Eye on Extremism: March 2, 2026
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Rockets and drones launched from Lebanon set sirens blaring across northern Israel in the early hours of Monday, as the Hezbollah terror group entered the fray to assist its backer, Iran, with its relentless attacks against the Jewish state.
As Israel unleashed a sweeping military response to the brutal Oct. 7, 2023, assault by Hamas, it aimed punch after punch at the power of Iran, the militant group’s longtime sponsor, and its other proxies and allies in the region. The result has been a rapid and systematic degradation of Iran’s clout across the Middle East over the past 2½ years, a seismic change that led directly to this weekend’s devastating attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel.
CEP Mentions
In Iran itself, several possible developments are emerging following the attacks and Khamenei's death. Hans-Jakob Schindler, head of the Berlin-based think tank Counter Extremism Project, told the Funke Media Group that the system is distributed across multiple centers of power and does not depend on a single individual.
DW News: Analyst assesses Iran politics as US launches attacks
[CEP Senior Director] Terrorism expert Hans‑Jakob Schindler questions the likelihood of regime change in Tehran, noting that Iran’s political system is made up of interconnected power centers capable of functioning even if one is removed. He also expresses little confidence in the opposition or the people in general, pointing out that they remain unarmed.
ZDF Heute Spezial: Israel and the US attack Iran – Tehran retaliates
Explosions are being reported in Tehran and other parts of Iran. Israel speaks of a “preventive strike,” while US President Trump refers to the start of “major combat operations.” According to Israeli sources, Tehran has launched a counterattack. ZDF correspondents in Washington, Istanbul, and Tel Aviv, as well as Iran expert [CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler, assess the current situation.
ZDF Heute Live: The US and Israel attack Iran: What we know so far
Israeli airspace is closed. There is an Iranian counterattack. What is known about the attacks so far? Is a solution to the conflict now a distant prospect? Marc Burgemeister discusses this live on ZDFheute with Iran correspondent Phoebe Gaa, Thomas Reichart in Tel Aviv, and Elmar Theveßen in Washington. Also on the program: Iran expert Hans-Jakob Schindler [CEP Senior Director].
ZDF Heute Journal: Iran: After the death of Ali Khamenei
Ali Khamenei shaped Iranian politics for over three decades as the supreme religious leader. Now he has been killed in attacks – Iran's political future remains unclear. Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed.
WELT: “There has clearly been an attempt to attack the regime's leadership.”
Israel and the US have launched an attack on Iran. The mullah regime is threatening a “devastating” response. Middle East expert [CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler gives his assessment.
Hans-Jakob Schindler analyzes the Geneva negotiations on Iran: The US is not taking a clear stance, and Israel may prefer a preemptive strike. “The danger of a conflagration remains,” says Hans-Jakob Schindler, terrorism expert, on WELT TV.
The death of Ali Khamenei is a serious blow to the Iranian regime—but it does not automatically mean regime change. That is the view of terrorism expert [CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler in an interview from New York. “It is a very important first step,” says Schindler. However, he adds that the system of the Islamic Republic is deliberately designed so that it does not depend on a single person.
WELT: “Hybrid warfare – Iran is trying to shoot at anything and everything it can.”
Terrorism expert [CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler analyzes Iran's increased drone attacks on the Gulf region and the challenges of defending against them.
In this special episode, Angela van Brakel talks to Middle East expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, currently in New York. He explains why these attacks are much broader in scope than previous military strikes, why regime change without ground troops remains difficult to calculate, and why Iran is currently largely isolated in terms of foreign policy. He also explains how Israel is responding to possible counterattacks and why the situation is unlikely to be resolved within a few days.
RBB Inforadio: Iran expert: US position somewhat unclear
The US and Iran are currently negotiating the controversial Iranian nuclear program in Geneva. The US has probably abandoned the idea of regime change, says Hans Jakob Schindler from the think tank Counter Extremism Project.
BR 24: IS propaganda on the internet: requests for deletion reach their limits
However, such platforms largely escape government regulation. Hans-Jakob Schindler from the transatlantic think tank “Counter Extremism Project” explains that regulating an industry requires an industry partner on the other side that generates commercial profits and can therefore be held accountable to ensure that products or services do not cause harm. In the case of isolated IS forums, however, there is no legally identifiable operator who can be held liable.
