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- Syria Elections: Al-Jolani Introducing Caliphate Rule
- Iranian and Saudi Officials Hold Talks to Strengthen Bilateral Relations
- Gaza Death Toll Hits 67,139 After 12 Killed Since Dawn
- Israeli Troops Carry Out Ground Raids in Southern Syria, Detain Three
- Yemeni Forces Strike Key Israeli Sites in Occupied al-Quds With Ballistic Missile
- Araghchi: Europe Has Less Influence in Upcoming Iran Nuclear Talks
- Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts
- Hamas’s Calculated Response to Trump’s Plan: Yes to Deal, Never to Surrender
- Maduro Declares Venezuelans Will Resist Western Influence
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Iranian and Saudi Officials Hold Talks to Strengthen Bilateral Relations
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that the Iranian ambassador to Riyadh met with a senior Saudi official to discuss strengthening bilateral relationsGaza Death Toll Hits 67,139 After 12 Killed Since Dawn Despite Netanyahu’s assurances of reducing airstrikes, Israel is still killing Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip
Israeli Troops Carry Out Ground Raids in Southern Syria, Detain Three Reports indicate that Israeli forces carried out multiple incursions into southern Syria near the occupied Golan Heights
Yemeni Forces Strike Key Israeli Sites in Occupied al-Quds With Ballistic Missile The Yemeni Armed Forces have announced they carried out a new hypersonic ballistic missile strike on sensitive sites within Israeli-occupied territories
Araghchi: Europe Has Less Influence in Upcoming Iran Nuclear Talks Iran’s foreign minister says Europe has eroded its influence in efforts to resolve Tehran’s nuclear dispute
Maduro Declares Venezuelans Will Resist Western Influence Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro reiterated that the country will not bow to Western influence or serve as a subordinate to any dominant power
Iran to Launch Solid-Fuel Spacecraft from Chabahar Space Center Iran is completing the first phase of its Chabahar Space Center, built for solid-fuel launch vehicles, and is preparing for the center’s inaugural launch
Resistance Groups Praise Hamas, Criticize Trump’s Plan Leading members of Palestinian resistance groups and Yemen’s Ansarullah movement have expressed strong support for Hamas’s stance
Iran-Russia Pact Seen as Turning Point in Relations: Foreign Ministry The Iranian Foreign Ministry has described the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between Iran and Russia as a turning point in bilateral relations
Six People with Alleged Ties to Israel Executed in Iran Six individuals linked to a separatist group with alleged ties to Israel were executed on Saturday morning
Araghchi Accuses US Of Blocking Progress in New York Negotiations Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, criticized the US for hindering progress in diplomatic discussions
41 Palestinians Killed in Ongoing Israeli Assault on Gaza About half of the fatalities occurred in Gaza City
Government Shutdown in US As Trump Threatens Mass Dismissals of Federal Workers The United States has gone into shutdown once more as Republicans were unable to reach a budget agreement with Democratic lawmakers
At UN Rights Council, Iran Demands ‘Comprehensive Sanctions’ on Israel Citing the findings of a recent United Nations report, Iran has called for swift and comprehensive sanctions against Israel over the ongoing genocide in Gaza
Israeli Naval Ships Move Toward Several Vessels in The Global Sumud Flotilla Activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla reported that their fleet is now 120 nautical miles from Gaza’s shoreline
Argentine Nobel Laureate Calls for Netanyahu’s Arrest Over Gaza Massacres Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Argentine Nobel Peace Prize winner, filed a petition urging the arrest of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza-related war crimes
‘Israel’ Helped Shape Trump’s Gaza Plan The Wall Street Journal reports that “Israel” advocated for changes in Trump’s Gaza plan to better reflect its own interests
Continued Israeli Assault on Gaza Claims 30 Lives The casualties included seven Palestinians waiting for aid distribution
Top Iranian General Hails Naval Forces’ State of Full Preparedness for Confrontation Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi lauded the Army and IRGC naval forces for their full combat preparedness
Araghchi Criticizes US and Europe for Blocking Nuclear Agreement in New York Talks Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that reaching an agreement on the so-called snapback mechanism in New York was impossible
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Israeli Economy Caught between War and Isolation Impacts
Gaza Death Toll Hits 67,139 After 12 Killed Since Dawn
41 Palestinians Killed in Ongoing Israeli Assault on Gaza
Iran to Launch Solid-Fuel Spacecraft from Chabahar Space Center
Thousands Gather in Luxembourg to Protest Israeli Atrocities in Gaza
Hamas’s Calculated Response to Trump’s Plan: Yes to Deal, Never to Surrender
Man Convicted of Collaborating with Israel’s Mossad Executed in Iran
Israeli Naval Ships Move Toward Several Vessels in The Global Sumud Flotilla
