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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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Election of Amidi As Iraq’s President: PUK Restores Power, Political Dynamics Shift
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Election of Amidi As Iraq’s President: PUK Restores Power, Political Dynamics Shift

Monday 13 April 2026
Democratic Party (KDP) had reached an impasse. The KDP, adopting a hardline stance and introducing a rival candidate, attempted to leverage political brinkmanship and its veto power in parliament to extract significant concessions on internal regional issues, such as resource management, budget, and ...
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A Survey Reveals That 57% Of Americans Disapprove of President Trump’s Management of The Iran Situation
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A Survey Reveals That 57% Of Americans Disapprove of President Trump’s Management of The Iran Situation

Saturday 18 April 2026 ،
Democrats (7%) oppose it. On Donald Trump's handling of the Iran file, 57% disapprove, and 35% approve; the evaluation of his approach is intertwined with opinions about him as a president. In contrast, the two-week temporary ceasefire has received a positive reception, with 63% of citizens bel ...
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Gaps Deepen as Trump and MAGA Ties Are at Fresh Juncture
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Gaps Deepen as Trump and MAGA Ties Are at Fresh Juncture

Sunday 19 April 2026 ،
Democrats and other critics called it a “strategic failure. Islamic Republic remains intact, it still has its nuclear and missile programs, and it has nkt lost control of the Strait of Hormuz. Even some conservative analysts warned that Trump may have failed to achieve his objectives and that ...
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Beyond Assassination Plot: Why’s Trump not Unhappy with the Incident?
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Beyond Assassination Plot: Why’s Trump not Unhappy with the Incident?

Monday 27 April 2026 ،
Democrats in the October midterms and the 2028 presidential race. Trump, whom many critics believe waged the war on Iran to escape the fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal, diverting public and media attention away from demands to unearth classified files in that case, will likely face an e ...
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American Legislators Call on Trump Officials to Expose Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Program
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American Legislators Call on Trump Officials to Expose Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Program

Wednesday 6 May 2026 ،
Democrats, led by Joaquin Castro, has called on the Trump administration to publicly disclose Israel's undeclared nuclear weapons program—a move that would break with decades of US policy upholding Israeli nuclear ambiguity. In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the 29 lawmakers a ...
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Democrats Label Trump a Fraud
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Democrats Label Trump a Fraud

Wednesday 6 May 2026 ،
Democratic Party has intensified its attacks on Donald Trump, calling the US President a liar ALWAGHT- The Democratic Party has intensified its attacks on Donald Trump, calling the US President a 'liar' as House lawmakers push forward with impeachment proceedings under the 25th Amendment. T ...
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Democratic Rep: Stop The US War on Iran
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Democratic Rep: Stop The US War on Iran

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
Democratic congressmember criticized the President and declared that the time has come to end the US war against Iran ALWAGHT- A Democratic congressmember criticized the President and declared that the time has come to end the US war against Iran. Democratic Congressman Dan Goldman stated on X that ...
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Iraqi Parties Locked in Intense Negotiations for Bigger Cabinet Share as New PM Starts Talks
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Iraqi Parties Locked in Intense Negotiations for Bigger Cabinet Share as New PM Starts Talks

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
Democratic Party (KDP), aiming to lay the groundwork for a deal on Kurdish participation in the next government. The Kurdistan Region has long been a decisive player in Iraq’s power equations. Since Saddam Hussein’s fall and the formation of Iraq’s new political order in 2003, no ...
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
Democratic and Republican administrations has said: “Three months have gone and the war that was supposed to be a short-time game for Trump is turning into a long-term strategic defeat. Trump stricken by pressure and frustration During his election campaign, Trump promised to avoid unnecess ...
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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 ،
Democratic-leaning media outlets have republished some of open criticisms of Trump against Obama in the past for the latter’s concessions made to Iran, including access to part of its blocked assets. In this connection, on Saturday, Axios reported, citing a Trump administration official, that ...

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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.