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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 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
Donald Trump and his vice president’s remarks about Abdulrahman Al-Sayed’s likely victory in the Senate primary have ignited a media firestorm—especially their comparison of themselves and their spouses to Al-Sayed and his wife, both physicians, as representatives of “two dif ...
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US Claims Control of Majority of Venezuela’s 65 Billion Barrels of Oil
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US Claims Control of Majority of Venezuela’s 65 Billion Barrels of Oil

Saturday 29 August 2026 ،
Donald Trump says the United States has obtained a controlling stake in Venezuela’s vast proven oil reserves ALWAGHT- President Donald Trump says the United States has obtained a controlling stake in Venezuela’s vast proven oil reserves, estimated at more than 65 billion barrels, through an ag ...
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
Donald Trump since the beginning of his military campaign in Venezuela and abduction of its President Nicholas Maduro made it clear that the main aim was to seize control of the oil of this South American nation. Now after eight months, Washington claims it has realized its wish to dominate the Vene ...
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Araghchi Says Netanyahu Misled US Over War Against Iran
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Araghchi Says Netanyahu Misled US Over War Against Iran

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
Donald Trump in English. Araghchi’s remarks come amid growing concerns within the “America First” wing of the Republican Party over Netanyahu’s influence on Trump and his push for a deeper US war with Iran. A July 2026 Politico report said Netanyahu had reportedly persuaded ...
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
Donald Trump and his hawkish team. Washington incapable of waging war afresh  While Trump and his administration continue to float the possibility of renewed military action against Iran, with the US president even threatening to destroy Kharg Island, many media outlets and analysts believe W ...
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Drop Site Reports US Construction of New Military Base in Bosaso, Somalia
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Drop Site Reports US Construction of New Military Base in Bosaso, Somalia

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
Donald Trump, with American airstrikes targeting ISIS and al-Shabaab. Puntland officials credit US air power with killing a large proportion of ISIS fighters, while American intelligence personnel have also reportedly played a major role in interrogations, targeting and local security operations. T ...
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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 ،
Donald Trump refuses to use the term war for his aggression against the Islamic Republic, and in his latest comments he described it the military conflict and even small potatoes. Trump appears to be trying to downplay the role of the Strait of Hormuz to pretend to the public that the war consequen ...
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Pezeshkian: Iran Rejects War, Vows ‘Full-Force’ Self-Defence
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Pezeshkian: Iran Rejects War, Vows ‘Full-Force’ Self-Defence

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
Donald Trump in a post on X, saying Tehran does not seek conflict but remains prepared to defend itself. Pezeshkian said Iran has consistently opposed war and considers avoiding escalation essential to safeguarding the interests of the Iranian people and maintaining regional security. He added that ...
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Hormuz Mission, a Two-sided Blade for South Korea
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Hormuz Mission, a Two-sided Blade for South Korea

Wednesday 9 September 2026 ،
Donald Trump has recently warned that Washington may review its security commitments and military presence in this country. Saying that South Korea turned down the call for assistance, Trump said: when they're not willing to go for you, you just can't be a stupid person and help them. Since ...
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Failed Witkoff-Kushner Mission: Ukraine War in Diplomatic Standoff
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Failed Witkoff-Kushner Mission: Ukraine War in Diplomatic Standoff

Wednesday 9 September 2026 ،
Donald Trump’s pledge to end it within 24 hours of returning to the White House, two of the president’s most trusted envoys are shuttling from Moscow to Kiev this week, seeking any glimmer of a deal that would deliver a settlement Trump promised. The visit to Russia and then Ukraine of ...

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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.