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Addressing the UN General Assembly, Iran’s president said Tehran would not surrender, reaffirmed the country’s right to pursue a peaceful nuclear programIran Rules Out Resuming Pre-War Diplomatic Track with US Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary has reaffirmed that Tehran does not intend to revive the diplomatic framework
Projectile Strikes Cargo Ship in Strait of Hormuz The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that an unidentified projectile hit a cargo vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz
Araghchi Issues Warning to EU, NATO Over US-Israeli Actions Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi cautioned European and NATO officials against backing or enabling military actions targeting Gaza and Iran
Saudi Arabia Launched 988 Airstrikes on Yemen: Military Spokesman A spokesman for Yemen’s Armed Forces says Saudi Arabia has carried out 51 attacks against Yemen in recent hours
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Ghalibaf Cautions US, Affirms Iran’s Enduring Deterrence Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s Parliament Speaker, warned the US that pressure will not force Iran to give in or stop its activities
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US Pressure Strengthening Unity Among Muslim States, Pezeshkian Says Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says growing US pressure and military activity across West Asia have prompted greater cooperation among Muslim nations
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Top Security Official: US Must Meet Seven Conditions to End Conflict with Iran Iran’s top security official says Tehran has outlined the requirements for resuming negotiations with Washington
Ghalibaf Says Hormuz Won’t Reopen Until US Meets Iran’s Demands Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Iran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz
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A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
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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.
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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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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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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements
Tuesday 4 August 2026
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Kurdish crude and how the proceeds get divvied up, have repeatedly choked or halted shipments along the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline.
In 2023, Baghdad's arbitration case against the Kurdistan Regional Government's independent oil sales through Turkey landed a decisive blow: the Internationa ...
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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty
Monday 10 August 2026
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Kurdish parties to arrange a parliament meeting to vote on new ministers to allow al-Zaydi to continue with a full cabinet nearly four months after start.
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
Tuesday 11 August 2026
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Kurdish parties would not just sit this out as spectators. They will probably endorse the principle of a state weapons monopoly, but they will also demand that this policy not be wielded selectively against any single political current. In other words, to maintain their political support, Baghdad mu ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
Saturday 15 August 2026
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Kurdish region considerable authority over internal security. Article 121 recognizes the region's right to establish and organize internal security forces, including its own guard forces.
Kurdish officials, for their part, insist that the Peshmerga are a legitimate and official force, and argue ...
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence
Friday 28 August 2026
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Kurdish militia structure and arms, ushering in a new stage in the Syrian developments.
Mazloum Abdi, the chief of the Kurdish militia, on Tuesday met al-Sharaa and announced that the SDF have completed the process of integration into the regular Syrian army and will not act as an independent force ...
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?
Tuesday 1 September 2026
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Kurdish leaders are not sure they can survive alone. Alwaght- Reports suggest that the process of withdrawal of the US forces and Patriot missile systems from Erbil suburbs is making a gap between some media sources and Iraqi Kurdistan region's officials.
Kurdistan's Rudaw news network repo ...
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift
Sunday 6 September 2026
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Kurdish region. And with Washington now opening its largest consulate in the Kurdistan Region, it is plausible that a number of US military and security personnel could remain under diplomatic or political cover, keeping a close watch on Iran and allied forces across the border.
Terms of Washington ...
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?
Sunday 13 September 2026
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Kurdish and other concerns among some political forces on the Iraqi scene.
Washington has in recent months pressed Baghdad to disarm resistance groups and tighten state control over them, even tying political, and particularly economic, cooperation with Baghdad to closing the case.
What was the PM ...
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Iranian Cleric Assassination: Marks of Israeli-American Plot
Wednesday 16 September 2026
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Kurdish Sunni cleric was gunned down in Western Azerbaijan.
A look back at the developments in Sistan and Baluchestan province over the past year reveals terrorist groups waging both indiscriminate and at times targeted assassinations in a bid to sow insecurity and open a new security front against ...