Berlinger Morgenpost: Iran's leader is dead: Will there now be a regime change? Six scenarios
Even after the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the regime is not necessarily facing collapse. "Iran is not a classic dictatorship like Bashar al-Assad in Syria or Hosni Mubarak in Egypt. When they were no longer in power, the regime collapsed,“ Hans-Jakob Schindler, head of the Berlin think tank Counter Extremism Project, told our editorial team. ”If Khamenei is no longer in office due to a military strike or a heart attack, there are still several centers of power. That's why the regime continues to function. It is designed for sustainability."
Kontrast: Telegram leads you from the FPÖ channel to neo-Nazi networks—with just a few clicks
[CEP Senior Advisor] Extremism expert Alexander Ritzmann said on the Tagesschau news program that “active clubs” serve one purpose: to build a network of right-wing extremists who are prepared to fight and use violence.
Analysis
Times of Israel: Unable to finish the job on his own, Trump takes a gamble in Iran
Briefing reporters on Saturday, a senior administration official tried to make the case that US President Donald Trump had “no choice” but to authorize Operation Epic Fury against Iran. “The threat from Iran… in the short term is… the conventional missile capability,” he said of the decision to launch a military campaign against the Islamic Republic.
Iran International: Khamenei is dead: The dictator a nation longed to see gone
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in Saturday’s airstrikes, marking the end of more than three decades at the helm of the Islamic Republic and closing a chapter in Iran’s modern history that many Iranians had long hoped to see concluded. While the wound of the massacre of January 2026 where over 36,000 were killed still feels fresh on the body of society, the death of Tehran’s dictator Ali Khamenei has pushed Iran and the region into a sensitive and unprecedented phase.
What was once described as the "axis of resistance", a loose but coordinated alliance stretching from Lebanon to Yemen, now appears fractured. The command structure that bound it together has been badly damaged. Supply lines have been disrupted. Senior military figures are gone.
United States
A gunman wearing clothes with an Iranian flag design and the words “Property of Allah” killed two people and wounded 14 early Sunday at a Texas bar, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The FBI is investigating the shooting, which erupted a day after the U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran, as a potential act of terrorism.
New York Times: Trump Says War Could Last Weeks and Offers Contradictory Visions of New Regime
President Trump said on Sunday that the U.S. military intends to sustain its assault on Iran for “four to five weeks” if necessary, insisting that it “won’t be difficult” for Israel and the United States to maintain the intensity of the battle even as he warned of the possibility of more American casualties.
NBC News: How Trump decided to strike Iran
A last chance to avert war with Iran played out Thursday in Geneva, where Trump administration officials told Iranian counterparts they must not take certain steps needed to build a nuclear bomb.
USA Today: 'It's not true': Trump's reasons for Iran attacks questioned
President Donald Trump and members of his administration repeatedly made the case for military strikes against Iran by arguing that the Middle Eastern country posed a serious threat to the United States. Iran, they said, was on the verge of developing a nuclear weapon and ballistic missiles capable of striking the United States. But national security analysts and experts on Iran and its ruling regime say those claims are based on assumptions that are wrong or greatly exaggerated.
Iran International: Iran sleeper cell fears rise after Austin shooting, Canada gym attack
Concerns over the activation of Iran’s sleeper cells in America have increased after a deadly shooting in Austin involving a suspect with alleged ties to Iran and a separate gun attack on an Iranian dissident’s gym in Canada. A flag of the Islamic Republic and photographs of Iranian regime leaders were discovered inside the apartment of the suspect in the deadly Austin bar shooting, CBS News reported citing sources.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani slammed joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran in a statement Saturday — without placing fault with Tehran in his reaction. Mamdani released a statement that reiterated his police department’s earlier pledge to boost local security, and also attacked Israel and the United States for “an illegal war of aggression.” But unlike other Democrats who have spoken out against the air campaign, he mentioned neither the atrocities committed by the Iranian regime against its own citizens, nor President Donald Trump, with whom he met just days ago.
