Iraq’s Islamic Resistance after Ali Khamenei: loyalty, fragmentation, and the test of Mojtaba’s leadership

Shafaq News The recent escalation of strikes targeting Iraqi armed factions may represent more than another episode in the region’s long cycle of proxy confrontations. For the first time since Iran’s leadership... Read more »

The terror expert sounding the alarm on America’s streets

A day after the attempted attack on Temple Israel in the city of West Bloomfield, Michigan, in which an attacker drove a truck loaded with explosives through the compound’s gates before being stopped... Read more »

Security concerns scale back Mandaean Parwanaya festival

2026-03-15T10:33:13+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Baghdad War and unrest across the Middle East have overshadowed the Parwanaya, or Creation Festival, one of Iraq’s most important religious celebrations... Read more »

Shah’s granddaughter reveals plan for Iran after the ayatollahs

Nearly five decades after the Islamic Revolution that toppled Iran’s monarchy, the name Pahlavi still stirs strong emotions among millions of Iranians. For some it represents an era of modernization and growth;... Read more »

Three more members of Iran’s national soccer team leave asylum in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia — Three more members of the Iranian women’s soccer team have left their asylum in Australia and decided to return home, Canberra said Sunday. Seven members of Iran’s visiting soccer... Read more »

Israel admits Iran regime collapse less likely than first thought

Senior officials in Israel now acknowledge that the chances of overthrowing the regime in Iran are lower than initially estimated, and that the current military campaign may end without bringing down the... Read more »

France ties Lebanon war settlement to recognition of Israel

2026-03-14T19:14:35+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Paris France has drafted a proposal to end the war in Lebanon that would require Beirut to take “the unprecedented step” of... Read more »

Last shah’s son says ready to lead Iran transition ‘as soon as Islamic Republic falls’

The exiled son of Iran’s last shah who was ousted by the 1979 Islamic Revolution said on Saturday he was ready to lead a transition “as soon as the Islamic Republic falls.”... Read more »

Iran launches 49th wave of attacks as US and Israel expand strikes

2026-03-14T13:08:44+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Tehran Iran on Saturday launched the 49th wave of attacks under its “True Promise 4” campaign, targeting US and Israeli military locations... Read more »

The Girl Rabbi of the Golden West: Ray Frank

Schwab:  The press starts reporting on her breathlessly. They go wild with nicknames. She’s referred to as the girl rabbi of the Golden West, the Jewess in the pulpit, a latter-day Deborah,... Read more »