#islamic-influence

#islamic-influence

The Nizaris had survived in part because of their position on a warring frontier. They had been irritating but, as a buffer state against the Franks, they fulfilled a useful function for their much bigger Sunni neighbours. Now even that usefulness was gone. As the Franks were forced back to their last enclaves on the coast, the Assassins looked increasingly anomalous - a Shi'ite nuisance in the midst of victorious Sunni orthodoxy.

Tehran rallies feature imagery of Iranian missiles and drones from last year's conflict with Israel. Iranians have commemorated the 47th anniversary of the Islamic revolution with mass rallies nationwide. Crowds flooded Tehran and other cities on Wednesday to celebrate the Islamic Republic's establishment and show solidarity with the government during one of the most tumultuous periods in Iran's recent history.

The Iranian people are taking decisive actions on the ground, it is now time for the international community to join them fully, he told reporters at a news conference in Washington. He said foreign involvement did not require boots on the ground but instead targeted intervention that could weaken the regime's repressive apparatus, such as targeting the leadership of the Revolutionary Guards.