Cyprus
Reuters: Iranian-made drone hits British air base in Cyprus, causing limited damage
A drone strike hit a British air base in Cyprus overnight, causing limited damage and no casualties, Cypriot and British officials said on Monday, in a marked escalation effectively dragging an EU member state into the conflict surrounding Iran.
Germany
Times of Israel: Germany said considering joining Israel-US campaign against Iran
Germany is seriously considering joining the US-Israeli campaign against Iran if the regime does not cease attacking countries in the region amid the conflict, German political and military sources tell Israel’s Army Radio.
DPA: German intelligence wrangles with courts over AfD extremism
The head of the domestic intelligence agency in the German state of Thuringia has praised a decision taken by its partner agency in Lower Saxony to rate the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as extremist.
Ireland
Jews in Ireland reported over 100 antisemitic incidents through a communal reporting system within six months after it launched, according to a new report. The findings published early Monday by the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland constitute the first attempt to document antisemitic incidents in Ireland.
United Kingdom
The Telegraph: Reeves accused of being ‘close friends with mosque chairman with extreme views’
Robert Jenrick has accused Rachel Reeves of “appalling judgment” over her alleged friendship with a mosque chairman who he claims has extreme views. The Reform UK treasury spokesman published a video on X criticising the Chancellor for her relationship with Arshad Khatana.
Richard Tice has accused Sir Keir Starmer of "kowtowing to Islamist extremists" in an extraordinarily explosive moment on GB News. Speaking to National Reporter Will Godley at a protest outside Downing Street, the Reform UK deputy leader lashed out at Labour's handling of the crisis playing out in the Middle East.
Middle East
Reuters: Gulf businesses reel as Iran strikes trigger regional shutdowns
Iran's retaliatory strikes across the Gulf have triggered the most widespread business disruption in the region since the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing airport closures, halting port operations and sending shockwaves through financial markets. The attacks, launched in response to a joint U.S.-Israeli assault on Iran, landed across every major state in the Gulf, a region that has spent decades building its reputation as one of the world's most reliable business hubs. Three people were killed by the attacks in the United Arab Emirates, and loud explosions were heard for a third day in Dubai and Abu Dhabi on Monday.
Reuters: UK working on plans to help its citizens leave Gulf
British foreign minister Yvette Cooper said on Monday that her team was looking at all options, including evacuation, to help hundreds of thousands of UK citizens leave Gulf countries which are now being targeted by Iran. There are an estimated 300,000 British citizens living in Gulf countries, and 102,000 people in the region have registered their presence with the UK government since the attacks started on Saturday.
Los Angeles Times: Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’: The proxy forces shaping Mideast conflicts
“From Lebanon to Yemen and Syria to Iraq, the regime has armed, trained and funded terrorist militias that have soaked the earth with blood and guts,” Trump declared Saturday. The United States, Trump vowed, was determined to ensure that Iran’s proxies “can no longer destabilize the region or the world and attack our forces.”
Afghanistan
Afghanistan International: Taliban, Pakistan Trade Strikes For Fifth Straight Day
The latest wave of clashes between the Taliban and Pakistan has entered a fifth day, with fighting continuing along the Durand Line. Taliban forces launched what they described as large-scale retaliatory attacks on Pakistani border posts and positions along the frontier, mainly in eastern and south-eastern Afghanistan.
Residents in Khost Province, Paktia Province, Paktika Province, Logar Province and Kandahar Province told Afghanistan International that some mosque imams declared what they described as jihad against Pakistan during Friday prayers. According to residents, the clerics called on anti-Pakistan militant groups to carry out attacks on Pakistani military bases.
The Afghanistan Green Trend, led by former Afghan vice-president Amrullah Saleh, said Pakistan is pursuing a multi-track policy against the Taliban and consulting opposition forces about a post-Taliban political arrangement.
Gaza Strip/West Bank
Some Palestinians say they fear the widening war sparked by U.S. and Israeli attacks against Iran could overshadow the fragile situation in Gaza, just over a week after U.S. President Donald Trump rallied billions of dollars in pledges for the territory’s reconstruction and tried to nudge a ceasefire forward.
