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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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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?

Saturday 8 August 2026
Israeli regime and Palestinian factions, has no choice but to maintain direct, uninterrupted channels with Palestinian players, including Hamas. In recent years, Cairo has repeatedly hosted talks on cease-fires, prisoner swap deals, and Gaza's post-war future, cementing its position as the indis ...
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Israeli ally. Also, Netanyahu threatened Turkey and in diplomatic, discursive, and media terms, they have gone tougher against each other in recent days. We can also see Israeli backing to separatist movements, which is detrimental and costly to Ankera. On the other hand, the Israeli regime's a ...
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story

Wednesday 12 August 2026 ،
Israeli regime's interests and lofty ambitions.  Signed last week by leaders of the three countries in Mecca, the pact rests on the principle of collective defense, meaning that an attack on one is an attack on all. Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler said that the structure of this pact ...
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Ghalibaf: Regional States Seek Independent Security Order Beyond US Influence
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Ghalibaf: Regional States Seek Independent Security Order Beyond US Influence

Saturday 22 August 2026 ،
Israeli war on Iran has exposed the risks of relying on Washington as the region’s main security guarantor. Ghalibaf said US policies had placed even Washington’s allies at risk by prioritizing Israeli interests. He called for a “homegrown, independent order” in which region ...
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Iran’s Weapons Arsenal Redefining Deterrence Power
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Iran’s Weapons Arsenal Redefining Deterrence Power

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
Israeli regime and sustaining substantial damage shatterred this idea of immunity. Following Iran's crushing strikes, The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reported that Tehran has upgraded its methods for evading American missile defense systems and used hypersonic missiles in its atta ...
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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 ،
Israeli officials, for their part, are not taking the paper entity seriously and have flatly stated they have no intention of leaving Gaza. The message from Tel Aviv could not be clearer: the White House's grand designs are collapsing on the ground. Beyond that, the continued confrontation with ...
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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 ،
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of deceiving Washington and influencing US policy to serve Israel’s interests in the war against Iran. Araghchi said Netanyahu has boasted in Hebrew about manipulating the US administration while publicly praising President Donald Trump in English. Ar ...
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
Israeli regime carries out independent strikes as well, the US would still need to keep its forces safe by staging its assets in a more secure location. Why are Kurdistan officials worried? The concern of the Kurdish leaders is not only driven by US withdrawal of forces and air defenses. The main ...
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
Israeli regime and Turkey in recent months, the two sides have intensified their push to cement and expand their influence in various regions. Eastern Mediterranean, meanwhile, that has for years been a setting for Tel Aviv-Ankara dispute once again rose as an area of confrontation. In this connect ...

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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.