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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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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question

Tuesday 20 October 2026
Iranian Foreign Minister Sayyed Abbas Araghchi urged the Islamic body to reclaim a central role in resolving the Muslim world's crises and confronting shared challenges.  In the gathering, the Palestinian cause took center stage, with Iran pushing to elevate the issue into a joint action i ...
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi is noteworthy in this context as well, though the available information is insufficient to conclude that a specific mediation initiative has taken shape. Gaza and Egyptian public opinion: A variable that cannot be ...
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
Iranian officials. In the months since the 40-day war, diplomatic trips by officials from both countries have surged dramatically, and Munir is now embarking on his fifth diplomatic mission to Iran, yet this latest visit carries a markedly different mood from those that came before. First, the pro ...
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Iran’s Sovereignty over Hormuz: The Road to Transform Iranian Ports into a Regional Hub
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Iran’s Sovereignty over Hormuz: The Road to Transform Iranian Ports into a Regional Hub

Thursday 22 October 2026 ،
Iranian ports from a geographical privilege to an economic and strategic leverage, hence becoming one of the main international transit routes in a tigh competition of ports and corridors. It should be taken into account that this issue comes into sharper focus once we recognize that port competiti ...
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Damaged Tankers and  Lasting Wound of Energy Market
Analysis

Damaged Tankers and Lasting Wound of Energy Market

Saturday 24 October 2026 ،
Iranian armed forces over the past seven months have shown that they do not allow the foreign powers to decide the fate of the strategic Strait of Hormuz without considering the security and interests of Iran. In such conditions, one of the key impacts of heightened maritime insecurity in the Strai ...
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How’s Iran Becoming Point of Dispute between Netanyahu and His Army Chief?
Analysis

How’s Iran Becoming Point of Dispute between Netanyahu and His Army Chief?

Tuesday 27 October 2026 ،
Iranian attack on the occupied territories. The Israeli occupation army has concluded that Netanyahu, on the eve of Knesset elections, is inflating the threat of an Iranian strike on the occupied territories to buy time and delay the vote. But contrary to Netanyahu's claims, there was no clear ...
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Tehran Summit Changes Regional View of American Role: Expert
Interview

Tehran Summit Changes Regional View of American Role: Expert

Thursday 29 October 2026 ،
Iranian role in emergence of this order? Can Tehran play a deterrent role in the face of the hawkish approach of Washington? Ghanadbashi: This summit can be seen as signaling emergence of a new security order whose foundation was laid since several months ago, or even last year. Now we are at a his ...
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US Sea Blockade Rendered Ineffective as Iran Runs labyrinthine Circumvention Network
Analysis

US Sea Blockade Rendered Ineffective as Iran Runs labyrinthine Circumvention Network

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
Iranian trade, Western and American circles admit Iran is finding ways through this ban. Alwaght- While the US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the American sea blockade on the Iranian ports has paralyzed Iranian economy, new reports by Western media say otherwise, showing that des ...
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Political and Social Stalemate Key Feature of Post-election Israel: Expert
Interview

Political and Social Stalemate Key Feature of Post-election Israel: Expert

Monday 2 November 2026 ،
Iranian confrontation.  Netanyahu's loss and stalemate of cabinet formation  Opening the meeting, Mr Zarean commented on the Israeli political structure, saying that the Israeli regime is a parliamentary system and the power is held the Knesset with 120 seats. To form a cabinet, any ...
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
Iranian expert further stated that Netanyahu's campaign appeared to have concluded that a maximum coalition was not feasible. On the other side, Eisenkot also faces obstacles to forming a cabinet, with the Haredi military service issue and Netanyahu's presence among the most important hurdle ...

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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.