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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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Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?
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Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?

Wednesday 19 August 2026
American sanctions. Iraq derives the vast majority of its revenue from oil and is heavily dependent on the U.S.-supervised financial network to manage those earnings and conduct international transactions. Washington has in recent years intensified pressure on Iraqi banks to prevent dollar transfer ...
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?

Friday 21 August 2026 ،
American think tanks American think tanks, for their part, broadly assess that continuing the war will yield no new strategic gains for Washington. The Institute for the Study of War and the Critical Threats Project reported that Iran's political structure shows signs of readiness to sustain, ...
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Iran’s Ghalibaf in Baghdad: Common Cases on the Table
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Iran’s Ghalibaf in Baghdad: Common Cases on the Table

Friday 21 August 2026 ،
American sanctions, and expand trade and investment ties. The back-to-back visits underscore that Ghalibaf's trip is no mere political or parliamentary exercise. Tehran and Baghdad are moving in parallel to push economic cooperation to a higher level, seeking to tap deeper into trade, investmen ...
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Trump’s New Sanctions Plan against Iran Futile, Observers Argue
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Trump’s New Sanctions Plan against Iran Futile, Observers Argue

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
American officials and analysts counter that Washington has already deployed nearly every sanctions tool in its arsenal over the past few decades, and that Iran has spent that same period refining its own playbook for evading penalties and preserving trade and financial lifelines. The AP, in its own ...
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Iran’s Weapons Arsenal Redefining Deterrence Power
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Iran’s Weapons Arsenal Redefining Deterrence Power

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
American missile defense systems and used hypersonic missiles in its attacks. The development signals a potential leap in the precision, guidance, and operational capabilities of Iranian missiles compared to earlier iterations, suggesting that in any future conflict, Iran's armed forces, relyin ...
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Lebanon’s Ali Taher Heights?
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Lebanon’s Ali Taher Heights?

Monday 24 August 2026 ،
American policy toward any potential operation in this area on a double-edged calculus: apply enough pressure on Hezbollah without crossing the threshold that transforms the conflict in Lebanon into a wider regional conflagration. And this is precisely where the significance of Ali Taher transcends ...
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Twilight of US Hegemony: Decline Felt at Home
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Twilight of US Hegemony: Decline Felt at Home

Monday 24 August 2026 ،
Americans themselves admit the US power is now not what all once knew. Alwaght- The war of aggression against Iran has turned US's continued military footprint in the region into a strategic challenge. Over six months of combat, major US bases became easy targets for Tehran’s powerful miss ...
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Regional-Palestinian Backing Prevent Hamas Elimination from Gaza Dynamics
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Regional-Palestinian Backing Prevent Hamas Elimination from Gaza Dynamics

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
American-Israeli front. The war showed that even direct American involvement in the conflict cannot change the resistance-leaning face of the region and that the new order shaped by the Axis of Resistance is forming and shaping the future of the region. As Netanyahu nurtures his dream of a Greater ...
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CIA Chief Makes Unannounced Visit to Moscow
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CIA Chief Makes Unannounced Visit to Moscow

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
American diplomatic vehicles. Neither Washington nor Moscow has confirmed the visit or its purpose, while the CIA has also declined to comment. The trip is believed to be Ratcliffe’s first known visit to Russia since becoming CIA director. The agency has remained involved in US-Russia detaine ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
American or European banks. Over the years, a significant share of Iran’s trade has shifted to intermediary companies, informal networks, regional markets, and non-Western partners. Reuters, questioning Washington’s sanctions strategy, noted that Iran has repeatedly skirted penalties ov ...

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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.