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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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NBC News Uncovers High Price of War with Iran: Hefty Losses for the Aggressors
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NBC News Uncovers High Price of War with Iran: Hefty Losses for the Aggressors

Monday 27 April 2026
$1.1 million each), over 1,000 Tomahawk cruise missiles ($3.6 million each), and more than 1,200 Patriot interceptors ($4 million each), with total campaign costs estimated at up to $35 billion.
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Germany Has Inked 47,000 Defense Deals Since 2022
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Germany Has Inked 47,000 Defense Deals Since 2022

Tuesday 28 April 2026 ،
$130 billion) in arms deals ALWAGHT- Since 2022, Germany has inked €111 billion ($130 billion) in arms deals, but the Defense Ministry cannot state how many have been fully delivered or operationalized, Der Spiegel reports. In February 2022, then Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared a Zeitenwende ( ...
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US Navy Crumbling Under Iran War; Advanced Warship Pulls Back
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US Navy Crumbling Under Iran War; Advanced Warship Pulls Back

Saturday 2 May 2026 ،
$13 billion leviathan suffered a fire in March 2026 that injured several sailors and displaced over 600 crew members, while chronic sanitation failures produced roughly one sewage issue per day for months. Key systems, including its advanced aircraft launch technology and weapons elevators, remain u ...
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Western Media Shared Blame for Gaza Genocide, Iran Declares
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Western Media Shared Blame for Gaza Genocide, Iran Declares

Saturday 2 May 2026 ،
$10 billion and more than five years for rebuilding. Additionally, more than 371,000 housing units have been damaged, and Gaza's economy has contracted by 84%, signaling a widespread collapse in production, employment, and investment. Since the Israeli regime launched its genocidal war on Gaza ...
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Profitable Business: How’s US Capitalizing on Wars and Crises?
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Profitable Business: How’s US Capitalizing on Wars and Crises?

Monday 4 May 2026 ،
$1 billion. Washington has also approved the sale of a combat management system and related equipment to Kuwait, worth nearly $2.5 billion. Meanwhile, the State Department has signaled potential approval for a $4.01 billion deal to supply sustainment services for Patriot air and missile defense sys ...
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Araghchi’s Mission in Beijing amid Hormuz Strait Blockade and Energy Crisis
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Araghchi’s Mission in Beijing amid Hormuz Strait Blockade and Energy Crisis

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
$13.4 billion in 2024, highlighting the substantial share of non-oil goods and services in their economic relationship. However, more recent figures indicate that non-oil trade between the two nations dropped roughly 24 percent in the first 11 months of 2025 compared to the same period the year bef ...
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Red Sea to Strait of Hormuz: The Unraveling of American Hegemony
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Red Sea to Strait of Hormuz: The Unraveling of American Hegemony

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
$14 billion since the ceasefire. He concluded that after reaching a dead end in direct confrontation with Iran, Washington is now seeking to use these countries as tools, adopting the option of limited war and managing the battle through regional allies while providing logistical support, ammunition ...
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US Releases 53mn Barrels from Oil Reserve Amid Iran War Fallout
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US Releases 53mn Barrels from Oil Reserve Amid Iran War Fallout

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
$105 a barrel at one point. Investment bank JP Morgan predicts oil will likely remain in the low $100s for most of the year, averaging $97 for 2026, and warns that even reopening Hormuz would not quickly restore normal supply conditions due to constraints on tanker availability, refinery ramp-ups, a ...
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
$100 a barrel in the midst of war and the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, energy-importing nations in the region are facing severe economic pressure. Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, which rely heavily on fuel imports, have been hit hardest, sharply higher transport and vehicle fuel costs are now rip ...
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Iran’s Frozen Assets in Qatar: Pressure Lever or Key to Agreement?
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Iran’s Frozen Assets in Qatar: Pressure Lever or Key to Agreement?

Tuesday 26 May 2026 ،
$100 billion. Meanwhile, a considerable amount is blocked in the Qatari banks, reaching $12 billion. These are not usually frozen by Qatar, but Iran’s assets in the international financial system whose transfer is impossible due to sanctions on Iran. The case dates back to a couple of years a ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.