At the outbreak of World War II Britain and Russia feared that Reza Shah ... under whose direction the Islamic Republic was established. In the aftermath of the revolution many countries feared that ...

Tehran, Iran – For decades, authorities in Iran have been meticulously building an “axis of resistance” of like-minded factions to oppose Israel and the United States across the region.

Recent escalations, reportedly initiated by pro-Assad militias, have provided Damascus’s new authorities an opportunity to challenge Iranian influence. In the aftermath of the clashes, key figures ...