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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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How’s Iran War Taking Its Toll on European Economies?
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How’s Iran War Taking Its Toll on European Economies?

Sunday 31 May 2026
Guardian also reports that news of the British unemployment rate returning to 5 percent in March appears to be the latest evidence that the Iran war has crushed the economic boom. Office of National Statistics (ONS) data shows that 100,000 jobs were cut in April, the steepest drop since May 2020, wh ...
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Tel Aviv on Sexual Violence Blacklist: International Laws and Crisis of Israeli Impunity
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Tel Aviv on Sexual Violence Blacklist: International Laws and Crisis of Israeli Impunity

Sunday 31 May 2026 ،
Guardian report citing the head of the Women’s Protection Unit at the Women Center for Legal Aid and Counseling (WCLAC), perhaps only 1 percent of sexual violence cases are ever reported. What do the international laws say about rape and sexual violence in war? In international laws, rape an ...
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What’s behind Trump-Netanyahu Disagreement in the Light of Iran Deal?
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What’s behind Trump-Netanyahu Disagreement in the Light of Iran Deal?

Tuesday 16 June 2026 ،
Guardian and Al Jazeera also point to diverging interests between the two leaders. According to these assessments, Trump is above all seeking a diplomatic victory, a way to end the political and economic costs of the Iran war, while Netanyahu remains deeply skeptical of any agreement that, in his vi ...
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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 ،
US and Israel look at Syria as a potential proxy to execute their agenda in Lebanon, though it remains a question whether al-Sharaa is interested in such a role. Alwaght- The recent remarks by the US President Donald Trump about possibility of Syria playing a role in Lebanon to complete the mission ...
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Oman Facing Tough Dilemma after Iran Duqm Port Message
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Oman Facing Tough Dilemma after Iran Duqm Port Message

Monday 13 July 2026 ،
Guardian recently reported that the Europeans, who stand to lose the most from a closed strait, have signed onto a voluntary, non-mandatory payment system for transiting the waterway. But this too is at odds with Iran's view of its sovereignty and legal authority over strait management. So Oman ...
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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 ،
Guardian” in January 2024, a multinational naval coalition featuring the US, Britain, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles, and Spain. With a heavy deployment of warships in the Red Sea, Washington sought to halt Ansarullah strikes on vessels linked to Israel. Y ...
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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 ،
Guardian wrote that with peace talks collapsed and the 60-day deadline expired, prices are climbing again. Trump, by threatening to bomb Oman and declaring he has 'no timeline and no urgency' for a deal, has effectively dashed any remaining hope for a swift end to the war. Le Monde painted ...
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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 ،
Guardian that the government should consider evacuating the elderly from the capital, warning that Putin has ordered Russian forces to prepare and conduct massive strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Ukraine is also acutely short of American-made Patriot interceptor missiles. Many of Rus ...
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Mokha Capture: A Red Sea Balance Shifter
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Mokha Capture: A Red Sea Balance Shifter

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Guardian has reported over a thousand killed and tens of thousands displaced in the new wave of clashes in Yemen. Reuters reports that after capturing Mokha, Ansarallah forces have moved toward the Hanish Islands, with fighting pushing Saudi-backed forces back toward Dhubab, an area in direct proxi ...
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
Guardian columnist, after a trip to Israel, described the coming election as one of historic importance in the eyes of some Israelis and raised concerns about the weakening of democratic institutions. That worry is in fact a continuation of a dispute that predated the war and peaked in 2023 with th ...

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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.