Eye on Extremism: July 9, 2026

The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East. Associated...

Eye on Extremism: July 8, 2026

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement announcing that, in a “joint missile and drone operation,” it targeted 85 locations across U.S. military facilities at Salman Port, the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain...

Eye on Extremism: July 7, 2026

Pakistani security sources said on Monday that border forces from Pakistan and the Taliban clashed for a second consecutive day in Khyber district. The fighting reportedly involved both light and heavy weapons. Afghanistan International: Pakistan &...

Eye on Extremism: July 6, 2026

Crowds of Iranians marched through the streets of Tehran on Monday in a funeral ​procession for slain leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the biggest day yet in a week of massive memorial ceremonies demonstrating the ‌grip of surviving clerical leaders...

A funeral procession is taking place in Iran for the slain leader Ali Khamenei. How strong is the support for the new leadership? ZDFheute live takes a look inside the isolated country. Iran is holding a multi-day funeral for the slain leader Ali...

The fallback to the criminal court is universal jurisdiction — domestic courts in foreign countries trying internationally recognized suspects when they travel there. But “since only a small number of countries around the globe have exercised this...

Eye on Extremism: July 2, 2026

Syria's foreign minister said during a visit to Beirut ‌on Thursday that Damascus was open to meeting the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah "if interests require it", Lebanon's state news agency reported. Asaad al-Shibani met Lebanese leaders...

Eye on Extremism: July 1, 2026

Iran will deliver an immediate and powerful response to any threat ‌against its people or leadership, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in an X post on Wednesday. "POTUS has committed the ⁠U.S. to muzzling its pets in Tel Aviv. If they...

Eye on Extremism: June 30, 2026

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern over the recent clashes between Pakistan and the Taliban, calling for an immediate end to hostilities and the protection of civilians. Afghanistan International: UN Secretary-General...

Judging Genocide – French IS fighter Sabri Essid convicted for crimes against the Yazidis

A historic trial took place in March 2026 in Paris. French national and Islamic State (IS) member Sabri Essid was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity for enslaving, imprisoning, torturing, raping, and committing other acts of...