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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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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement
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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement

Sunday 24 May 2026
Arab countries are now looking at the US use of military option against Iran with more caution as the recent war showed them new and unpredictable angles of the vastness of and vulnerabilities caused by the regional war. Assessments do not show that these countries have managed to address their vul ...
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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 ،
Arab neighbors across the Persian Gulf, the Islamic Republic of Iran forged relatively stable, friendly, and at times even influential relations with the Central Asian states almost immediately after the Soviet collapse. In the 1990s, Iran played a key role in ending Tajikistan’s civil war an ...
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious
Analysis

Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
Arab monarchies, and this is one of the negative influences of this war that has disclosed the broadening gap between Tel Aviv and Persian Gulf Arab countries.   
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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 ،
Arab state as the one of the main preconditions for a possible agreement. In its 10-point proposal for peace, Iran has raised full lifting of main and secondary sanctions as well as revoking the UN Security Council resolutions. So, release of the assets that are blocked in various countries, includ ...
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Tel Aviv on Sexual Violence Blacklist: International Laws and Crisis of Israeli Impunity
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Tel Aviv on Sexual Violence Blacklist: International Laws and Crisis of Israeli Impunity

Sunday 31 May 2026 ،
Arab world have accused Israel of committing war crimes or genocide. However, imposing any penalties requires cooperation among states, sanctions, arrest warrants, or a Security Council resolution. Without the backing of major powers, these mechanisms often remain purely symbolic. So, the new UN m ...
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?
Analysis

Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
Arabia cannot tolerate an independent Oman and this is driving their pressures against Muscat. Alwaght- Having thought that all of the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf will align with the US policies regarding the Strait of Hormuz and join the pressures against Tehran, the US President Donald Trum ...
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Israel Invades Lebanon: While Hezbollah Fighting, Lebanon’s Govt. Waiting Mirage of Talks
Analysis

Israel Invades Lebanon: While Hezbollah Fighting, Lebanon’s Govt. Waiting Mirage of Talks

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
Arabic-language spokesperson, openly stated that operations in the Shaqif Heights (Beaufort) and Wadi al-Salouqi have been launched to destroy Hezbollah’s infrastructure. Israeli forces near Nabatieh, he added, “are prepared to expand the attack if necessary”, meaning they are read ...
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From Persian Gulf to Lebanon: How Will War Stop?
Interview

From Persian Gulf to Lebanon: How Will War Stop?

Friday 5 June 2026 ،
Arab countries complain about being targeted during Iran's responses. Is there any sign we can suggest they have learned lessons from the 40-day war about the need to quit their wrong approach? Zarean: We should say that unfortunately these countries have not learned from the 40-day war and wil ...
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Operation Nasr: How’s Iran Shattered Trump-Netanyahu Calculations?
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Operation Nasr: How’s Iran Shattered Trump-Netanyahu Calculations?

Tuesday 9 June 2026 ،
Arab countries. Meanwhile, Trump wants to run the FIFA World Cup games smoothly with least challenges. But IRGC’s missile strike has now thrown Washington’s strategy of controlled escalation into serious disarray, and makes it clear that Tehran has read Trump’s mind, and is moving ...
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
Arab world’s security calculus. This trend has now reached Lebanon, potentially opening a new chapter in Pakistan’s regional role. It is against this backdrop that Lebanese Army Commander General Rodolph Haykal’s visit to Pakistan and his meeting with his counterpart, General Asim ...

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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.