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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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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?
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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?

Friday 19 June 2026
Council, peeled back another layer of this new architecture. Washington knows full well that to bypass legal hurdles, securing new constitutional interpretations to dissolve resistance groups and ramming through major economic contracts without political push back, it needs the judiciary on board. ...
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Rubio’s Difficult Mission to Save "Petrodollar Order" in Persian Gulf
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Rubio’s Difficult Mission to Save "Petrodollar Order" in Persian Gulf

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
Council, closing the meeting with a joint statement. The US stated that the tour's agenda included talking regional issues like the deal Washington signed recently with Tehran, also safe navigation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, and the regional stability. Separate from this stated age ...
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Iran’s UN Envoy Warns US Strike Endangers Nuclear Safety
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Iran’s UN Envoy Warns US Strike Endangers Nuclear Safety

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
Council and the UN secretary-general over the US missile strike ALWAGHT- Iran’s envoy to the UN demanded an explicit condemnation from the Security Council and the UN secretary-general over the US missile strike on the IAEA-supervised Darkhovin nuclear power plant. Iran's UN Ambassador Am ...
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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 ،
Council have grown more fractured under King Salman's reign than ever before, Qanad-Bashi said. The old bonds among(P) GCC members have eroded, and we are now seeing the highest level of divergence among them. Return of Riyadh-Tel Aviv cooperation in Yemen  Given the string of past failur ...
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements

Tuesday 4 August 2026 ،
Joint Planning Group, and Permanent Joint Committees, all designed to create an institutional and strategic architecture for sustainably deepening ties. At the conclusion of the Erdogan-al-Zaydi talks, the parties inked deals spanning energy, transportation, education, and water. They also aligned ...
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Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War
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Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Council but also formally resolved six military appointments. The outlet described Abdollahi as Iran’s joint war commander and noted that he has now taken the helm of the Armed Forces General Staff. Al Jazeera also highlighted that General Vahidi had effectively been commanding the IRGC all a ...
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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 ،
Council. Is this related to the ongoing negotiations? Zarean: No, it does not seem this post change is meaningfully related to the talks. However, picking the battle-tested General Mohsen Rezaei showed that from now on, foreign policy and defense and security policy of Tehran will grow more offensi ...
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
Council as a significant signal of Tehran's intent to press its advantages. Marandi said Iran intends to exploit growing American vulnerabilities despite acknowledging that a prolonged war would impose difficulties on Tehran as well. Johnson also emphasized that Washington is underestimating Ira ...
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Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?
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Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
Council shows that Chinese security cooperation with the(Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council countries is expanding across domains including drones, missile technology, space, cybersecurity, and maritime operations. This partnership allows Arab states to reduce their reliance on any single supplier an ...
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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 ،
Joint Chiefs of Staff have been subjected to polygraph tests as part of an investigation into leaks regarding munitions shortages. Critics say these developments flatly contradict Trump’s claims about the strength and full readiness of the US arsenal, and could become a political liability fo ...

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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.