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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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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?

Thursday 4 June 2026
Kurds still insist they will maintain their arms and to some extent their independence, practically avoiding to take part in new constitution and parliamentary election arrangements. The Russians earlier had close ties to the Kurds and can play the role of a guarantor of any deal amid Kurdish growin ...
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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind
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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind

Sunday 14 June 2026 ،
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the two sides struck a deal in mid-March 2026 and reactivated the northern route. The current goal is to boost its capacity to 770,000 barrels per day, roughly triple current levels. Meanwhile, overland truck exports via various routes have at times reached 350,0 ...
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Impossible to Disarm and Dissolve Iraqi Resistance, US Pushing to Obliterate Resistance in the Region: Expert
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Impossible to Disarm and Dissolve Iraqi Resistance, US Pushing to Obliterate Resistance in the Region: Expert

Monday 15 June 2026 ،
Kurds and Sunnis each have their own armed groups and the resistance groups are the armed groups of the Shiites. Saving the Shiite community and resistance culture are two key factors making disarming unthinkable.  This West Asia expert also commented on the pursuit of a political path by some ...
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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 ،
Kurdish government and also de-escalate tensions with the central Iraqi government. This was an effort to unify the home Kurdish front against the future pressures and use of the Kurdish cards in the border and energy equations against Iran's regional position. This political, economic, security ...
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy

Thursday 25 June 2026 ،
Kurdish threat and Syrian affiliates of the PKK. Now, however, it may find itself facing a rival that is steadily morphing into a decisive power broker in southern Syria. At the same time, the push to dominate southern Syria and its border with Lebanon is also aimed at pressuring Hezbollah, a move ...
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Araghchi’s Iraq Visit: From Post-war Order to Tehran-Baghdad Security Cooperation
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Araghchi’s Iraq Visit: From Post-war Order to Tehran-Baghdad Security Cooperation

Tuesday 30 June 2026 ،
Kurdish opposition groups based in the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq, formed a key pillar of the Iranian FM’s latest visit to Baghdad. Under that deal, Iraq committed to barring armed opposition groups from operating near the joint frontier, disbanding or relocating their camps, and prohi ...
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Araghchi, Barzani Emphasize Implementing Iran-Iraq Security Cooperation Memorandum
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Araghchi, Barzani Emphasize Implementing Iran-Iraq Security Cooperation Memorandum

Saturday 4 July 2026 ،
Kurdistan Region discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation ALWAGHT- During talks with Iran's foreign minister, the president of Iraq's Kurdistan Region discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation, including implementation of the Iran-Iraq Security Cooperation Agreement to enh ...
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Iran’s Journey Under Ayatollah Khamenei: From Isolation to Strategic Influence
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Iran’s Journey Under Ayatollah Khamenei: From Isolation to Strategic Influence

Friday 10 July 2026 ،
Kurdish opposition, US forces at Ain al-Asad, and directly against Israel in 2024—demonstrated that Iran's missile force had moved from symbolic deterrence to credible combat capability, backed by underground missile cities designed for survivability. Drones became the second major pillar ...
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US Ground Offensive likely, Trump’s Ultimate Strategy Is Containing China: Expert
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US Ground Offensive likely, Trump’s Ultimate Strategy Is Containing China: Expert

Thursday 16 July 2026 ،
Kurdistan region, as well as those around southeast Iran, are training and gearing up for a ground invasion simultaneously with the large-scale American attacks. So, the current threat is serious and the armed forces and responsible institutions should watch the American and Israeli moves closely an ...
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?

Wednesday 22 July 2026 ،
Kurdish militant groups. It was the first time a NATO member had purchased Russia’s most advanced air-defense system, a move the West saw as a troubling signal of Ankara drifting toward Moscow and cracking the alliance’s security unity. Ankara, for its part, was determined to show that ...

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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.