Diyaruna

2022-03-10

China's colonial overtures raise alarm in Iran

News of Beijing's intention to send 5,000 troops to Iran has amplified existing concerns over the 25-year Iran-China deal.

Trade fair funnels Iranian products into Iraq's Kurdish region

Politics

2022-03-10

Trade fair funnels Iranian products into Iraq's Kurdish region

Iran's opening of a permanent trade fair in Sulaymaniyah is seen as an attempt to extend its economic hegemony and force its products into Iraq.

Kremlin's exploitation of Syria honed Russian tactics ahead of Ukraine invasion

Politics

2022-03-04

Kremlin's exploitation of Syria honed Russian tactics ahead of Ukraine invasion

Six years of infiltration into the Middle Eastern country have seen Moscow benefit from an outsized role in Syria's economy and sharpen its military know-how.

Gulf widens between Iranian proxies in Iraq and Najaf's top religious leaders

Politics

2022-03-03

Gulf widens between Iranian proxies in Iraq and Najaf's top religious leaders

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani refused to meet with Qais al-Khazaali in November. This is just one way the religious authority is showing his displeasure with the actions of Iran's proxies in Iraq.

Classified report says China knew of Russia's invasion plan

Politics

2022-03-03

Classified report says China knew of Russia's invasion plan

The Chinese regime reportedly learned in advance of the Russian plan to invade Ukraine but cared only about not having it happen during the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Biden slams 'dictator' Putin, warns of global battle between democracy, autocracy

Politics

2022-03-02

Biden slams 'dictator' Putin, warns of global battle between democracy, autocracy

'We are ready. We are united,' Biden said of democracies that were rising to the moment. The US president added the West was going to seize the 'ill-begotten gains' of Putin's 'corrupt' oligarchs.

Iran's mediation efforts fail to unite Iraq's Shia blocs

Politics

2022-02-21

Iran's mediation efforts fail to unite Iraq's Shia blocs

To Iran's dismay, the IRGC-QF commander has not succeeded in convincing the different Shia political blocs in Iraq to remain united.

Russians engage in farcical effort to smear US role in Syria

Politics

2022-02-18

Russians engage in farcical effort to smear US role in Syria

Contrary to claims made by the Kremlin, the Russians -- not the United States -- are to blame for the current state of affairs in Syria, where poverty, suffering and oppression reign.