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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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Israel’s Quietly Making West Bank Another Gaza Using Army of Settlers
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Israel’s Quietly Making West Bank Another Gaza Using Army of Settlers

Sunday 16 August 2026
2026, an average of more than six assaults per day. These incidents have upended hundreds of Palestinian families and left dozens of villages and towns in a state of perpetual insecurity. According to the same report, at least 18 Palestinians have been killed in settler attacks since January, and n ...
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
2022 visit to Tehran, the two sides inked a long-term economic and trade cooperation program through 2030, alongside an oil-and-gas cooperation MOU.  In 2023, they signed an implementation plan for that accord, plus MOUs on transit transport via the Chabahar port, free-trade zones, and rail li ...
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Gaza Death Toll Reaches 73,399 Amid Ongoing Israeli Attacks
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Gaza Death Toll Reaches 73,399 Amid Ongoing Israeli Attacks

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
2.15 million displaced people. Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip killed five Palestinians and wounded 18 others over 48 hours, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Additional victims remain trapped beneath collapsed buildings and on roads, where rescue crews have been unable to reach them ...
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Israeli Genocide in Gaza Continues as Death Toll Reaches 73,419
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Israeli Genocide in Gaza Continues as Death Toll Reaches 73,419

Saturday 22 August 2026 ،
285 Palestinians have reportedly been killed and 4,252 injured, while 813 bodies have been recovered from the rubble. The overall death toll since October 7, 2023, has reached 73,419, with 174,364 injuries. Gaza’s Health Ministry also warned that nearly 80 million tons of rubble are hindering ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
Paper

Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
2025, and a significant share of those transactions was settled in Chinese yuan through mid-tier Chinese banks rather than in dollars. That mechanism matters enormously. In this model, Iran does not necessarily need to receive its oil revenue as direct dollar transfers into domestic bank accounts. ...
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
Paper

Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026 ،
2026 midterms all the more historic. Should he win, he would become the first Muslim senator since the nation’s founding 250 years ago. And that, observers say, is only the tip of the iceberg. First: Size of political power of Muslims The significance of transformation of the US Muslims' ...
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
24 hours, yet a year and a half into his return to the White House, the fighting has only intensified. Far from winding down, the conflict has raised fears of a wider conflagration, even a direct NATO-Russia clash. Just last week, Trump dispatched his CIA director to Moscow to impress upon Kremlin o ...
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Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume
Analysis

Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
21 days to just 11, are urgent necessities. Fourth, the two economies are structurally out of sync. Pakistan's exports are largely confined to agricultural products and textiles, offering little in the way of the advanced industrial goods Iran needs. This mismatch sharply constrains trade poten ...
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
2016 to help the Kurds fight ISIS terrorist organization and unify the Peshmerga forces. It was extended for a four-year term in 2022. American forces previously stationed at Ain al-Assad base and in Anbar province of Iraq had already been relocated to Harir base in Erbil under agreements with Bagh ...
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
Paper

Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
26 million, for selling Drone Dome air defense produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems was signed between the two. The cooperation will also include technology transfer to Greek local industries as part of a joint venture. Deal directed against Turkey With one of the core objectives of this de ...

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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.