TEHRAN (Basirat): Social media activists in different world states trended #HelloBrother to display the kind face of Islam after a victim of the Thursday terrorist attack in New Zealand used the word to welcome the man who opened fire at innocent worshipers in a mosque in Christchurch.

TEHRAN (Basirat): A senior political commentator based in London highlighted reasons behind recent covert acts by Saudi Arabia to pursue a closer relationship with Israel, saying Riyadh is seeking “not only to deter Iran but also to bring the Shiites to their knees”.