Iran’s regime interprets the new wave of protests that erupted there in late December as foreign interference. This rhetoric is not new to Iran’s regime; it has used it for decades, starting with the Green Movement in 2009, and continuing through the protests of 2017, 2019, and 2022.

Al-Raya Newspaper: Prominent Headlines of Issue 581

O Armies of the Muslims: Beware, beware lest you let this blessed month of Rajab pass you by before you give your military support (nussrah) to Hizb ut-Tahrir to establish the Second Khilafah Rashidah (Rightly Guided Caliphate) on the Method of Prophethood. Then your standing among the Muslims will be like that of the great Ansar (ra). Otherwise, by Allah (swt), it will be a disgrace in this world and…

Following the American occupation of Iraq in 2003, UN Security Council Resolution 1500 was issued on August 14, 2003, establishing the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).