From ancient pagans to the Islamic Republic: The shaping of Iranian civilization
"What's quite unique to Iran is that Iran retained its civilization and its language, while other languages made way for ...
EXPLAINER: Who are Yemen's Houthis and why are they under attack by the US?
US President Donald Trump has launched the biggest military operation in the Middle East since taking office against Yemen's ...
Syria's sects: delicate mix for its new Islamist leaders
Sharaa, whose fighters led the offensive that toppled the Assad family dynasty in December, has said he will build an ...
Al-Monitor13 天
Iran steps up crackdown on Sunni militancy: How far could it go?
The question of Sunni militancy, which stems from decades-long systematic marginalization of Iran's Sunni minority, has added ...
Wall Street Journal9 天
Israel Can’t Substitute for the U.S. in the Middle East
Can we imagine an Israeli-Sunni Arab alliance—the Abraham Accords with muscle—that checks Shiite Iran in the Persian Gulf? The Hudson Institute’s Michael Doran even imagines such an entente ...