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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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Where have American Forces and Military Equipment Gone after Iraq Withdrawal?
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Where have American Forces and Military Equipment Gone after Iraq Withdrawal?

Saturday 3 October 2026
Americans was several hundred or less. After pulling out of various Iraqi regions, these forces resided in Kurdistan, specifically in Harir air base. Citing American military official, The Post reported that the remaining forces in northern Iraq will be relocated mainly to Jordan and other regional ...
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US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy: Expert
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US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy: Expert

Saturday 3 October 2026 ،
Americans were afraid of being attacked by resistance forces. Afghahi described the 2011 withdrawal as a serious defeat for the US, saying that when the Americans entered Iraq and Baghdad fell in 2003, Donald Rumsfeld, the US defense secretary at the time, was asked how long they would stay in Iraq ...
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
Americans. They never consider interests of other nations and solely pursue their own. US pullout of the region to pick up the pace Iran’s former ambassador to Iraq said the ouster of US forces from Iraq could accelerate American broader withdrawal from the region, arguing that Iran’s ...
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True Security and Political Independence in Iraq Matters after US Military Pullout: Expert
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True Security and Political Independence in Iraq Matters after US Military Pullout: Expert

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
Americans will rely less on military presence and more on financial, political, intelligence, and security levers to sway Baghdad policies.  In turn, Iraq’s success at this stage will depend on its ability to convert military independence into genuine independence in security and politic ...
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions

Wednesday 7 October 2026 ،
Americans for long-term use. The Russians have stressed they oppose the strengthening of military infrastructure or the establishment of bases by Western forces in Afghanistan, adding they are ready to mediate between the parties. Unfortunately, the Taliban apply a dual-faced approach, especially t ...
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Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia
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Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
Americans to withdraw was neither negotiation nor the Iraqi government's request; it was the Islamic resistance, which by targeting American interests pushed the cost of presence to an unacceptable level. As resistance leaders have emphasized, if not for the resistance, American forces would nev ...
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White House War Cover-up Suggests Trump is Empty-handed
Analysis

White House War Cover-up Suggests Trump is Empty-handed

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
Americans The political aspects of this situation get clearer when we consider the economic consequences of war. The anti-Iranian campaign is highly detested by the American public since by pushing the gasoline prices up it has directly impacted the daily life of citizens. Even Trump’s popul ...
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Pakistan, Turkey Unreluctant to Directly Join Yemen War, Syria’s Al-Jolani Risks Sending Forces to Death in Yemen: Expert
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Pakistan, Turkey Unreluctant to Directly Join Yemen War, Syria’s Al-Jolani Risks Sending Forces to Death in Yemen: Expert

Tuesday 13 October 2026 ،
Americans, in early 2025, experienced a war with the Yemenis that lasted more than 50 days, and in the end, the Americans withdrew unilaterally from this conflict. The Americans know that classic armies face serious difficulties in confronting the combat capability of Yemeni fighters. For this reaso ...
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Hormuz, Tehran’s Deterrence Lever against American Threats
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Hormuz, Tehran’s Deterrence Lever against American Threats

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
Americans. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's most critical energy chokepoints, and any sustained disruption there can ripple through oil prices, maritime shipping costs, ship insurance premiums and fuel prices. That is why even a heightened probability of attacks on vessels, or the mer ...
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IRGC Warns Further Attacks on Iran Could Spark Worldwide Energy Crisis
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IRGC Warns Further Attacks on Iran Could Spark Worldwide Energy Crisis

Monday 19 October 2026 ،
Americans to question the costs of their government’s military actions.

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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.