The Houthi are also now working alongside Iran to “charge ships to transit the Bab el-Mandeb in the Red Sea, threatening another waterway after Tehran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.” Last week, the Houthis struck two Saudi oil tankers, amid a warning from Marco Rubio that they “should have stayed out,” but the Houthis have a […]
Islamic scholar calls on Sunnis to collaborate with Shia in working to destroy Israel
Sunni generally regard Shia as heretics, and there has often been violence between the two groups, but Jihad al-Saadi is working along the lines of the old Arabic saying, “My brother against my brother, but both of us against our cousin.” The Sunnis may hate the Shia, but they should unite against non-Muslims. And we […]
Islamic State Kills Shi’ite Cleric in Damascus
ISIS — the Islamic State — is opposed not only to non-Muslims (Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists), but also to those who profess a brand of Islam that ISIS deems illegitimate. For the fanatical Sunnis of ISIS, this means the Shi’a, whom many Sunnis, even those outside ISIS, regard as Infidels (kuffar). These Sunnis describe Shi’a […]
Syria: Islamic State murders Shia imam, Iran blames ‘US-Israeli conspiracy’
Of course. What else could it be? Sunnis and Shia have been killing each other for 1,400 years, but that couldn’t possibly have anything to do with this, right? It’s got to be the Great Satan and the Little Satan. “ISIS claims responsibility for killing of Shiite imam in Damascus car bombing,” The New Region, […]
Afghanistan: Interior ministry employee murdered because he was an Ismaili Shia
Many in the West who are uncomfortable with reality invoke the Ismaili Shia as the hope of the Islamic world, since they’re relatively peaceful. This, however, is their reality. “Taliban Interior Ministry Employee Killed in Office Over ‘Religious Discrimination,’” by Mohammad Mohammad, Hasht-e Subh, April 30, 2026 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Local sources […]
Afghanistan: Sunni Muslims murder twelve people at Shi’ite shrine
Everywhere the imperative prevails: “strike terror in the enemies of Allah and your enemies” (Qur’an 8:60). With mass migration, these ancient hatreds have begun appearing in Europe and North America, and we will see more of them. “Afghanistan: Sources say 12 people killed in Herat shooting,” by Siyar Sirat, Amu, April 11, 2026 (thanks to […]
Al Jazeera Bemoans Iran’s Attacks on Gulf Arab States
With its constant attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors, the Islamic Republic of Iran turns those neighbors, who had tried hard to remain aloof from Iran’s conflict with America, into sworn enemies of Iran, and what’s worse, from the point of view of Al Jazeera, the propaganda mouthpiece of its owner, the Emir of Qatar, […]
Gulf Arab States Coming Closer to Joining the Fight Against Iran
Iran’s ballistic missiles and barrages of drones have hit the Gulf states hard. The Iranians have damaged airports, apartment houses, oil and gas facilities, power plants, and desalination plants. Qatar alone says it has suffered $20 billion in damages to its infrastructure. Now the Gulf states, with the UAE in the lead, have hardened their […]
Senior Adviser to UAE’s President: Iran’s Attacks on Gulf Arab State Pushes Them Closer to Israel
With each ballistic missile or drone that Iran launches against the Arab states of the Gulf, those states draw closer to Israel. For it is Israel that in defending itself by bombing Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal, its ballistic missile production plants, its storehouses of drones and drone manufacturing plants, as well as the senior leadership […]
Iran’s President Pezeshkian apologizes for attacking Sunni Arab states
#BREAKING: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian: “Here, I must apologize to the neighboring countries that were affected by attacks from Iran. On my own behalf and on behalf of Iran, I apologize.” “I hope that, based on the decision taken yesterday in the Provisional Leadership… pic.twitter.com/fb5dlSzpPW — Wladimir van Wilgenburg (@vvanwilgenburg) March 7, 2026 He is […]