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Report / Haytham Tabatabaei: Hezbollah’s Elite Commander from Birth to Martyrdom
Haytham Ali Tabatabaei, nicknamed Abu Ali, was one of the prominent Hezbollah commanders who was assassinated by an Israeli terrorist attack in southern Lebanon on Sunday. He commanded Hezbollah's elite unit Radhwan Force in Syria and had a role in backing Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement. He was on the US blacklist and Washington set $5 million for information leading to his arrest. Also, Israeli security research centers described Abu Ali as one of the most prominent field commanders of the southern front as his name was tied with Radwan Force.
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Report: Egypt-US Gas Deal, Cairo’s Move to Cut Reliance on Israeli Energy
Tensions between Israeli regime and Egypt that earlier erupted in political and security areas have now spread to include energy. After Tel Aviv has begun reneging on its promises it made under a gas deal signed with Egypt, Cairo has sought alternatives to meet its energy needs.
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Report: Iraq Resistance Gained further Weight, US Failed Despite $2b Spending in Vote
The Tehran-based Andisheh Sazan-e-Nour Institute for Strategic Studies hosted a meeting discussing Iraq political landscape post-elections. At the meeting, senior West Asia affairs expert and director of the institute Saadullah Zaree brought in spotlight the current Iraqi developments in the shadow of the November 11 parliamentary elections.
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Report: Bin Salman’s US Visit Launching Pad for Future US-Saudi Ties
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to officially visit the US. It is the first official visit since March 2018. The last time he flew to the US to meet the US President Donald Trump the situation was different for him and his country. He at the time was just appointed crown prince, ousting his uncle Mohammed bin Nayef, while he was in the middle of a 15-month purging campaign targeting business people, state officials, and royals. This campaign finally cemented his grip on power and give out from him a face of authority and dominance over the state.
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Report: Trapped Hamas Members Case Proves an Israeli Failure
The state of 200 Palestinians trapped in Gaza tunnels is nearing a showdown. In this connection, Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported, citing an Israeli cabinet official, that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the US special envoy Jared Kushner have reached an agreement that will pave the way for exit of these Hamas members from Rafah tunnels.
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Report: US Multi-layer Plan to Dominate Gaza
Having been standing by the Israeli regime since the beginning of Gaza war, the US now is working to draw a comprehensive roadmap to the "ceasefire, security arrangements, and the future of Gaza administration" through a extensive, multi-layer resolution presented to the UN Security Council. The draft resolution has not only met the Russian and Chinese opposition, but also even saw some Arab countries casting doubt on part of its executive mechanism.
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Report: What’s behind Knesset Law Authorizing Execution of Palestinians?
As the military forces of the Israeli regime continue their genocidal campaign in Gaza and conduct massive arrests in the West Bank, hardline parties in the Knesset are passing crackdown bills against the Palestinians, signaling they are not seeking peaceful coexistence with the Palestinian in defiance of the world community demands.
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Report: Shadow of War Remains as Pakistan-Afghanistan Talks Fail
Pakistan-Afghanistan peace talks in Istanbul amid escalating tensions between the two neighbors ended without any results. The two countries' officials said that they failed to strike a deal, blaming each other for failure of the talks.
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Report: Where’s Sudan Heading as Clashes Boil Over?
After two and a half years of civil war, the fall of Al-Fashir as the capital city of Darfur region of Sudan to the Rapid Response Forces (RSF) after 18 months of blockade marks a turning point in the country's violent developments. Now, the RSF rebels have full control over the whole of Darfur, giving rise to the the risk of practical partition of the country.
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Report: Iraq Campaigning Goes Silent as Country Braces for Decisive Vote
The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced in a statement that "the electoral silence period begins at 7 a.m on Saturday and will continue until the conclusion of the general voting process." The statement emphasized that "any promotional or campaign activity by candidates or electoral lists during this period is a clear violation of the regulations, and legal action will be taken against offenders."
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Report / Manama Dialogue 2025: Overt and Covert Agenda
The 21st session of Manama Dialogue was held by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in association with the Bahraini foreign ministry in the capital Manama. The summit over years has become one of the most important annual security forums in the Persian Gulf.
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Report / Blackmailing Baghdad: What Happened in Turkish FM’s Iraq Visit?
About three weeks after Iraqi foreign minister's Ankara visit, his Turkish counterpart made a visit to Baghdad on Sunday, signaling cozying up relations between the two neighbors.
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Report / Al-Fashir Massacre: Who’s to Blame?
Sudan is experiencing one of the biggest genocides. The UN has confirmed that about 460 patients have been killed in a horrible massacre in a hospital in the western city of Al-Fashir. These casualties are part of 2,000 people the Sudanese officials said were killed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in less than a week.
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Report: Gaza Technocratic Committee, a Big Challenge of Ceasefire’s Second Stage
One of the main sticking points between Hamas resistance movement and the Israeli occupation is about the political and security administration of the coastal enclave post-war, something the two sides remain divided over.
