran’s youth who suffer under this hypocrisy; it is the integrity of human rights itself. By CATHERINE PEREZ-SHAKDAM NOVEMBER 18, 2024 02:03 IRAN FANS wear t-shirts with the message: ‘Woman Life Freedom’ outside a stadium before a 2022 World Cup match between Iran and Wales in Qatar. Young…
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Herzog scraps Azerbaijan visit after Turkey bans Israeli aircraft from airspace – report
Herzog was supposed to participate in the COP29 climate conference in the country on November 20, along with numerous other global leaders. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF NOVEMBER 17, 2024 15:43 Updated: NOVEMBER 17, 2024 15:47 Illustrative image of President Isaac Herzog in front of an Azerbaijani flag. (photo credit: Canva, HAIM ZACH/GPO, Wikimedia Commons) After…
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Will Riyadh summit have an impact on Gaza war?
Palestinians warm by the fire in the rubble of destroyed buildings in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: Saudi Arabia hosted a summit of leaders from Arab and Islamic countries last week to discuss the Palestine question. The summit demanded…
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Israel pounds southern Beirut as Hezbollah considers fresh ceasefire proposal
Abu Dhabi CNN — Intense Israeli strikes targeted areas of Beirut’s southern suburbs Saturday as the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah considered its response to a fresh ceasefire proposal. The strikes marked the fifth straight day of Israeli attacks on the Dayiyeh region of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold. Lebanon’s National News Agency said three areas were…
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Israeli troops make deepest incursion so far into southern Lebanon as Hezbollah considers fresh ceasefire proposal
Abu Dhabi CNN — Israeli troops are understood to have made their deepest incursion into southern Lebanese territory since the recent offensive began on October 1, as the militant group Hezbollah considered its response to a fresh ceasefire proposal. On Friday night, Israeli forces reached the village of Chama, some 61 miles from the capital…
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Trump Will Encounter a Very Different Middle East in His Second Term
Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Observers of President-elect Donald Trump have long known the folly of trying to predict his decisions. But when it comes to foreign relations, especially in the Middle East, there are some ways that his second term will undoubtedly be different from his first. The region has changed drastically since Hamas’s Oct. 7…
