Hooman Majd

Mehdi Army fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr receive training in Baghdad. Shiite fighters have helped boost the crumbling Iraqi army in the fight against ISIS

Iran walks a sectarian tightrope as it intervenes in Iraq

June 27, 2014Conflict & Justice

As it intervenes to help Iraq’s Shiite-dominated government, Iran must figure out how to convince the Arab world that it’s not waging war on SunnisAs it intervenes to help Iraq’s Shiite-dominated government, Iran must figure out how to convince the Arab world that it’s not waging war on Sunnis

Purported Israel’s strike on Syria seen in wider context of Hezbollah, Iran

August 15, 2013Global Politics

Iran ups nuclear ante

August 14, 2013Environment