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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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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?

Tuesday 8 July 2025
Middle East plan, a scenario that could ultimately lead to the split of Iraq, the weakening of the Axis of Resistance, and the expansion of the influence of the Israeli regime and Turkey. This report sheds light on the various dimensions of this dangerous plan. 1. The plan to disarm Iraqi resistanc ...
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Trump and Netanyahu: Divided on the Surface, Coordinated Deep Down
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Trump and Netanyahu: Divided on the Surface, Coordinated Deep Down

Saturday 12 July 2025 ،
Middle East Steve Witkoff had to postpone his trip to Doha. As the talks went lengthy, media speculations suggested that Trump and Netanyahu are at loggerheads over a set of issues. But what are they divided on? Gaza: Axios news website reported on Monday, before Netanyahu arrived in Washington, t ...
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Leader’s Aide States Iran Is Examining US Messages About Resuming Nuclear Talks
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Leader’s Aide States Iran Is Examining US Messages About Resuming Nuclear Talks

Saturday 12 July 2025 ،
Middle East emerging from the conflict. Larijani condemned the “peace through power” doctrine promoted by Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, describing it as an outdated and violent strategy. Speaking at a memorial for IRGC General Mohammad Saeed Izadi, who was killed in an Isr ...
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Party Tensions Rise as North Carolina Democrats Label Israel an ‘Apartheid’ State
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Party Tensions Rise as North Carolina Democrats Label Israel an ‘Apartheid’ State

Sunday 13 July 2025 ،
Middle East, they have largely remained supportive of Israel, using Democratic divisions to paint the party as anti-Israel. As Senate races heat up in swing states like North Carolina and Michigan, Israel policy is emerging as a flashpoint that could influence turnout and campaign narratives. The ou ...
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Al-Sharaa’s Azerbaijan Visit Suggests Anti-Iranian Bloc in the Making
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Al-Sharaa’s Azerbaijan Visit Suggests Anti-Iranian Bloc in the Making

Monday 14 July 2025 ،
Middle East Eye, al-Jolani in his meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev tried to persuade him for presence of the Azerbaijani state oil company, SOCAR, in the eastern Syria oil projects. Since taking power in Syria, al-Sharaa has tried to present a more moderate political image, and this ...
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Why’s Iran No Longer Accepting Afghan Immigrants?
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Why’s Iran No Longer Accepting Afghan Immigrants?

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
Middle East Studies, Afghan refugees potentially constitute one-tenth of Iran’s population, which would put the number at 9 million Afghan refugees. These statistics show the multi-fold growth of Afghan immigrants in Iran, because according to the 2016 Population and Housing Census report pub ...
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What’s behind Moves to Destabilize Yemen’s Al Mahra?
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What’s behind Moves to Destabilize Yemen’s Al Mahra?

Thursday 17 July 2025 ،
Middle East Studies, believes that the current tensions in the province did not arise overnight, but rather stem from a 10-year regional rivalry. Al Mahra has witnessed competition between regional forces that has created local alignments. There are various actors in the province, such as the STC, t ...
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From Ethiopia to Indonesia as Destinations: Has the Grand Migration of Gazans Started?
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From Ethiopia to Indonesia as Destinations: Has the Grand Migration of Gazans Started?

Sunday 20 July 2025 ،
Middle East Steve Witkoff that Israel has reached out to Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Libya on the issue. According to the sources, David Barnea informed Witkoff during his meeting earlier this week that some countries had expressed their readiness to accept a large number of Palestinians from Gaza. T ...
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Resistance or Destruction: Syria Developments Have Serious Lessons to Iraq and Lebanon
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Resistance or Destruction: Syria Developments Have Serious Lessons to Iraq and Lebanon

Tuesday 22 July 2025 ،
Middle East” project The long-term goals of the Israeli regime in these military and diplomatic moves should be analyzed in the context of strategic projects such as the “new Middle East” or the famous “From the Nile to the Euphrates” plan. In these plans, West Asia i ...
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Putin Received a Significant Message from Iran
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Putin Received a Significant Message from Iran

Monday 21 July 2025 ،
Middle East and issues related to Iran’s nuclear program. Putin reiterated Moscow’s established positions on stabilizing the region and pursuing a political resolution to the Iranian nuclear issue.

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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.