This is Iran’s propaganda machine

One of the most significant fronts in modern warfare is the battle for public perception, which in recent years has become a central component of conflicts between states and between states and... Read more »

How Mahyar Tousi built a massive audience covering Iran, Israel

When Mahyar Tousi left Iran at age 14 in 2003, he had no idea that he would one day become one of YouTube’s most prominent Middle East news streamers, with more than... Read more »

Iran War shipping update

The Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime artery facilitating approximately 20% of global oil shipments, has become the epicenter of a geopolitical crisis with far-reaching implications for international trade and energy security.... Read more »

Trump’s Hormuz dilemma

There was a sense of satisfaction across Israel’s security establishment after final confirmation arrived that two key figures, Ali Larijani and Gholam Soleimani, had been eliminated. When Israel has long referred to... Read more »

‘Most comprehensive’ report on Oct. 7 attack updated to include new data, survivor accounts

A British parliamentary group on Wednesday morning published an updated version of what has been praised as the most comprehensive English-language report on the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. The 340-page... Read more »

Baghdad Reiterates its Position on Kirkuk-Ceyhan Pipeline

By John Lee. Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has issued a further statement setting out its position on the resumption of exports through the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, following recent comments by the Kurdistan Regional... Read more »

‘The war will end within weeks, on our terms’

“It is getting close. The stage at which we will be able to choose how to end the war, either through an agreement on our terms with whoever remains from the current... Read more »

Iraq’s Green Belt: The race to forestall desertification

Shafaq News Dust storms have become an increasingly common feature in Baghdad, frequently covering the capital in thick haze. Hospitals report growing numbers of patients with respiratory problems, while farmers across central... Read more »

From Cancel Culture to Kintsugi: Lessons from Vayikra (Leviticus)

We live in a world of cancel culture, you mess up and that’s it. Society writes you off and you might as well disappear into oblivion because it has been decided that... Read more »

One killed in Abu Dhabi as Iran keeps up strikes on beleaguered Gulf states

Gulf Arab nations came under renewed missile and drone fire Tuesday from Iran, which has been targeting regional oil infrastructure and has vowed not to relinquish its stranglehold on the strategic Strait... Read more »