Two countries that compete for the leadership of Islam, Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shia Iran, have used the sectarian divide to further their ambitions. How their rivalry is settled will likely shape the ...

Shia body urges Indian government to diplomatically secure the release of detained Indian Muslims in Gulf countries.

India, March 26 -- For the first time in recent history, Muslims across the Indian subcontinent are confused about who their true enemy is amid the ongoing Middle East conflict. Many see Islamic Iran, ...

Iran’s terrain is its first and greatest weapon. Ringed by impassable mountains, deserts, and chokepoints, Iran has preserved its borders through wars with empires from the Romans to the Russians. Its ...