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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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Iraqi Resistance Groups’ Surprises in War: Aspects and Implications
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Iraqi Resistance Groups’ Surprises in War: Aspects and Implications

Tuesday 17 March 2026
Middle East.” Iranian officials have repeatedly stated that the ultimate goal of these hostilities against Iran is an attempt to partition the country. Overall, it seems that following the outbreak of resistance in Lebanon, the furnace of Iraq’s resistance against the US is rapidly heat ...
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Refinery Sanctions Ignite Energy War: Beijing Drops Caution, Embraces Active Resistance
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Refinery Sanctions Ignite Energy War: Beijing Drops Caution, Embraces Active Resistance

Sunday 3 May 2026 ،
Middle East and the ongoing war against Iran, clear signs of a growing US-China confrontation are emerging ALWAGHT- Though the world's eyes are fixed on the Middle East and the ongoing war against Iran, clear signs of a growing US-China confrontation are emerging—one that now extends beyon ...
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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order
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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
Middle East and the Greater Middle East, with central aim being blockading Iran and and reshaping the region in the favor of Washington and its allies. But soon it become clear to American war hawks that military intervention alone could not meet their aims. Despite force number increase under Pres ...
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One Soul in Two Bodies: Iraq the Second Station of Martyred Leader’s Funeral
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One Soul in Two Bodies: Iraq the Second Station of Martyred Leader’s Funeral

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
Middle East Council, in a study on Iran-Iraq relations held that the relationship is not merely built on political interests, but on a vast web of religious, social, and cultural ties. Why are Iraqis interested in the martyred leader? A major part of the martyred leader's popularity in Iraq st ...
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What Does Egypt Seek Behind The Octagon Project?
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What Does Egypt Seek Behind The Octagon Project?

Sunday 12 July 2026 ،
Middle East Eye, point out that greenlighting a mega-project of this scale, while Egypt is drowning in foreign debt, grappling with runaway inflation, watching its currency plummet, and staggering under mounting economic pressure, raises questions about budget priorities. Their take is that however ...
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Unwelcome Guest of White House: How Have Washington-Tel Aviv Ties Taken a Turn for Worse?
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Unwelcome Guest of White House: How Have Washington-Tel Aviv Ties Taken a Turn for Worse?

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
Middle East Eye report highlights one of Netanyahu's core anxiety, which is the growing independence of Trump administration decision-making on sensitive regional cases. The recent US nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, the review of advanced fighter jet sales to Turkey, and the effort to keep a dia ...
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Competition of Corridors Amid Hormuz Crisis: Moscow and Tehran’s Winning Card
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Competition of Corridors Amid Hormuz Crisis: Moscow and Tehran’s Winning Card

Friday 7 August 2026 ،
Middle East–Europe Corridor (IMEC), a US-backed project championed by the European Union, India, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Israel, designed to link India to Persian Gulf ports and then, via rail networks, to Mediterranean terminals and Europe. In Russian eyes, a successful IMEC would not only ...
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Ankara and Tel Aviv: Is Syria a Potential Ankara-Tel Aviv Clash Ground?
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Ankara and Tel Aviv: Is Syria a Potential Ankara-Tel Aviv Clash Ground?

Saturday 22 August 2026 ،
Middle East Eye that the Mecca Pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, which Israel has framed as a new Sunni axis, has put Netanyahu in a difficult spot ahead of elections. Because Israel's basic message is Tel Aviv does not care about the new security architecture Turkey is building; it will keep ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
Middle East Eye reported that the US naval pressure has pushed Iran toward the Pakistani land corridor to maintain commercial access to Central Asia, a route that could insulate some of Iran's trade from the squeeze on maritime lanes. Washington has tried to close even that loop, pressing neigh ...
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No More Security for the US: Goals and Messages of Iran’s Attack on Titin Base in Jordan
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No More Security for the US: Goals and Messages of Iran’s Attack on Titin Base in Jordan

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
Middle East has sustained billions of dollars in damage as a result of Iranian missile and drone strikes. Why is Jordan especially important? Geographically, Jordan is not a country separate from this crisis. The country seats at a linkage point of a number of sensitive regions: Israeli regime, W ...

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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.