Tag: Iran
THE BRICS SHIFT: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR GLOBAL MISSIONS
By Jeremiah Goddard
7/11/2024
The recent BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, held from 22 to 24 October 2024, marked a significant shift in global geopolitics. Originally...
NEW IRANIAN PRESIDENT PROMISES CHANGE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AND...
By Gigi Kotze
Mr Masoud Pezeshkian has been elected as Iran's new president, defeating his hardline conservative rival Mr Saeed Jalili. Mr Pezeshkian received 53.3%...
DEATH OF IRAN’S PRESIDENT A REMINDER THAT ETERNITY IS AT STAKE
By Alexandra Nyoni
On Sunday, 19 May, a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, crashed in the...
HOW TO REMAIN KINGDOM-FOCUSED AS TENSIONS RISE BETWEEN ISRAEL & IRAN
By Alexandra Nyoni
On Monday 1 April, suspected Israeli fighter jets carried out a missile strike on the Iranian consulate building and wider embassy compound...
WHAT COULD INCREASED VOLATILITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST MEAN FOR THE...
By Alex Pollock
Over the past 14 days, at least ten countries in the Middle East have engaged in airstrikes, as the ongoing Israel/Gaza conflict...
AMINI ANNIVERSARY EMBOLDENS THE CRY FOR CHANGE IN IRAN
By Jeremiah Goddard
16 September 2023 marked the one-year anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody after allegedly violating the mandatory headscarf law. The...