Despite the relative calm that the various Syrian regions are experiencing, many disputes have begun to appear in the open between Syrian regime forces and the local and foreign militias that enjoy…
So far, the White House has been reluctant to accept the Iranian regime's demand that the mullahs' IRGC be removed from the State Department's list of foreign terrorist organizations, as a condition…
As seen with Russia, the exclusion from the world monetary system seems to be a favorite choice of western countries to combat hostile powers. In the past months, US, UK and EU announced the removal…
For decades files regarding Israel-Iran ties were censored. Now, 10,000 confidential pages have been declassified and are available in Israeli State Archives. The documents tell the story of a large…
The timing of the Iranian bombing of what Tehran considered Israeli “strategic targets” in the city of Erbil raises a number of questions about the content of the message that Tehran wanted to convey…
Discussing the relation between al-Qaeda and Iran develops into a conversation about quite a perilous situation. After all, the two conjoin over terroris operations on an international level in terms…
Dozens of people chanted slogans during rallies across Iran to protest the regime’s involvement in regional disputes that have only wasted the country’s resources.
“Neither Gaza nor Lebanon, we…
Ayatollah Mahmoud Taleghani was the first imam to hold the Friday prayer in Tehran on July 27, 1979. He was appointed by Ruhollah Khomeini only a few months after the revolution that toppled Shah…
Baghdad: In Iraq, they call him the "difficult man" and "the man of major missions," He is the author of political decision No. 2. He rarely laughs and is known for his deep understanding of Iraqi…
A Houthi drone attack near Abu Dhabi airport killed at least three people and set off several explosions on January 17, 2022 and a statement by Abu Dhabi Police stated that three tanker trucks…
Any disruption in the Hormuz has cascading knock-on effects that extend far beyond energy markets, impacting international trade. Al Majalla explores all this and more.
The current conflict is unlikely to go global for now, but the speed at which it has spread regionally is alarming. A look at history shows the geopolitical factors that led to world wars.