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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 Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal
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Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal

Saturday 13 June 2026
Donald Trump who had earlier talked about being close to striking a peace deal with Iran, but each time it proved otherwise. This time, too, Trump used the same old tactic: First making a big threat and then walking back from it. In his TruthSocial site, Trump claimed progress in talks with Iran, a ...
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Iran’s More Credible Threat Vs. Trump’s Credible Threat
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Iran’s More Credible Threat Vs. Trump’s Credible Threat

Saturday 13 June 2026 ،
Donald Trump has repeatedly and falsely claimed, for the sake of misleading the American public, who, though far from the battlefield, are growing increasingly anxious about the war’s consequences, that he has crippled Iran’s defense and military capabilities. In reality, that very vulne ...
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Liar-in-Chief? Five False War Claims by Trump
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Liar-in-Chief? Five False War Claims by Trump

Sunday 14 June 2026 ،
Donald Trump has lost his credibility even at home, so much so that recently the Democratic senator Adam Schiff commented on his treachery, saying that the president makes falsehood after falsehood and that the president's account of the state of negotiations to end the Iran war “lacks a l ...
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Yielding to Ceasefire: Why’s Trump Agreed to Iran War End?
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Yielding to Ceasefire: Why’s Trump Agreed to Iran War End?

Tuesday 16 June 2026 ،
Donald Trump announced reaching a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran to end the war he waged since February 28. Simultaneously, the deal was confirmed reached by Tehran, and Qatari and Pakistani officials as mediators, too, announced the agreement. On February 28, when the US and Israeli r ...
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
Donald Trump about possibility of Syria playing a role in Lebanon to complete the mission the Israeli regime has started against Hezbollah are not simply tactical or media positions. Rather, they bear signs of a broader American plan to redesign the balance of power in the region. The reality is th ...
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Two Clashing Views: Ambiguities of Strait of Hormuz Legal Status Post-War
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Two Clashing Views: Ambiguities of Strait of Hormuz Legal Status Post-War

Sunday 21 June 2026 ،
Donald Trump took to TruthSocial network after the announcement to declare that yhe deal with Iran is now complete, and toll-free shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will begin. He also hailed the Strait's reopening as a major win. Vice President J.D. Vance echoed that sentiment, saying: I hav ...
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?

Tuesday 23 June 2026 ،
Donald Trump in remarks about what could happen to the Israeli regime if the US was not offering it help said that Israel would have been blown up a long time ago, had I not gotten involved. I can stop Israeli attacks on Lebanon. They respect me and do whatever I say. These words signal beyond a po ...
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Battle for Hormuz: Why’s Recent US-Iran Trade of Fire Decisive?
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Battle for Hormuz: Why’s Recent US-Iran Trade of Fire Decisive?

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
Donald Trump presented golden route plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz through escort of the tankers in the Strait, while Iran's IRGC declared the waterway closed to navigation. The plan was meant to remove the pressure from the energy markets and stop the surging oil prices that had caused dam ...
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New Security Arrangements in Strait of Hormuz: Why’s Oman Cautious?
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New Security Arrangements in Strait of Hormuz: Why’s Oman Cautious?

Tuesday 30 June 2026 ،
proposal, particularly the idea of charging passing vessels. In other words, Oman's cooperation is more focused on safeguarding shipping security and regional stability, rather than fully aligning with all of Iran's positions. Why is Oman circumspect? With a look at the views of analysts a ...
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New Arab View of Post-war and Post-agreement Iran
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New Arab View of Post-war and Post-agreement Iran

Friday 3 July 2026 ،
proposals and making decisions with far greater caution, expecting guarantees backed by verifiable mechanisms to prevent a repeat of past damages. This shift is no sudden about-face; it is the accumulated result of a decade’s worth of security, economic, and geopolitical lessons. Those lesson ...

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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.