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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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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?

Sunday 2 August 2026
Donald Trump's first term, to build a front against the Axis of Resistance, particularly Hezbollah, with backing from terrorist organizations like ISIS. That, too, fizzled. These failures suggest that Saudi Arabia's centralized decision-making structure and unilateralist approach have consis ...
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria

Thursday 6 August 2026 ،
Donald Trump has repeatedly pressed Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, in recent weeks to play a role in Lebanon and help contain Hezbollah. The overture rests on a clear assumption: that a new Syria could shoulder some of Israel’s security burden on its northern front — wi ...
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?

Friday 14 August 2026 ،
Donald Trump has repeatedly talked about final chance for Iran to reach a deal with the US, the record of several months of war shows that return to the military options will be costlier than strong-toned remarks of Trump are aimed to suggest. The reality is that the 40-day war and the subsequent c ...
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
Donald Trump’s covert exit from Turkey following the NATO summit on July 8, now one of the most explosive security flaps of his presidency. The story took a new turn when The Washington Post, citing intelligence sources, reported that US spy agencies secretly swapped out Trump’s plane m ...
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Iran Maintains Control of Hormuz Amid US Claims
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Iran Maintains Control of Hormuz Amid US Claims

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that American forces have achieved “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz and that commercial shipping can pass freely. Iranian officials have rejected the claim, saying all maritime traffic remains subject to Iranian supervision and authorization. I ...
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IRGC Spokesperson Rejects Trump’s Claims of Secret Negotiations
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IRGC Spokesperson Rejects Trump’s Claims of Secret Negotiations

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
Donald Trump ALWAGHT- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) spokesperson firmly rejected recent claims by US President Donald Trump that secret negotiations had taken place with IRGC officials, describing the allegations as “fantasies stemming from desperation and defeat.” IRGC Spo ...
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Three Missing Iranian Pilots: Is the US Involved?
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Three Missing Iranian Pilots: Is the US Involved?

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
Donald Trump's sensitivity to the captivity of American aviators. As such, fears are mounting that Washington might use the Iranian pilots as a future leverage point. Should clashes erupt again between Iran and the US, and should American service members end up in Iranian captivity, Washington ...
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?

Friday 21 August 2026 ،
Donald Trump, who had spent weeks wielding threats and pressure to wring concessions from Tehran, announced that no talks are underway, none are planned, and that he would maintain a naval blockade. Iran, for its part, continues to reject Washington’s terms, with core flashpoints like the Stra ...
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Trump’s New Sanctions Plan against Iran Futile, Observers Argue
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Trump’s New Sanctions Plan against Iran Futile, Observers Argue

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
Donald Trump’s declaration of a new “economic war” and fresh sanctions blockade against Iran comes with pledges of the toughest penalties in US history. Yet even inside the US, serious doubts are mounting over whether the strategy will actually work. Trump and Treasury Secretary Sc ...
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Twilight of US Hegemony: Decline Felt at Home
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Twilight of US Hegemony: Decline Felt at Home

Monday 24 August 2026 ،
Donald Trump's policies, rather than halting the US decline, may be accelerating it. The Center for American Progress, in a 2026 report, cataloged 131 specific cases that it says have weakened US security, economic strength, and global influence. From this vantage point, pressing allies, errati ...

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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.