At UN Rights Council, Iran Demands ‘Comprehensive Sanctions’ on Israel
Araghchi Criticizes US and Europe for Blocking Nuclear Agreement in New York Talks
Continued Israeli Assault on Gaza Claims 30 Lives
Yemeni Armed Forces Launch Missile and Drone Attacks on Israeli Targets in Tel Aviv and Eilat
Araghchi Accuses US Of Blocking Progress in New York Negotiations
Israeli Assassination Attempt on Hamas Delegation in Qatar Fails
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Doha Meeting between Words and Actions
Netanyahu Confirms Ground Invasion as Gaza Comes Under Intense Fire
Tehran Accuses US, Israel of Fueling Unending Regional Conflicts
Iran Willing but Not Rushing to Resume Ties with Syria
Iran Vows to Maintain Its NPT Rights, Says Nuclear Chief
IOF Raids in West Bank Leave Two Children Dead, Houses Demolished
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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms
Sunday 13 July 2025
Iraqi government, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), and representatives from Turkey. PKK leaders have voiced hope that this move will mark an important step towards peace and end of violence.
The group, acting as an armed movement since 1984 against Turkey, over time developed its trans-national ...
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure
Saturday 26 July 2025
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Iraqi parliament is busy handling one of its most sensitive security and political cases: Debating a new law for the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a military institution that was recognized as part of the Iraqi armed forces in 2016 and now it is undergoing fundamental reforms to establish an in ...
Analysis
Why’s Iranian Branch of PKK not Disarmed?
Monday 28 July 2025
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Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government against it and allowed the PKK and PJAK to operate freely in the Qandil Mountains, near the Iranian-Turkish border.”
There are also documents showing that the Israelis have long been trying to use the PJAK for their anti-Iranian purposes. One of these docum ...
Analysis
Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
Saturday 16 August 2025
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia Al-Sudani, was the end of the presence of terrorists and anti-Iranian elements in Iraq's Kurdistan region. The text of the Iran-Iraq security agreement has not yet been published, but according to the announcement of Iraqi government spokesman Bassem al-Awadi, ...
Report
Does the US Plan to Stay in Iraq under "Security Partnership" Guise?
Wednesday 20 August 2025
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani by the public opinion and resistance groups who are pushing for immediate expulsion of the American forces.
Experience over time has proven that foreign military presence has not brought security to Iraq, rather, it has been a destabilizing source ...
Analysis
Shadow of Collapse on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region
Wednesday 27 August 2025
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Iraqi Kurdistan region is sinking in a dangerous disunity that risks its current existence. Alwaght- Though the Iraqi Kurdistan region has long lost the fragile unity it had after the end of the civil war of the 1990s and the agreements signed between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Pat ...
Interview
US Redefining its Iraq Military Presence, Full Withdrawal Uncertain: Expert
Saturday 6 September 2025
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Iraqi and regional media reports of the US moving its forces in Iraq, once again bringing to the surface the fate of the American military presence in Iraq.
Some reports talked about Washington relocating its forces based in Ein Al-Assad military base and Baghdad Airport to Erbil, the capital of th ...
Report
Iraq’s Election Atmosphere Overshadowed by Massive Candidate Disqualifications
Wednesday 10 September 2025
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Iraqi Election Law bans candidates any person that violates the conditions for eligibility or commits electoral crimes like inciting sectarianism, attacking state institutions, defaming the judiciary or rival candidates, or engaging in acts punishable under Iraq's Penal Code No. 111 of 1969.
Th ...
Analysis
Ending Gas Waiver for Iraq: From Power Crisis to Profit to American Companies
Tuesday 23 September 2025
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Iraqi gas purchases from Iran, throttling the country's energy imports.
Earlier, Iraq had plans to import 5 billion cubic meters of gas from Turkmenistan via Iran, but the American pressures have hindered this plan, causing a serious new challenge to Baghdad.
The Iraqis were hopeful that ...
Analysis
Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts
Sunday 5 October 2025
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Iraqi Kurdistan region has resumed its oil exports via the Turkish Port of Ceyhan. This development is an outcome of a new deal between Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the federal government in Baghdad, an agreement described historic by the two sides that would close one of the oldest cases ...
