Pan-Arab Issues

As the US-backed Iraqi security forces and Kurdish peshmerga fighters are advancing into Mosul from the east, an Iranian-backed militia group claimed a major victory over the Islamic State in western part of the city …

Diplomatic relations between Iran and the United Arab Emirates are going through another rough patch as the latter recently submitted a letter to the United Nations General Assembly, expressing concern over Iran’s “expansionist” policies in …

The Iranian media reports that ten members of the Iran-backed Fatemiyoun Division and Zainabyoun Brigade killed in Syria were buried in the holy Iranian city of Qom on November 10. The Fatemiyoun Division consists of …

As the Iraqi security forces are fighting the Islamic State to retake Mosul, a top Iranian general and his aides are reportedly playing a key role on the battlefield. According to Abu Mahdi al-Muanhdis, a …

As the Iraqi security forces are moving deeper into eastern districts of Mosul, the Iranian media reports that militia groups from the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) are making territorial gains against the Islamic State in …

On Monday, Lebanon’s lawmakers ended more than two years of political gridlock and elected Michel Aoun as the country’s president. The news was greeted with elation in Tehran as Aoun, a former general from Lebanon’s …

The Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is due to be in Moscow on 28 October. Here he will meet with his Russian and Syrian counterparts to assess the military campaign against the Syrian opposition. Zarif’s …

A number of Iranian hardline media outlets are presently running articles condemning the Bahraini government for its treatment of the country’s Shia political leadership. On 20 October, the offices of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, a …

At an industry gathering in Tehran, the Iranian Oil Minister, Bijan Zangeneh, said he is upbeat about the country’s prospects. But much of his hopes still depend on Iran’s ability to attract huge amounts of …