Huda al-Husseini

The Conflict Begins to Emerge, from Iran and Afghanistan

On May 27, the AP reported that fierce clashes between the Taliban and Iran erupted on the Iranian-Afghan border on Saturday, killing and wounding troops on both sides. Tensions over rights to shared waters have been rising sharply for months, and after culminating in the recent border clashes,…

The Lebanese Should Think About Electing a Woman President

When I asked a friend about May Al-Rihani, who has presented her candidacy for the Presidency of the Lebanese Republic, he intuitively replied that if she had inherited the qualities of her paternal uncle Amin Al-Rihani, he would be delighted to see her ascend to this position after the political…

When Iran Challenges Azerbaijan, Israel Benefits!

According to a recent report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Azerbaijan became the second-largest importer of Israeli weaponry between 2018 and 2022. Purchasing 9.1 percent of Israeli arms exports, it came second to India, which purchased 37 percent. The Philippines (8.5…

The Post-American Regional Order 

While they may have been minimal, US President Joe Biden’s visit last year did yield some positive results. In October, the United States brokered a landmark agreement that settled the longstanding maritime border dispute between Israel and Lebanon. The Biden administration has also sought to…

War of Generals Turns Sudan into Ukraine of the Horn of Africa

Hundreds have been killed and thousands have been wounded during the recent clashes in Sudan. Many countries, including the United States, have evacuated their diplomatic staff and closed their embassies, which many interpreted as implying that they believe this will be an open-ended war and that…

Will Iran Succeed in Changing How Hezbollah Operates?

Contradictory reports have been circulating amid the ambiguity around why rockets were fired at Israel from Lebanon and who launched them. Hezbollah sources have said that it had not been informed about the operation, claiming the rockets were fired by Hamas in retaliation to Israel’s assault on…

Russia and China’s Strategy For Confronting the US Economically and Militarily!

Some informed sources in Europe have claimed that the summit held by Russia and China in Moscow on the twentieth this month had initially been scheduled for Beijing. They claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin was supposed to head a delegation of ministers and economic figures on a trip to…

Kazakhstan Avoids a Tug of War

Kazakhstan held early parliamentary elections last week, with citizens casting their ballots on Sunday and possibly ushering in independent members of parliament, which indicates a modest increase in democratic openness. These elections have reinvigorated the politics of this former Soviet…

Iran Seeks to Garner the IAEA’s Sympathy as it Builds Aircraft Carriers?!

Iranian outlets have reported that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei held a meeting in his home that was attended by his son Mojtaba, Ali Larijani, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran General Director Mohammad Eslami, and Khamenei’s aide Kamal Kharazai. The Supreme Leader expressed his frustration with…

‘Personal Skirmishes’ Shake Foundations of the Regime in Tehran!

Western sources claim that the Leader of the Iranian Republic, Ali Khamenei, was furious when he learned that the death sentence of former Defense Minister Alireza Akbari had been implemented on January 14. In fact, he had asked Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi to use his authority to change Akbari’s…