Asharq al-Awsat: Hamas Mourns Iran’s Khamenei, Condemns ‘Heinous’ US-Israel Attack
Hamas on Sunday mourned Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, a firm supporter of the Palestinian movement, after his death in what it described as a "heinous" US-Israeli attack. "We in Hamas mourn the passing of Ali Khamenei. He provided all forms of political, diplomatic and military support to our people, our cause, and our resistance," it said in a statement.
Iran
Associated Press: Iran’s supreme leader killed in major attack by US and Israel
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack by Israel and the United States, Iranian state media confirmed early Sunday, throwing the future of the Islamic Republic into doubt and raising the risk of regional instability.
Iran International: Iran's Guards push to name next leader outside legal procedures
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is insisting on the swift appointment of the next leader of the Islamic Republic after Ali Khamenei's death, sources with knowledge of the matter told Iran International. According to the sources speaking on condition of anonymity, the remaining IRGC command structure is seeking to finalize the decision within the coming hours, specifically by dawn on Sunday, March 1.
Some of the jubilation was open and even raucous — people dancing in Iranian streets, honking car horns in celebration, screaming joyfully from windows and rooftops over the killing of the country’s supreme leader. But as bombardment by the United States and Israel fell from the air for a second day Sunday, many expressed fear and uncertainty over what direction Iran will take.
Iran International: Iranians react with joy and disbelief to Khamenei's death
Celebration and stunned disbelief swept across parts of Iran on Saturday evening after US and Israeli officials announced that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had been killed. Across social media and in accounts from residents inside Iran, the news triggered an eruption of emotion—joy, shock and disbelief in equal measure.
New York Times: ‘We Are Orphans’: Shiite Muslims Protest the Killing of Khamenei
Shiite Muslims around the world protested the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader and a senior Shiite Muslim cleric. He died on Saturday during U.S. and Israeli attacks on his country.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who assembled theocratic power in Iran over the decades as its top leader and sought to turn it into a regional powerhouse, bringing it into confrontation with Israel and the United States over its nuclear program while crushing democracy protests, has been killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes. He was 86.
Iraq
Associated Press: Pro-Iran protesters clash with police near Green Zone in Baghdad
Iraqi security forces fired teargas at dozens of protesters on Sunday evening after they attempted to enter Baghdad’s heavily-fortified Green Zone, which hosts the U.S. embassy.
Iraqi militias claimed 16 drone attacks against “enemy bases in Iraq and the region” following American and Israeli airstrikes on the Islamic Republic of Iran. The United States and Israel launched a campaign against the regime in Tehran on February 28, killing numerous members of the regime’s leadership, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The Islamic Republic responded by launching hundreds of drones and missiles at US bases, Israel, and Gulf countries, and Tehran’s proxies have responded with attacks and pledges of support. An unconfirmed party, likely the US or Israel, also reportedly conducted strikes against Iran-backed proxies in Iraq on February 28 and March 1.
Israel
Times of Israel: Katz warns Israel will target Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem
Defense Minister Israel Katz says Hezbollah secretary general Naim Qassem is a target, after the terror group fired rockets and drones at Israel overnight. “The Hezbollah terror organization will pay a heavy price for the firing toward Israel, and Naim Qassem, Hezbollah’s secretary general, who decided on the firing under pressure from Iran, from now on, he is a marked target for elimination,” Katz says on X.
IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin says Hezbollah will pay a “heavy price” for attacking Israel overnight. “Hezbollah opened fire; it chose to start a campaign. It will pay a heavy price,” Defrin says in a press conference.
Jerusalem Post: Sirens sound across Israel as Operation Roaring Lion enters third day
Sirens sounded across Israel on Monday morning as the third day of Operation Roaring Lion began. No hits were reported, according to Magen David Adom.
Times of Israel: Three wounded in Iranian missile strike on highway outside Jerusalem
Three people were wounded by the impact of an Iranian ballistic missile on a highway on the outskirts of Jerusalem Sunday evening, medics said, on the second day of the Islamic Republic’s war with the US and Israel. The impact left a large crater in the road, hollowed out a traffic sign and caused heavy damage to several cars.
