The Shia crescent was stronger than ever, and Iran’s regional influence was growing steadily. Many Shi’ite, or Shia, forces moved from Iran to Iraq, then to Syria, and from there to Lebanon ...

Shawwal 1446 A.H. On March 30th, 2025, the Moon-Sighting Committee of the Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America formally announced that Monday, March 31st, 2025, will be recognized as the ...

Bassil also stressed that he does not see Lebanon as being part of the so-called “Shiite Crescent.” “I do not agree to this,” he added. The Shiite Crescent is the notionally crescent ...

March 11, 2025: Until late 2024, an Iranian could drive unimpeded from Iran to Lebanon. This route marked the much desired Iranian Shia Crescent. By late 2024 that had all changed. The Assad ...