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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 Flights Embargo and Test of Iraq’s Sovereignty
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Iran Flights Embargo and Test of Iraq’s Sovereignty

Monday 28 September 2026
Bilateral trade exceeded $10 billion in 2025, with the bulk of it consisting of Iranian exports to Iraq, including foodstuffs, energy, consumer goods and services. Still, if the flight suspension drags on, it will surely inflict losses on religious tourism, medical tourism and the hotel industry, p ...
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
relations with Moscow. Into this vacuum, Russia has promoted itself as an alternative security partner, a path paved by the withdrawal of French forces and the broader Western pullback, which has handed Moscow more room to maneuver. A telling sign of this shift came in September 2023, when Yunus-Be ...
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Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios
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Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
relationship and keep backing the Iraqi government. Alina Romanowski, a former US ambassador to Iraq, has likewise warned that a troop withdrawal must not be mistaken for abandoning Iraqi partners. First scenario: maintaining military influence without massive presence in Iraq It is important to n ...
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Pezeshkian: US Talks Serve No Purpose
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Pezeshkian: US Talks Serve No Purpose

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
relations and said Yerevan remains committed to expanding cooperation with Tehran despite sanctions. The remarks come amid renewed tensions following US and Israeli strikes on Iran and subsequent Iranian retaliation. Tehran has accused Washington of violating a ceasefire and a later US-Iran memoran ...
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True Security and Political Independence in Iraq Matters after US Military Pullout: Expert
Interview

True Security and Political Independence in Iraq Matters after US Military Pullout: Expert

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
relationship. In fact, Washington appears to be trying to shift from a model of “direct presence and control” toward “remote influence.” In this new phase, instead of stationing a substantial share of its forces at bases in Iraq, Washington can rely on other tools, including ...
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Iraqi PM’s Saudi Visit and Difficult Calculus of Neurality
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Iraqi PM’s Saudi Visit and Difficult Calculus of Neurality

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
relations, avenues for deepening joint cooperation and the latest regional developments. Ahead of the visit, the Iraqi PM stressed that Iraq-Saudi relations carry special strategic weight, and that the two countries have made tangible headway in building trust and opening channels for cooperation. ...
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Iran Says It Has No Fundamental Disputes with Regional States
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Iran Says It Has No Fundamental Disputes with Regional States

Monday 19 October 2026 ،
relations and ways to expand cooperation between Tehran and Moscow. Pezeshkian highlighted ongoing consultations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, expressing hope that his upcoming visit to Moscow would help implement existing agreements and deliver concrete results. He also thanked Russia for ...
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
Bilateral ties The Pakistani army chief's trip to Iran came amid emerging challenges to bilateral ties and to the progressing course of political, security and trade relations. Specifically, two challenges stand out: a surge in terrorist activity along the two countries' shared border in re ...
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From Mecca Pact to Tehran: Iran Hosting New Regional Security Equations
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From Mecca Pact to Tehran: Iran Hosting New Regional Security Equations

Tuesday 27 October 2026 ،
relations. Turkey, by virtue of its geopolitical position, military capacity, and ties to Western and regional countries, can play a role in shaping future security arrangements. For Ankara, too, a widening war on its southern and eastern periphery carries economic and security risks. Pakistan, giv ...
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
relationships, and Baghdad's security woes over the fragile internal situation in Syria following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad's government and the rise of sectarian (takfiri) armed groups to power.  Yet, Baghdad's views on the Syrian situation hardly are limited to worry and su ...

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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.