Tag: Shia
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What Iraq’s Urgent Energy Talks With Washington Really Mean
Simon Watkins Simon Watkins is a former senior FX trader and salesman, financial journalist, and best-selling author. He was Head of Forex Institutional Sales and Trading for… More Info Premium Content By Simon Watkins – Sep 18, 2024, 5:00 PM CDT Iraq plans to open 10 new gas exploration blocks to international investors. Despite Iraq’s…
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Iran’s New President Names First Sunni Governor In 45 Years: Report
Arash Zerehtan served as a member of parliament for the city of Paveh between 2020 and this year. (File) Tehran: Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, on Wednesday nominated a member of the Sunni Muslim minority to be governor of Kurdistan province, official media reported. Arash Zerehtan was appointed head of the western state, IRNA news…
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A country in shock: Lebanon reels from deadly pager explosions
Beirut – Patients screamed in pain and paramedic teams shouted frantic orders to attend to gaping wounds at Beirut’s Hotel Dieu hospital on Tuesday afternoon, after thousands of handheld pagers belonging to Hezbollah members exploded almost simultaneously. Ambulances rushed through the hospital gates, delivering victims splattered in blood, most with bandages encasing their heads and hands.…
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IRGC commander Qaani in Baghdad to push U.S. withdrawal, resolve inter-Shiite political disputes
IRGC commander Qaani in Baghdad to push U.S. withdrawal, resolve inter-Shiite political disputes IRGC commander Qaani in Baghdad to push U.S. withdrawal, resolve inter-Shiite political disputes Qaani’s visit comes amid an ongoing political crisis, following last month’s revelation of a “wiretapping network” inside the prime minister’s office Baghdad – Mohammed Imad — General Esmail Qaani, commander…
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Iran’s president names first Sunni governor in 45 years
Iran’s president names first Sunni governor in 45 years Iran’s president on Wednesday nominated a Sunni Muslim to be governor of Kurdistan province, which would make him the first Sunni governor in decades Sunnis account for about 10 percent of Iran’s population, where the vast majority are Shia Muslim [Getty/file photo] Iran’s new president, Masoud…
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Hezbollah and Israel: A timeline of conflict
On Tuesday evening, some 2,800 people in Lebanon were injured when their pager devices exploded – at least nine people were killed, among them three children. Most of the people injured were members of the Lebanese group Hezbollah, which blamed the attack on Israel. Hezbollah has been trading attacks across the southern Lebanese border with…
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Deadly cyber attack in Lebanon reveals the new face of warfare
In 2004, General S. Padmanabhan, former chief of the Indian Army, envisioned a future where wars would be fought not just with soldiers and tanks but with invisible weapons: cyber systems embedded in everyday devices. What once seemed speculative has become a chilling reality in Lebanon, where a series of explosions involving Hezbollah’s communication devices…
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Reformists on the ropes: How they are battling their own irrelevance and conservative dominance in Iran
IranSource September 17, 2024 • 3:50 pm ET Mohammed A. Salih On August 21, after days of deliberation, Iran’s parliament approved President Masoud Pezeshkian’s “national accord” cabinet. Notably, the conservative-dominated parliament did not reject any of Pezeshkian’s proposed nineteen ministers, a decision that defied expectations—making it the first cabinet to pass with flying colors since…
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Israel planted explosives in thousands of Hezbollah pagers, reports say
Summary Israel’s Mossad spy agency placed explosives in thousands of Hezbollah pagers before they detonated across Lebanon, multiple reports say A senior Lebanese security source tells Reuters the pagers were brought into the country months ago Separately, Israeli and US sources say Israel detonated the pagers earlier than planned, fearing that Hezbollah had become aware…