Nine people were killed and more than 40 were injured in Beit Shemesh, near Jerusalem, on Sunday afternoon by a direct Iranian ballistic missile impact. The missile struck a residential area in the city, destroying a synagogue and causing extensive damage to a public bomb shelter beneath it and surrounding homes.
AFP: Iran’s Guards say they launched missile attack on Tel Aviv, Haifa and East Jerusalem
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say they launched missile strikes on a government complex in Tel Aviv as well as security and military centers in Haifa and an attack on East Jerusalem.
A senior Home Front Command officer was attacked by an ultra-Orthodox extremist in Beit Shemesh yesterday while en route to the site of an Iranian ballistic missile impact. According to the military, the Haredi man threw a stone at the car of Brig. Gen. Elad Edri, who serves as chief of staff at the Home Front Command.
Kuwait
Reuters: Kuwait intercepts hostile drones on third day of Iran retaliatory strikes
Kuwait intercepted hostile drones on Monday, the third consecutive day of Iranian retaliatory strikes on neighbouring Gulf states in response to U.S. and Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic. A series of loud blasts was heard on Monday morning in Dubai and the Qatari capital of Doha, according to Reuters witnesses. Loud bangs and sirens were heard earlier in Kuwait, according to Reuters witnesses.
Lebanon
Reuters: Israeli military says it killed head of Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters
The Israeli military said on Monday that it had carried out a strike in Beirut killing Hussein Makled, who served as the head of Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters.
The head of Hezbollah's parliamentary faction, Mohammad Raad, was reportedly killed during IDF strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, Saudi news outlet Al-Hadath reported on Monday morning.
Naharnet: Salam calls rocket fire on Israel 'irresponsible and suspicious'
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemned rocket fire launched at Israel on Monday, as the Israeli military launched a series of strikes across Lebanon in response. "Regardless of who is behind it, the rocket fire from southern Lebanon is an irresponsible and suspicious act that endangers Lebanon’s security and safety and gives Israel pretexts to continue its attacks on it," Salam said on X.
Naharnet: Lebanon, France postpone conference to support Lebanese Army
Lebanon and France postponed on Sunday an upcoming conference to support the Lebanese Army and security forces, a joint statement by both countries' presidencies said, citing unfavorable conditions in the region. The statement said President Joseph Aoun and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron "decided to postpone until April the conference... which was to be held on March 5 in Paris" after discussing "the latest developments affecting the security of the entire region."
Naharnet: Hezbollah supporters mourn Khamenei in mass rally
Thousands of Hezbollah supporters gathered in Beirut's southern suburbs to mourn Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday, chanting "death to America, death to Israel" while crying over the killed figure. "God is one, and Khamenei is the leader," they chanted in unison, wearing black and waving Hezbollah and Iranian flags.
Naharnet: Hezbollah calls for Dahiyeh rally as defiant Qassem slams Khamenei's killing
Hezbollah vowed Sunday to confront the United States and Israel over their strikes on the group's key backer Iran. "We will undertake our duty of confronting the aggression," Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem said in a statement, adding that his group would not leave "the field of honor and resistance".
AFP: Hezbollah calls on region to stand against attack on Iran
Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah called on Saturday for the Middle East to stand against Israel and the United States' attack on Iran. In a statement, the group called upon "the countries and peoples of the region to stand against" the attack, warning that "its dire consequences will affect everyone without exception if left unchecked."
Naharnet: Aoun urges Hezbollah to prioritize Lebanon interests as US-Israel strike Iran
President Joseph Aoun urged everyone to show full commitment to national responsibility and to prioritize Lebanon's interests and the Lebanese people above any other consideration, after Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, with fears in Lebanon that Hezbollah joins the fray. Aoun said that "sparing Lebanon from the disasters and horrors of external conflicts, and safeguarding its sovereignty, security, and stability, are absolute priorities."
Naharnet: Salam says Lebanon refuses to be drawn into Iran conflict
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Saturday that Lebanon refuses to be dragged into war, after Israel and the United States launched strikes against Iran. Authorities fear Iran-backed Hezbollah could become involved in the conflict, which saw the U.S. and Israel bomb Iran on Saturday and Tehran respond with missile attacks. Just before the operation began, Israel announced it was carrying out strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in south Lebanon.
