Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

February 18, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Lebanon’s Neutrality Must Include Arabs vs. Israel

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam did well by recommending that the different Lebanese factions replace their allegiance to foreign powers with unity and independence, suggesting that he supported Lebanon’s...

November 11, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran’s President claims he’s ‘too busy’ to attend summit in Saudi

The meeting comes while the region prepares for incoming US President Donald Trump to take office.

September 22, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Ahead of UNGA session, Iran on a diplomatic offensive amid Hezbollah-Israel flare-up

Iran is also working with non-western groups at the UN. IRNA noted these include the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, BRICS, and others.

September 10, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Turkey’s ‘Islamic’ offensive against Israel grows as Gaza war rages

Turkey's President Erdogan is using the October 7 attack to rally Muslim countries diplomatically against Israel, seeking regional leadership.

June 21, 2024 | Bill Roggio, Janatan Sayeh

Iran and Taliban discuss “joint action” against Israel

The foreign ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Taliban discussed taking “joint action” against Israel in support of Hamas. The Taliban and Iran have cooperated in the past to oust the...

June 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran’s acting FM is building an alliance against Israel – this is how

The report is part of a larger series of moves by the foreign minister and also the Iranian foreign ministry against Israel.

June 13, 2024 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Is Israeli-Saudi normalization end or means?

Biden is delaying Saudi normalization with Israel until the region is fixed, mistakenly making peace the end game

May 30, 2024 | |

U.S. Boycotts UN Session Honoring Iran’s Late President

The United States boycotted a May 30 plenary session of the UN General Assembly held to commemorate Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on May 19. Speeches...

May 15, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran is seeking closer ties to Egypt

Iran is seeking outreach to not only Egypt by also Saudi Arabia. Recent reports also indicate that Iran has threatened Jordan.

May 6, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Muslim countries meeting in Gambia condemn Israel ‘genocide’

Iran tried to use OIC meeting against Israel and wording in the final declaration may reflect Iran’s success.

March 27, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Are leaders of Hamas taking a ‘victory’ tour in Iran?

Hamas believes that patience and perseverance will lead to victory in Gaza, and the Hamas leadership thinks it has growing international support while it has suffered no international consequences.

November 23, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Arabs’ Diplomacy Over Gaza: Will They Ignore the US to Embrace Russia and China?

Arab states have increased their diplomatic outreach amid the conflict in Gaza, where Israel on Tuesday approved a deal with Hamas for a release of some of the hostages taken by the terrorist organization...

November 16, 2023 | |

French Court Issues International Arrest Warrant for Syria’s Assad

French judges issued an international arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad on November 15, citing his use of chemical weapons against Syrian civilians. The court also issued warrants...

November 12, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Spotlight on Syria, following fresh airstrikes

This comes amid tensions in the north and in the wake of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s speech.

November 7, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran begins diplomatic offensive against Israel and US

The key leaders in Iran’s efforts are President Ibrahim Raisi and chief diplomat Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

October 18, 2023 | |

Lax U.S. Sanctions Enforcement Yields Windfall for Iran’s Terrorist Proxies

Iran’s foreign minister on October 18 called for an embargo of Israel by oil-producing nations to protest Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian also urged...

October 10, 2023 | Joe Truzman |

Leader of Yemen’s Houthis states willingness to support ‘Palestinian people’

In a newly released speech, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen’s Houthi movement, which calls itself Ansar Allah, stated his willingness to participate in fighting Israel “to support the Palestinian...

June 17, 2022 | Juan C. Zarate, Sarah Watson

The Lexicon of Terror: Crystallization Of The Definition Of “Terrorism” Through The Lens Of Terrorist Financing & The Financial Action Task Force

Excerpt It is widely assumed that there is no accepted international definition of terrorism, in part because global views on what constitutes terrorism are so politically polarized as to prevent arriving...

February 9, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

Amnesty spreads the virus of antisemitism

It defames, demonizes, and attempts to delegitimize the Jewish state

August 15, 2021 | Benjamin Weinthal, Ben Evansky

Controversial German politician to head UN agency accused of helping Iran with tech linked to nuclear program

Gerd Müller prepares to outline his plans for UNIDO during the final week of August