In order to continue supporting Hezbollah, with an emphasis on financial and military support, the Iranians had to ...

Israel can, and should, begin to act not merely as a state defending its survival, but as a proactive regional power shaping the future of the Middle East.The post Why ...

“Iran supports them,” they scream ... They deeply resented the globalization of the puritanical interpretation of Wahhabi Sunni Islam exported by their neighbour. This is Islam stripped ...

Saudi Arabia plunged directly into the Yemeni quagmire, launching a military intervention alongside several coalition countries. Everyone expected the battle to be settled in weeks. But it soon became ...

The Sunni Arab insurgents who overthrew al-Assad ... its full sovereignty over its territory and airspace to stop Iran from transporting weapons and equipment to Syria, either for al-Assad ...

This strategy aims to create a buffer zone that could eventually expand towards Sunni Iraq. Iran on the Brink of Regime Change The ... completely redraw the map of the Middle East for the next fifty ...

Five are Muslim denominations (Shia, Sunni and Druze are the largest), and 12 are Christian ... Religious fiefdoms. Wikimedia map. The overwhelming majority of Lebanese of all sects favor sweeping ...

The Islamic Republic displayed its military might, parading thousands of troops through the streets of the capital, Tehran, ...

The story of a divisive Islamic ruler from ancient times, produced by a broadcaster in the Sunni kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has drawn rebukes from Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq. By Ismaeel Naar ...

In a surprise announcement, Iran agreed to talks with the U.S. amid concerns over its nuclear program with fears it could ...

Here in Muscat, the capital of Oman nestled against the sheer stone heights of the Hajar Mountains, Iran and the United ... offshoot of Islam predating the Sunni-Shiite split.

You can get in touch with Micah by emailing m.mccartney@newsweek.com. In a surprise move, Iran has agreed to enter "good faith" talks with the U.S. on a possible deal over its nuclear program.