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WHAT'S NEXT?: Huge growth is expected over the next several decades as the world's Muslim population grows faster than every other major religious demographic, and as urbanization and rising incomes in developing countries with large Muslim populations mean more will be buying, rather than producing their own food.

[New] The attacks by ISIS operatives in Africa made the true Muslims happy and sowed fear among Christians and Muslims collaborating with the Western countries. / The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
[New] As Western forces withdraw from Afghanistan, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) and the Islamic Jihad Union could become more dangerous to Western and Afghan interests. / c.php?g=258989&p=1729012
[New] Without the presence of U.S. and coalition troops, the prospects for peace in Afghanistan will remain low, and that any setbacks for Afghan security forces could give terror groups such as al-Qaida and Islamic State a chance to regenerate. / Voice of America
[New] In the interest of decreasing the volume of tension in the Middle East, all parties could work to encourage more dialogue between the Islamic Republic and Saudi Kingdom. / alaraby
[New] While U.S. forces were present in Afghanistan, Russia, China, and Iran have been able to freeride on America's undertaking the main burden of fighting jihadist forces in Afghanistan that also threatened their interests. / The National Interest
[New] With U.S. and Western forces no longer present in Afghanistan, threats emanating from there to neighboring countries will have to be dealt with by their respective governments and (in the case of Moscow's allies in Central Asia) Russia. / The National Interest
[New] The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has stated that Iran has a definite nuclear policy that will guide Iranian negotiators. / Media TehranTimes
[New] In 2010, the Islamic Republic of Iran set its sights on eliminating malaria by 2025. / Media
[New] Malaria has been prevalent in the Islamic Republic of Iran for thousands of years, threatening lives and national development efforts. / Media
[New] China plans to invest in Iran and buy oil from the Islamic Republic, further straining ties with the US already frayed by China's imports of covertly shipped Iranian crude. / Resilience
The United States has succeeded in greatly reducing the direct terrorist threat from Afghanistan that was the original rationale for engagement. / Foreign Affairs
While Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State pose the greatest terror threats to US personnel, neither group is currently capable of attacking the US homeland today. / Al Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
New urea capacity is expected to come on stream over the next few years in Azerbaijan, Brunei, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Nigeria, Russia, and Uzbekistan. / en
Iran on Monday accused Israel of orchestrating an attack on its main nuclear facility that stirred fears for the future of talks involving Washington and Tehran over a deal to constrain the Islamic Republic's ability to produce a nuclear weapon. / WSJ
The primary terrorist threats facing the United States today include Islamist groups such as Islamic State, or ISIS, and al Qaeda, as well as domestic groups on the far right and far left, with the possibility ever looming that terrorists anywhere in the world might gain access to nuclear materials. / amjfinancial
There is the threat of diverse elements unifying: the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, the Islamic State in West Africa Province in Nigeria; and the Islamic State Central Africa Province and militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo. / Asian Military Review
Chad borders Nigeria to the southwest along the Lake Chad basin and is one of the countries in the Sahel currently battling a territorial and security threat posed by Islamic extremist groups. / Nigeria's leading geopolitical intelligence platform
The Chinese government plans to invest in Iran and buy oil from the Islamic Republic, a move not welcomed by Washington. / Tehran Times
The plan to pull troops from Afghanistan could give terrorist groups like al-Qaida and Islamic State a chance to regenerate the capabilities they would need to carry out an attack against the United States. / Voice of America
There has been growing concern about the threat posed by Iran and Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq, even as the number of Islamic State fighters believed to be in Iraq and Syria has shrunk from between 14,000 and 18,000 to between 8,000 and 16,000. / The Globe and Mail
White evangelical Protestants were the only group that said the U.S. becoming a majority-nonwhite nation in the future will be mostly negative. / Yahoo News

Last updated: 03 May 2021

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