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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who attended the Tehran funeral of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, said in a July 3, 2026 statement that Khamenei was a great scholar and leader who demonstrated resilience, courage, patience, and vision. He said that millions of Muslims, not only in Iran, would remember him as a leader. Sharif added that Pakistan and Iran are “two brotherly countries” that will march together under all circumstances.

In his June 26, 2026 Friday sermon at the Islamic Center of Glendale California, the imam supplicated Allah to grant victory to the mujahideen. He added a prayer for Allah to “cleanse the Al-Aqsa Mosque from the filth of the criminal Jews, and return it to the Muslims in a beautiful, glorious manner with an imminent conquest and a clear victory.

Syrian political activist Anas Joudeh said in a June 29, 2026 interview with Podium Syria on YouTube that there is nothing wrong with peace with Israel in principle. He cited Syria’s participation in the 1991 Madrid Conference, where it accepted the concept of land for peace. Joudeh asked how long the “resistance project” is supposed to last and what its goals are meant to be, arguing that, by contrast, the goals of peace are very clear.

Michigan Shiite scholar Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi said in his June 12, 2026 Friday sermon at the Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn Heights that when Patrick Henry declared in 1775, “Give me liberty or give me death,” he had learned it, directly or indirectly, from Imam Hussein, who famously said during the Battle of Karbala that “death with dignity is better than a life in humiliation.” Elahi said that whenever President Trump talks about peace, he receives a phone call from Netanyahu or the...

Emirati political analyst Salem Al-Ketbi said in a June 27, 2026 appearance on Al-Mashhad TV (UAE) that the Muslim Brotherhood presents itself differently in the West than it does in the Middle East.

MEMRI's newly launched Ethiopia Studies Project provides essential background for an understanding of the complex issues in the Horn of Africa region. Ethiopia has long been Washington's most important partner in the Horn of Africa, a role that has become even more significant today. As rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz heighten concerns over the security of global shipping routes, ensuring the stability and openness of the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait has emerged as a strategic imperative.

The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) welcomes renowned scholar and political scientist Blen Mamo Diriba as special advisor to MEMRI's Ethiopia Studies Project. Blen Mamo Diriba is a skilled researcher and political analyst with expertise in Ethiopian law, politics, and national security, and Horn of Africa geopolitics.

Qatar's Al-Araby TV reporting on Native American marking of Little Bighorn anniversary (Source: MEMRI TV) 1. MEMRI TV Clip No. 12870, Qatar's Al-Araby TV Reports On Native American Commemoration Of 'America's Defeat' At Little Bighorn: Participants Dance And Jump Over American Flag, June 29, 2026. 2. Qatar: New Efforts to Deport Baha'i Leaders. Longstanding Repression of Religious Minority, Human Rights Watch, June 14, 2026. 3.

According to a report published by Sabah News on June 5, 2026, Liaqat Baloch, the deputy emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, which is one of the oldest and most influential religious-political organizations in Pakistan, said that the people of Gaza and Kashmir have "awakened the insensitive world," while Iran's leadership and Hamas have defeated "the aggressive imperialist forces of America," and very soon victory celebrations will be held in Islamabad.