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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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Muslim Nations’ Unity Key to Lasting Regional Stability
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Muslim Nations’ Unity Key to Lasting Regional Stability

Tuesday 25 August 2026
Council, and his accompanying delegation in Tehran on Tuesday, Pezeshkian emphasized the importance of solidarity among Muslim countries. He described closer cooperation between Islamic nations as a pressing necessity for enhancing regional security, arguing that stronger trade ties and broader coo ...
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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 ،
Council, said: “Iran has found many ways to keep trading over decades of sanctions. Its commercial and financial networks operate like a cat-and-mouse game, when the US closes one channel, traders and intermediaries look for another. Sanctions can raise the cost of doing business for Iran, but ...
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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 ،
The US power structure is seeing a shift in which the Muslims are rising and pro-Zionist camps are declining. Alwaght- In contemporary times, elections have always been one of the best instruments and criteria to measure the scale of public support for government policies, to understand the taste of ...
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UN to Choose New Chief: Why’s Tel Aviv Worried?
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UN to Choose New Chief: Why’s Tel Aviv Worried?

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
Council has held its first informal straw poll. In that vote, Rebeca Grynspan, a former Costa Rican vice president who now heads the UN Conference on Trade and Development, came in first with 10 “encourage” votes. She was followed by Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Rafael Gr ...
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Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?
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Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
Council shows that Chinese security cooperation with the(Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council countries is expanding across domains including drones, missile technology, space, cybersecurity, and maritime operations. This partnership allows Arab states to reduce their reliance on any single supplier an ...
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Iran Plans to Establish New Maritime Restriction Zone Beyond Strait of Hormuz, SNSC Chief Says
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Iran Plans to Establish New Maritime Restriction Zone Beyond Strait of Hormuz, SNSC Chief Says

Monday 7 September 2026 ،
Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said Tehran plans to establish a new restricted maritime zone extending from the US naval blockade line into parts of the Persian Gulf toward loading ports. He warned that vessels entering the designated area without coordination with Iran could face sanctions affecti ...
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
Council on Foreign Relations say that the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu encouraged Trump to get involved in a war that serves the Israeli interests. Middle East Policy magazine in a piece writes that the American justifications for war like nuclear program, missile program, and the so-c ...
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Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Mode Shift from Reaction to Action
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Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Mode Shift from Reaction to Action

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
Council General Mohsen Rezaei about setting a new prohibited zone around the Strait of Hormuz is a significant signal of shift in Tehran's approach to managing the Persian Gulf crisis. This shift demonstrates that Iran is no longer on a defensive mode in dealing with the US pressure and sea bloc ...
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Iran Warns IAEA Against Expecting Routine Nuclear Inspections Amid Security Threats
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Iran Warns IAEA Against Expecting Routine Nuclear Inspections Amid Security Threats

Thursday 10 September 2026 ،
Council over alleged nuclear reporting violations. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi has urged Tehran to restore access, while Iran dismissed the Western initiative as counterproductive, saying safeguards verification could resume once the war ends.
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Iran Condemns IAEA Resolution; Warns It Could Further Undermine Global Non-Proliferation Regime
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Iran Condemns IAEA Resolution; Warns It Could Further Undermine Global Non-Proliferation Regime

Thursday 10 September 2026 ،
Council ALWAGHT- Iran has denounced the IAEA Board of Governors’ decision to refer Tehran to the UN Security Council, arguing that the politically motivated resolution threatens the international non-proliferation system and fails to account for the ongoing conflict. An anti-Iran resolution d ...

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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.