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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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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla

Monday 25 May 2026
250 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza. During the operation, Israeli forces detained over 400 human rights activists from more than 40 countries and transferred them to occupied territories. Footage shows armed Israeli troops boarding the ships as activists in life jackets raise their hands in ...
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Bab-el-Mandeb Under Siege: Saudi Yemen Blockade Turns against Riyadh
Analysis

Bab-el-Mandeb Under Siege: Saudi Yemen Blockade Turns against Riyadh

Saturday 25 July 2026 ،
25 percent of the world's oil and gas supply. Unlike Hormuz, where Saudi Arabia had Petroline as a backup infrastructure since the 1980s, there is no ready-made alternative for Bab el-Mandeb. The only remaining option is a lengthy detour via the Suez Canal and the Cape of Good Hope, a reroute th ...
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India, from an Importer of Israeli Arms to Israel’s Strategic Partner
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India, from an Importer of Israeli Arms to Israel’s Strategic Partner

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
25, called “Mission Sudarshan Chakra”, a multi-layered air defense, ballistic missile shield, and offensive air capabilities program aimed at full operational readiness by 2035. Billed under the motto “Shield and Sword,” the initiative has quickly become the driving force be ...
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?

Friday 14 August 2026 ،
25 and 2026 wars, Iran managed to reproduce roughly 1,000 missiles, an estimated production rate of 100 to 125 per month. The same report noted that as of May, the American and Israeli intelligence assessments indicated that missile production had resumed at some surviving facilities and even at tem ...
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade
Analysis

Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
25, four new cooperation documents were added, while the 17th Joint Commission pushed forward on energy, investment, transport, and trade. As a result, bilateral trade volumes have been on an upward trajectory, reaching roughly $484 million in 2025. Yet that figure still falls well short of the two ...
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026 ،
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' political power is solely not limited to the rise of a number of Muslim candidates in the elections. Rather, this phenomenon h ...
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Failed Witkoff-Kushner Mission: Ukraine War in Diplomatic Standoff
Analysis

Failed Witkoff-Kushner Mission: Ukraine War in Diplomatic Standoff

Wednesday 9 September 2026 ،
250 miles per hour, making them notoriously hard to shoot down. Now, in part because the US is bogged down in its own war with Iran and the resulting Patriot missile crunch, Ukraine's air defenses are dangerously thin against the bombardment. As a result, both sides can talk up negotiations, b ...
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Shalamcheh and Chazabeh Crossings: How’s Border Closure Impacting Iran-Iraq Trade?
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Shalamcheh and Chazabeh Crossings: How’s Border Closure Impacting Iran-Iraq Trade?

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
25 at roughly $12 billion. Iranian customs figures show non-oil exports to Iraq at about $11.9 billion, meaning Iraq accounts for roughly one-fifth of Iran's non-oil exports. Under current targets, annual trade is meant to climb to $30 billion in the coming years. The importance of these two cr ...
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
25 put Yesh Atid in first place with 24 seats, followed by Likud with 22. Naftali Bennett's Together party came third with 15 seats, trailed by the Democratic Union at 11, Israel Beiteinu and Atzmaut Yehudit at 9 each, and United Torah Judaism at 8. The Joint List and Shas each won 7 seats, whil ...
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Netanyahu’s Speech: A Slap at the UN, a Pain at Home
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Netanyahu’s Speech: A Slap at the UN, a Pain at Home

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
25 percent looks so daunting as to seem far-fetched. Hebrew-language media also sharply criticized the images the cameras captured on the sidelines of Netanyahu's UN appearance. In a sharply critical analysis, Yedioth Ahronoth described the speech as packed with attacks and accusations but dev ...

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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.