The recent diplomatic thaw between Saudi Arabia and Iran, brokered by China, marks a momentous shift in the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East. While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sought to isolate Iran, the Chinese-brokered agreement between the two powers suggests that the United States is ceding ground in the ...
In March 8, 1985 a powerful explosion rocked Beirut, near the house of Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlalah, an influential cleric who had been described as the spiritual leader of Hezbollah. Sayyed Fadlallah was the target of the explosion, but fortunately he escaped the assassination attempt. The massive blast killed ...