Times of Israel: Hezbollah condemns strikes on Iran but stops short of pledging to attack Israel
Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group called on Saturday for the Middle East to stand against Israel and the US after they launched a joint military offensive against Iran, after long weeks of escalating regional tensions and burgeoning threats of conflict.
Saudi Arabia
Associated Press: Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted drones targeting its Ras Tanura oil refinery
Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura oil refinery came under attack on Monday from drones, the kingdom’s defense ministry said, with authorities downing the incoming aircraft. A Saudi military spokesman made the announcement on the state-run Saudi Press Agency.
Yemen
Long War Journal: Houthis express solidarity with Iran but do not launch retaliatory attacks—yet
The Houthis have issued statements in support of the Islamic Republic of Iran since the start of the US-Israeli military campaign, but have not officially announced military action—instead primarily mobilizing demonstrations and media support. However, anonymous officials in the Yemeni terror group have told media outlets that the group will soon begin attacks on Israel and international shipping.
Iran has instructed Yemen’s Houthi movement to conduct military operations in Bab Al-Mandab and the Red Sea, a Yemeni government source told Arab News on Saturday. The directives were reportedly delivered via Mohammad Ramazani, Iran’s envoy to the Houthis, the source added.
Pakistan
The Guardian: At least 22 people dead after pro-Iran protests in Pakistan and Iraq
At least 22 people are dead following pro-Iran demonstrations in Pakistan in which hundreds of people marched on the US consulate in Karachi. Security forces in Iraq have also fired teargas at protesters who tried to storm the US embassy in Baghdad.
Afghanistan International: No Talks Will Be Held With Taliban, Says Pakistan PM’s Office
Mosharraf Zaidi, spokesperson for Pakistan’s prime minister, said no talks or negotiations would be held with the Taliban. Zaidi said Pakistan’s sole responsibility is to protect its citizens and territorial integrity and that militancy originating from Afghanistan must end.
Congo
Reuters: Congo's Kisangani airport attacked by suspected rebel drones, authorities say
Drones have attacked the airport serving Kisangani, a strategic city in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo far from active front lines in the east, local officials said on Monday, blaming the AFC/M23 rebel group and neighbouring Rwanda.
Reuters: Mass graves found in eastern Congo after rebel withdrawal, governor says
Two mass graves containing a total of at least 172 bodies have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Uvira, following the withdrawal of the AFC/M23 rebel group, a senior government official said. The rebels briefly captured Uvira, a transit hub on Lake Tanganyika, near the Burundian border, in December. They began withdrawing a week later under U.S. pressure and the Congolese army re-entered the city last month.
South Sudan
Reuters: Attack in South Sudan's Ruweng area kills 122, official says
A group of unidentified men attacked a town in South Sudan's Ruweng Administrative Area on Sunday, killing 122 people, including 82 civilians, the area's information minister said on Monday. The country has seen rising violence in recent months as political infighting threatens a fragile 2018 peace deal.
Tunisia
Reuters: Former Tunisian PM Larayedh jailed for 24 years in Syria jihadist case
Former Tunisian prime minister Ali Larayedh was sentenced on Friday to 24 years in prison on charges of facilitating Tunisian jihadists’ travel to Syria over the past decade, state media said.
His party, the Islamist opposition Ennahda, says the case is politically motivated and part of a crackdown on dissent following President Kais Saied's seizure of broad powers in 2021, when he dissolved parliament and began ruling by decree.
Australia
Reuters: Australian far-right senator censured over inflammatory Muslim comments
Australia's Senate on Monday censured far-right lawmaker Pauline Hanson over "inflammatory and divisive" comments she made about Muslim people during a discussion about the possible return of Australian relatives of Islamic State terrorists from Syria.
The man who allegedly plotted a "mass casualty" terror attack in Western Australia has been identified as a former Perth private school student and labourer. Jayson Joseph Michaels on Friday became the first person in WA to be arrested and charged with preparing a terrorist attack.
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