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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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US Forces in Region Pose Threat, Not Security, Says Iran
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US Forces in Region Pose Threat, Not Security, Says Iran

Saturday 23 May 2026
cooperation with Oman and international organizations, while preventing further aggression.
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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement
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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
Qatari and Pakistani delegations visit Tehran to discuss an agreement that will save the region, and world, from another crisis. Alwaght- Last week, the diplomatic stagnation that set in after the first Islamabad talks finally began to lift. At least, that is the picture emerging from officials&rsqu ...
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
cooperation. Moreover, Kazakhstan’s entry into Iran’s nuclear case during the nuclear deal talks, and its hosting of certain negotiation rounds, signaled a multilateral will to pursue broader future cooperation and build mutual trust at the regional level. Yet, the outbreak of war in I ...
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Tel Aviv on Sexual Violence Blacklist: International Laws and Crisis of Israeli Impunity
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Tel Aviv on Sexual Violence Blacklist: International Laws and Crisis of Israeli Impunity

Sunday 31 May 2026 ،
cooperation among states, sanctions, arrest warrants, or a Security Council resolution. Without the backing of major powers, these mechanisms often remain purely symbolic. So, the new UN move to label Israel a sexual violence commiter during war once again highlights the gap between the legal princ ...
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
cooperation on maritime security has gained more traction than ever, a move that seems to have rattled Washington. The US sees these moves as a sign that new arrangements are taking shape in one of the world’s most strategic chokepoints, arrangements that could shift the balance of power in th ...
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Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West
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Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
cooperation with the US and the European Union. The outcome, therefore, will be seen as a public referendum on whether Armenian society endorses or rejects that path. Pashinyan leading in polls  Poll results published in recent weeks put the ruling party at the top, suggesting that it has a h ...
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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 ،
cooperation with Moscow. This paradoxical approach raises serious questions: Why would a leader who once fought Russia now want its military bases to remain on Syrian soil? What are al-Sharaa’s hidden motives, and what complex calculations is he making? Aaron Lund, a Syria researcher at Swed ...
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From Persian Gulf to Lebanon: How Will War Stop?
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From Persian Gulf to Lebanon: How Will War Stop?

Friday 5 June 2026 ،
cooperation with the Americans and there is a clear reason for that: The life and death of these countries is in the hand of the Americans. Their rulers are corrupt despots who have no power of themselves and they want to save their rule rather than save their countries. So, they cannot say no to th ...
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Baku Denies Hosting Israeli Forces During Iran War: Why is Tehran Concerned?
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Baku Denies Hosting Israeli Forces During Iran War: Why is Tehran Concerned?

Monday 8 June 2026 ،
cooperation between the two is a threat to regional stability. Tehran’s main concerns break down into three key areas: 1. Israeli intelligence and security presence near Iran’s borders: Iranian officials have long opposed any Israeli intelligence presence or activity in neighboring cou ...
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
cooperation amid the region’s sensitive circumstances. During their talks, the two sides exchanged views on mutual interests, regional security developments, defense collaboration, and prospects for deepening bilateral military ties. The focus of their discussions, which was expanding trainin ...

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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.