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Report: Iraq’s PMF Flexing Muscles to ISIS Threat in Desert Regions
Being taken by the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in the desert areas West of Anbar province, these protective measures are a serious reaction to the remaining threats of the ISIS terrorist group and the unexploded ordnance left behind by the terrorists.
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Culture of martyrdom: Its importance and impact
Sayyid Abdul-Malik al-Houthi (may God protect him) said, in the context of discussing the importance of the culture of martyrdom: It is extremely important to pay attention to this culture, which revives pride and dignity within us at a time when we are most in need of instilling pride in ourselves and reviving dignity in our conscience.
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Report: Iran’s Top Diplomat Visited Kabul, Water Share Top on Agenda
Since a long time, Afghanistan has had a special place in Iran's security environment, geopolitical factors of its national interests, and cultural sphere due to historical and cultural commonalities and over 900 kilometers of shared borders.
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Report / Prisoner Bodies Excuse: Is Netanyahu Seeking to Shatter Ceasefire?
While Gaza ceasefire has stuck in its first stage, the Israelis are struggling to destroy all of the ceasefire agreements. On Tuesday, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered "powerful attacks" on Gaza, ignoring the truce.
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Report / ECO Message from Tehran: No Sanctions, No Isolation
A month after Western members of the UN Security Council have unilaterally announced reinstatement of international sanctions on Iran under snapback mechanism, Tehran hosted the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) states, flexing muscles to the West that is seeking to isolate it.
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Turkey’s Dream for Mystery of Post-war Regional Order
The three-day tour of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Kuwait, Qatar, and Oman last week in the first view looks as a continuation of the active diplomacy of Ankara in the Persian Gulf, but in the context of the fragile ceasefire of Gaza Strip, this visit should be seen as a part of broader Turkish efforts to redefine its place in the new regional order.
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Report: Ceasefire Was Inevitable to Israel, Resistance Ready for Fresh War
As the Gaza ceasefire continues, Andisheh Sazan-e-Nour Institute for Strategic Studies in Tehran that follows the regional developments has held a meeting discussing the reasons behind Trump presenting his truce plan and also the outlook for the Israeli regime and Palestinian resistance groups in the context of the current international landscape.
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Report / Figures on Palestinians Hamas Freed during Two-year War: Epic Stories of Four Prisoners
After years behind the bars in the Israeli occupation prisons, tens of Palestinians who were serving life sentences were freed under a prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas. The swap comes as the Israelis after two years of genocidal war have failed to free their prisoners held by Hamas since October 7 and had no choice but to negotiate a deal with the resistance movement.
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Report / Israel in Grief, Gaza Celebrating: How’s First Day of Ceasefire Gone?
Less than a week after announcement of the Gaza ceasefire by the US President Donald Trump, a wave of confusion has swept Israeli regime.
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Report: Italy’s Meloni Under ICC Probe for Gaza War Role
Italy, under the leadership of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, is one of the most important countries that during the Gaza war has backed Israel politically and militarily along the US, supports that have finally subjected the Italian PM to the strongest human rights criticism and potential international prosecution.
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Report / Turkey’s Iran Sanctions: Why’s Erdogan Shifting to US?
Recently, the Turkish government issued an order by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan freezing assets of 20 Iranian individuals and 18 companies linked to military, research, energy, banking, and shipping sectors on the Turkish soil.
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Report: Hezbollah Projects Glory and Power on First Nasrallah Anniversary
Over the past two days, Lebanon has witnessed people marking the first anniversary of martyrdom of Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and his aide Sayyed Hashem Safieddine.
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Why every country is scrambling to replicate Iran’s Shahed-136 drone
In a striking admission signaling a dramatic shift in global military assessments, a recent Wall Street Journal report confirmed that militaries worldwide, including in Western countries, are now actively seeking to replicate Iran’s cutting-edge Shahed drone.
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Hanoi’s Al-Noor Mosque, only mosque in northern Vietnam, welcomes all to explore Islamic culture, harmony
Al-Noor Mosque in northern Vietnam, reopened in 1990 with the support of Iran’s then-ambassador after a period of closure, is now the only mosque in northern Vietnam, located in Hanoi.
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Why should foreign investors pay attention to Iran’s food and agriculture potential?
Covering more than 1.6 million square kilometers, Iran experiences all four seasons and boasts a unique climatic diversity. This allows a wide range of agricultural products—such as pistachios, saffron, dates, apples, grapes, citrus fruits, and vegetables—to be cultivated across different regions of the country. Additionally, access to open waters like the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman facilitates easy export of food products.
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Mosque in sky: Centuries-old Kuslat mosque in Eastern Bosnia
Called the ‘Mosque in the Sky,’ Kuslat, perched for six centuries above Bosnia’s Drinjaca Canyon, stands as a living testament to faith and history.